15 3Self-help, vehicle care
Engine oil
Information on engine oils is available in
the c hap ter "S ervice , Ma inte nanc e" on
page 1 65 .
E ng ine oi l le ve l and consum ption
Ev er y en g i n e co ns u m es e n g i ne o i l f o r
t ec hn i ca l r e a s on s . T h e en g i n e oi l
consump tion cannot be assessed until a
fairly long dis tance has be en driv en, a nd
m a y be a bo ve t h e sp e ci f i ed va l u e w h en t h e
ve hic le is first b eing drive n (run-in pe riod ).
Frequent d riv ing at high revs increases
engine oil consumption.
Be fore em barking on a long journe y, it is
adv isable to chec k the e ngine oil le vel.Engine oil l ev el chec k, top ping up engi ne
oil
The e ngine oil lev el mus t be check ed w ith
the ve hicle on a le ve l surface and with the
engine (which m us t be at ope rating
tempe rature ) s witched off. W ait at leas t
5 minute s before c he cking the leve l to
allow the normal e ngine oil acc um ulation
in the e ngine to flow into the oil pan.
To che ck the engine oil leve l, ins ert wipe d
oil gauge (dips tick) into dipstick tube as far
as it will go. Top e ngine oil up if the lev el
ha s d ropp ed into the ra ng e of the top -up
mark MI N.T h e en g i n e o i l l e ve l m u st no t e xce ed t he
uppe r mark MAX on the dipstick. Exce ss
e ng ine oil must be drained off or extracte d.
If the engine oil leve l is above the MAX
ma rk there is a risk of damage to the
e ng ine or the catalytic conve rte r.
C apacity b etwe en MI N and MAX marks –
s ee page 1 82 .
9 Wa r ning
Do not a llow the e ngine oil lev el to drop
below the minimum le vel!
