Engine Oil - Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

272 Service, maintenanc e

Engine oil

Information on engine oils is found in the
Service Booklet.
Eng ine oi l level and consum ption
Ev ery engine consumes engine oil for
tec hnical reasons. The engine oil
consump tion cannot be assessed until a
fairly long distance has been driv en, a nd
may be a bove the specified value when the
vehic le is first b eing driven (run-in period ).
Frequent d riv ing at high revs increases
engine oil consumption.
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Warning
Do not allow the engine oil to drop below
the minimum level.
In vehicles with engine oil level
monitoring 3 , the engine oil level is
monitored automatically - see page 103.
It is advisable to check the oil lev el b efore
setting out on long journeys.
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Warning
Imp ortant: It is the owner' s responsibility
to maintain the correct level of a n
appropriate quality oil in the engine.
Engine oil level check , topp ing up engine
oil
The illustrations on this p age show
examples of the checks for various petrol
and diesel engines. Fig. 17780 J on the next
pag e shows the check s for engine
1)
Z 30 DT .
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.
1)
Sales des ig nation – see p ag e 284, 285.