4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Engine oil
With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil
level on the dipstick.
Checking the engine oil
Park the vehicle on level ground. After turning off the engine,
STEP
1
wait more than 5 minutes for the oil to drain back into the bot-
tom of the engine.
Remove the sand and dust from around the dipstick.
STEP
2
STEP
3
Wipe the dipstick clean.
STEP
4
Make sure that the inlet of the oil level gauge guide and O-ring of the
dipstick are free from sand and dust.
If the O-ring is damaged, replace it with a new one.
Reinsert the dipstick fully.
STEP
5
Holding a rag under the end, pull the dipstick out and check
STEP
6
the oil level.
Wipe the dipstick and reinsert it fully.
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7
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Holding a rag under the end, pull
the dipstick out.