Engine Exhaust Cautions; Facts About Engine Oil Consumption - Toyota 2007 Matrix Owner's Manual

Engine exhaust cautions

CAUTION
Avoid inhaling the engine exhaust.
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It contains carbon monoxide, which
is a colorless and odorless gas. It
can cause unconsciousness or even
death.
Make sure the exhaust system has
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no holes or loose connections. The
system should be checked
time to time. If you hit something,
or notice a change in the sound of
the exhaust, have the
checked immediately.
Do not run the engine in a garage
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or enclosed area except for the
time needed to drive the vehicle in
or out. The exhaust gases cannot
escape, making this a particularly
dangerous situation.
Do not remain for a long time in a
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parked vehicle with the engine run-
ning. If it is unavoidable, however,
do so only in an unconfined area
and adjust the heating or cooling
system to force outside air into the
vehicle.
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To allow proper operation of your
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vehicle's ventilation system, keep
the inlet grilles in front of the wind-
shield clear of snow, leaves, or oth-
er obstructions.
Keep the back door and glass hatch
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closed while driving. An open or
unsealed back
hatch, may cause exhaust gases to
from be drawn into the vehicle.
If you smell exhaust fumes in the
vehicle, open
system
close the back
plenty of fresh air enters the ve-
hicle. If you can
fumes even though there are no
other vehicles in the surrounding
area, have your vehicle checked by
your Toyota dealer. Continued in-
halation of exhaust fumes can lead
to death by gas poisoning.
Facts about engine oil
consumption
FUNCTIONS OF ENGINE OIL
Engine oil has the primary functions of
lubricating and cooling the inside of the
engine, and plays a major role in main-
taining the engine in proper working order.
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION
It is normal that an engine should con-
sume some engine oil during normal
door and glass
engine operation. The causes of oil
consumption in a normal engine are as
follows.
Oil is used to lubricate pistons, piston
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rings and cylinders. A thin film of oil
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is left on the cylinder wall when a pis-
ton moves downwards in the cylinder.
smell exhaust
High negative pressure generated when
the vehicle is decelerating sucks some
of this oil into the combustion chamber.
This oil as well as some part of the oil
film left on the cylinder wall is burned
by the high temperature combustion
gases during the combustion process.
Oil is also used to lubricate the stems
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of the intake valves. Some of this oil
is sucked into the combustion chamber
together with the intake air and is
burned along with the fuel. High tem-
perature exhaust gases also burn the
oil used to lubricate the exhaust valve
stems.