170 Service, maintenanc e
Additional servicing
Add itional op era tions ⊕
Additional w ork is work tha t is not req uire d
e very se rvice but can be pe rforme d in
conjunction with a re gular service .
Time allowances for such w ork are not
included in the scope of re gular se rvice s
and will b e charge d for add itionally. It is
more economic if these operations are
pe rforme d as part of a sc he duled se rvice
than having them performe d s eparate ly.
Severe operating conditions o
O perating conditions are clas sifie d as
severe w hen one or m ore of the following
occurs frequently:
zcold starts ,
zstop and go,
ztraile r/carav an towing ,
zgradients and/or high altitudes ,
zpoor road surface s,
zsand a nd dust,
zextreme temperature fluctuations.
Police v ehicles , ta xis and driving s chool
ve hic le s are also cla ss ifie d as ope rating
under sev ere conditions.
U n d e r s e v e r e o p e ra t in g c o nd it i o n s , i t m a y
be nece ss ary to ha ve certain s che duled
service work done more fre quently tha n the
s cheduled inte rvals .
F or exa mple, if f ue l is u se d th at do e s no t
comply with required sta nda rd s, the fuel
filter ma y need m ore frequent draining or
rep la ceme nt and it may also be nece s sary
to change other components more often
(e. g. s park p lugs ).It i s r eco m m en ded t o s eek t e ch n ic a l a dvi ce
on the servicing requirements dependent
on the spe cific ope rating conditions of your
veh icle .
Recommend ed fluid s, and
lu b r ic a n t s
Only use prod ucts that have be en te ste d
and approved . Damage res ulting from the
us e of non-approve d m aterials will not be
covere d by the warranty.
Checking and topp ing up flui ds
se e p age 15 2 .
En g in e oi l
Engine oil is ide ntifie d by its q ua lity and
also its v iscos ity. Q ua lity is more im porta nt
than vis cosity whe n se lecting which engine
oil to us e.
Engine o il quality
E urope an s pe cificat ions
O p el e ng in e o il m e et s cl a s si f i ca t i o n G M - LL -
A-025 and is therefore suita ble for petrol
eng ines.
I nt erna tional s pe cific ations
The above spe cification is v alid only if the
service inte rval is re duced to that shown for
the inte rna tional s erv ice s chedule - s ee
pag e 1 6 5.
Topp ing up e ngine oil
O ils of diffe re nt m anufacturers and bra nds
can b e m ix ed as long as you comply with
the s pecified e ng ine oil criteria (q uality and
vis co s ity ).
N ot eve r y e n g i ne o i l a va il a bl e o n t h e
m a rk et m ee ts t h e qu a l i t y r e qui r e m en t s ,
alway s check the req uire d s pecification
and ra ting is m arked on the containe r.
If e ngine oil of the required quality is not
av ailable, a max imum of 1 litre of AC EA
A3/B4 or A3/B3 grade ma y be used (only
once betwe en e ach oil change ). The
viscosity should be of the correct rating.
9 Warning
O perating m aterials are haz ardous and
mus t be hand led w ith the appropriate
le vel of ca re . I f cons ume d, s ee k me dical
attention immediately. Do not inhale
fumes and avoid s kin contact. K ee p out
of rea ch of childre n. Do not allow
ope ra ting materials to contaminate the
sewag e system, surface water, ground
water or soil. Dispose of empty containers
prope rly . Alway s b ear in m ind that
ope ra ting materials are hazardous to
your hea lth.
GM-LL-A-025: Petrol engines
G M G e n e ra l M o t o rs E u ro p e
LL Lo n g l i f e
A Engine oil quality
sp ecification
02 5 Va lid ity index
ACEA-A3: Petrol engines
