Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual page 266

Engine oil
The oils listed on pag e 278 are particularly
suitab le for this engine.
These high-quality oils are suitable for
sum mer and winter operation.
Com mercially available oils must only be
used in the grades a nd viscosities shown on
page 278. This may reduce the cha nge
interval. In case of doubt, conta ct a
workshop. We recommend consulting a
Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
In the case of brand oils the ma nufacturers
are responsible for ensuring that the oils
they supply are suitable for Vauxhall
vehic les.
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Engine oil l ev el and consumpt ion
It is norma l for every engine to consum e
some oil. Engine oil consum ption cannot be
reliably ascertained until the vehicle has
covered a substantial num ber of miles/km.
During the running-in phase, it may b e
above the sp ecified lev el. Frequent running
at high engine speed s increases oil
consumption.
The engine oil lev el is check ed
autom atic ally – see p age 36. Before
emba rk ing on a long journey it is
recommended tha t the eng ine oil lev el is
checked.
C heck ing the engine oil level,
top ping up engine oil
The pictures on this page show the
monitoring of various petrol and diesel
eng ines, Fig . 13923 J on the next pag e
show s the monitoring on engine Y 30 DT
The oil level must be checked with the
vehicle horizontal and with the engine
(which must be at operating tempera ture)
switched off. Wait a t least five minutes
before checking the level to allow the
normal oil acc um ulation in the engine to
drain ba ck into the oil pa n.
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Sales des ig nation – see p ag e 283.
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