Engine
on page 227.
Engin es Engine
Checking the engine
Fig. 128 marks . Fig
. 129 the engine compartment: Engine
first rea d and note the introductory information and heed the on page 227.
Perf orm the steps in the order
1. With the engine at operating temperature, park the ve hic le on a surface to prevent an
incorrect r eadi ng.
2. off the engine and wait a few minutes for the engine to flow back int o the pan .
3. the engi ne hood in Introduc tion on page 222.
4. Find the opening and the dipstic k. can identify these by the on the engi ne cap =>fig . 129 and the co lo red hand le on the dipstick . dealer or aut horized Fa
the way in. dipstick, make sure it lin es up with the notch in the guide tube, and that the dipstick goes the way in.
7 . Remove the dipstick again and
read the on the dipstick 128 as described below:
Do not add any Continue with step 15.
@ : may be added (about 1 pint liter). Continue with step 8 or step 15.
©: You must add Continue with step 8.
8 . After reading the oil level , reinsert the dipstick back into the guide tube
and push it the way in.
9. Remove the cap on the engine oil opening =>fig. 129 .
the engine compartment 229
(continued)
qu ant ities ( n o mo re than 1 pint I liter).
11 . To av oid you mu st wait about 1 minute each tim e you add so that th e oil ca n n ow into the oil p an up to th e marking on the dips tick .
1 2 . Rea d the oil leve l o n th e dip s
tick aga in bef ore adding another amount , if necessary. N eve r
ad d to o muc h oi l
13 . After addin g the leve l mu st a t l ea st b e in the cent er of the 128@ ar ea, but neve r above
14 . Afte r addi ng se cu rely the cap on the eng in e oil ope ning . O th erwise , oil cou ld lea k out
w hil e the engine is run nin g .
1 5 .
the guide tube and p ush it
in Introd uct ion on page 222.
Engine oil
oil
R an ge @ You
may add oil (a bo u t 1 pint/ The oil leve l may go i nto the ran ge , b ut
no t ab ove the range .
R an ge @ You
mu
st ad d oil (abo ut 1 qu art Aft er add in g oil, make sur e th at th e oil le v-
e l is ab out in the middle of the @ ran ge.
Engin e can ignite when it touc h es hot en-
g in e parts. Thi s can caus e fires, burns, and
o th er se vere injuries.
spille d on a cold engine ca n also cau se a fire whe n th e engine warm s up.
op eni ng b ack o n tightly after adding oil and that th e dipstick
h as bee n pu sh ed
on p ag e 2 27.
Do not start the eng in e if the en gi ne oil leve l
i s abov e rang e@ . Contact an authorized
Volkswag en dealer or an authoriz ed V olkswa-gen F acility. the ca tal ytic converter and engi ne can be damage d
oil leve l sh ould neve r be abo ve
r a nge A . O th erwise oil can be draw n in by
the crankcase venti
lation sys tem and ent er t he at-
m osphe re v ia th e exha ust syste m .
Un der nor mal co
ndit ions , th e ra te o f oil consump
t io n d epe nds on o il qu alit y as as viscos ity, e n
gi ne speed (rpm) , o ut side tem pe ra tur e, road cond i
t io n s, th e amou nt of
oil d il u tio n ca used by co n
d ensed water or fuel res idu e, and ox idat ion of t he oil. co nsump tion may incre ase with engine
wea r over time , unt il replacement of wo rn en gin e
p arts m ay beco me nec essary .
To prov ide effective lubricatio n an d coo ling fo r in
terna l eng ine part s, in tern al co mbustion engines
u se so me o il. cons umpt ion var ies from engine
t o e ngine and m ay cha ng e ov er the li fe o f the en
g ine . En gin es ten d to use more o il d uring the
b re ak -in perio d than they do aft erwa rd, when oil
c on sumption has stabilized .
Volkswage n reco mm en ds that you t o ch ec k the en
gin e oil lev el a t r egul ar int erv als , p re fe rably e very tim e yo u the ta nk, and always be fo re a long
Care, c leaning, maintenance
