Engine Oil - Vauxhall Agila Owner's Manual

132 Maintenance, Inspection System
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Engine oil

Information on engine oils is available in
the S ervice Booklet.
Eng ine oi l level, engine oil consump tion
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.
In vehicles with engine oil lev el check 3, the
engine oil level is checked automatically. It
is particularly adv isable to check the
engine oil level before emb arking on a long
journey.
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Engine oil l ev el chec k,
topping up engine oil
The illustrations show chec king and
top ping up of various petrol and diesel
engines.
The oil lev el m ust be check ed with the
vehicle on a level surface and with the
engine (which m ust be at operating
temperature) switched off. Wait at least
5 minutes before c hecking the level to
allow the normal engine oil acc um ulation
in the engine to drain into the oil pan.
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Warning
Do not allow the engine oil level to drop
below the m inimum level!
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To check the engine oil level, insert wiped
oil dipstick into handle as fa r as it will go.
Top engine oil up if the level has dropped
into the range of the top-up m ark MI N.
The engine oil level must not exceed the
upper mark MAX on the dipstick. Excess
eng ine oil must be drained off or extracted.
If the engine oil level is above the M AX
ma rk there is a risk of damage to the
eng ine or the catalytic converter.
The amount filled must be between the
MI N and MA X marks – see pag e 155.
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Warnin g
It is the owner's resp onsibility to ma intain
the correct lev el of an appropriate quality
oil in the engine.