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Che cking and filling
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Tips
If you have the impression your eng ine
consumes excessive amounts of oil, we
recommend that you cons ult your a uthor-
ized Audi deale r to have the cause of yo ur
concer n properly d iagnosed . Keep in m ind
that the accurat e measurement
of oil con -
sumpt ion re qui res great care an d may take
some ti me. Your author ized Audi dealer
has ins t ruction s ab o ut how to mea su re o il
consumption
accur ately .
Checking the engine oil level
Fig. 140
Ins t rume nt clus ter: Engine oil te m perat ure
disp lay
Fig.
14 1
Markers on oil dipstic k
Before you check anything in t he eng ine com-
pa rtment, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢
A
in Working in the engin e compart-
ment on page 169.
Determining oil level
.. Warm up t he engine by dr iving unt il t he in-
strument cluster d isplay shows an oil t em -
perature of 210 °F (100 °C) to 230 °F
(110 °C)
¢ fig. 140 @ .
.. Park your vehicle so t hat it is hori zo ntally
level.
.. Allow the warm engine to run for abo ut t wo
m inutes at idle.
.. Shut the eng ine off and wa it two minutes .
.. Check the oil level on the engine oil d ipstick
¢fig. 141 .
Oil level within range
(v
.. Do
not
add oil.
Oil level within range @
"" Add 1 q uart (I liter) of oi l
i=:>
page 174 . Af-
terwards ,
the oil leve l sho uld be with in
ra nge
G).
Depend ing on the way t he vehicle is dr iven
and the ope ratin g cond itions, o il cons umption
ca n be up t o 1 qua rt per 600 miles (1 liter per
1,0 0 0 km) . Consump t ion may be higher with-
in the f irst 3,000 mi les (5,00 0 km) .
Adding engine oil~
Fig. 14 2
Engine com pa rt m ent: Oil filler cap locat ion
Befo re you check a nyth ing in the eng ine com-
partment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS ¢ .&.
in Working in t he engine compar t -
men t on page 169.
.,. Unsc rew th e cap
't=;,1
to the eng ine o il filling
hole
¢ fig. 142.
.,. Care fully t op off wit h t he a ppropr iate oil
¢ page 217 .
.. Check the oil level aga in ¢
page 174 .
.. Top off the oil aga in, if necessary .
.,. Screw the cap back on the filling hole and
slide the oil dipstick in as far as it w ill go.
..,.
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