Checking And Topping Up Fluids; Engine Oil - Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual

Never carry out any repairs or adjustm ent
and m aintenance work on the vehic le
yourself. This especia lly applies to the
engine, chassis and safety parts. You may
unwittingly infringe the provisions of the
law a nd , by not performing the work
properly , end ang er y ourself and other
road users.
Checking and to pping up fluids
To aid id entific ation, the caps used when
topping up engine oil, coolant and w ash
fluid as well as the oil dipstick are coloured
yellow.

Engine oil

Information on eng ine oils is found in the
Serv ic e Booklet.
Engine oil l ev el and consumpt ion
Every engine consum es engine oil for
technical rea sons. The engine oil
consumption cannot be assessed until a
fa irly long dista nce has been driven, and
may be above the spec ified v alue when the
vehicle is first being driven (run-in period).
Frequent driving at high revs increases
engine oil c onsumption.
In vehicles w ith engine oil level check 3 , the
engine oil level is checked automatically -
see p age 72. It is p artic ularly advisable to
check the engine oil lev el b efore emb arking
on a long journey.
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Warning
It is the Owner's Responsibility to
maintain the proper level of an
appropriate quality oil in the engine.
Servic e, Mainten ance
Engine oil level check ,
top ping up engine oil
The oil level must be checked with the
vehicle on a level surface and w ith the
eng ine (which must be at operating
temperature) switched off. Wait at least
5 minutes before chec king the level to
allow the norm al engine oil accumulation
in the engine to d rain into the oil pan.
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