Engine Oil - Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual

110 Inspecting and replenishing
Engine oil dipstick
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Engine oil filler opening
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3 Coolant expansion reservoir
4 Brake fluid reservoir
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5 Vehicle battery
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Windshield washer fluid reservoir
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Engine oil

Checking the engine oil level
Fig. 93 Dipstick/cap of the engine oil filler opening.
Checking the oil level
– Ensure that the vehicle is positioned on a level surface and the engine has
reached its operating temperature ⇒
page 111.
Switch the engine off.
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Open the bonnet ⇒
in Working in the engine compartment on page 109.
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– Wait a few minutes until the engine oil flows back into the oil sump. Take out
the dipstick.
Wipe off the dipstick with a clean cloth and insert it again fully.
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– Then withdraw the dipstick again and read off the oil level.
Oil level within range A
You must not top up the oil.
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in Replenishing engine oil on
110 Oil level within range
B
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– You may top up the oil. It is possible that the oil level may then be within
range after doing this.
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Oil level within range C
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You must top up the oil ⇒ p age 110. It is sufficient, once this is done, to keep
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the oil level within range
It is normal for the engine to consume oil. The oil consumption may be as much as
0.5 l/1 000 km depending on your style of driving and the conditions under which
you operate your vehicle. Consumption may be slightly higher than this during the
first 5 000 kilometres.
One should therefore check the oil level at regular intervals, preferably every time
after the fuel tank is filled or after driving for long stretches.
We recommend maintaining the oil level within the range
if the engine has been operating at high loads, for example during a lengthy mo-
torway trip during the summer months or negotiating a high mountain pass.
The warning light in the instrument cluster will indicate whether the oil level is
too low ⇒ p age 13, Warning lights. You should then check the oil level with the
dipstick, as soon as possible. Top up with an appropriate quantity of oil.
Note
Engine oil specifications ⇒ p age 147, Engine oil specification.
Replenishing engine oil
Inspecting the engine oil level ⇒ p age 110, Engine oil.
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– Unscrew the cap of the engine oil filler opening
Pour in a suitable grade of oil in portions of 0.5 litres ⇒ p age 147, Engine oil
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specification.
Inspect the oil level ⇒ p age 110, Engine oil.
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– Carefully screw on the cap of the filler opening and push the dipstick in fully.
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- but not above this,
A
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