1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF engine

Before you check anything
washer container ..... 52 1 -
dipstick .............. 39 3-Engine
cap .............. 39 4-Engine cap .............. 39
5-Brake
battery
(pro tected by a cover) ........... 47 (protected by a cover) ........... 47

Engine oil
Specifications and viscosity
Your engine was factory
season high that has a vis­
cosity grade of SAE
driving. between changes use any high
you can use SAE
To assure that the
terms must appear on the
or
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Service SJ
-83 or 84
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Service or
and
meets the standards
of the proper
A. The starburst
Another identification B be
added
to the
the correct
1 - The top portion indicates the
by designations.
2 - The center portion
shows the
has saving
Note
Look for one of these
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Engine
and oxidation of the
gine is new.
Notes
AND ADVICE
Checking the engine
The position of the
is when the
After turn ing off the pan.
Reinsert dipstick; push it the way in.
A -You must not add
B-You can add The but not above the A range
C -You must add
is somewhere within the B range.
After checking the
the way.
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AND ADVICE
Adding engine oil
Turn off the engine.
Unscrew the
Add
Check the
Carefully screw the the way. Otherwise
out when the engi ne is
dimin ish gra dually
in dusty
areas or under predominan tly stop -and-go
traffic conditions. or have your
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Engine
at the
factory with a permanent coolant which
does not need
to be changed. The coolant
consists of a mixture of water and the ma­
nufacturer's coolant additive
G 12 ABO -antifreeze on a glycol base with anti-corro­
sion additives
models). This mixture assures the necessa­
ry frost protection
and protects com­
ponents in the engine's cooling system
from corrosion and scaling.
to antifreeze protec­
tion and cooling efficiency .
For year-round driving, antifreeze is added at
the factory for temperatures down to:
ditives (for example G 11 ).
You can recognize G12 ABO in the
expansion tank by its red color.
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system.
Therefore , c h eck the
when you
check the
must be between th e ref-erence when the en gine is
on the
right side in the engine compartment.
above the upper if the
engine is warm.
The expansion tank in your
is
equipped with
an
ch eck ing device .
When the
ing
chapter PANEL AND the
has been restored to
in the sys tem.
be s p ected
is not enough to add
is exceeded
as a
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Adding
Turn off the engine and
in an emergency, water can be add­
the correct ratio between water and an­tifreeze (see previous page) must be re­
sto red as soo n as
a considerable amount of
add
Do not
Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store antifreeze in its original con­tainer and
Drained coolant should not be reused. Always dispose of used coolant observing
radiator fan is con tr olled by
thermoswitches that switch on and off de­
pend ing on
and engine compart­
ment temperatures.
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Battery posts, terminals and rela­ted accessories contain lead and
lead components, chemicals known to the
consumed
and the
short distances. Let your WAGEN check the capacity of the ve­
charged battery not
in the engine compartment,
always read and heed WARN­
on pages 35.
The battery is side
(protected by a cover) .
Battery acid
however, to
check the at
First, open the battery cover .
up (see ill ustration).
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