Engine Oil - Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

182 Maintenance, Inspection System

Engine oil

Information on engine oils is found in the
Service Booklet.
Eng ine oi l level and consum ption
All engines c onsume engine oil for
tec hnical reasons. The engine oil
consump tion can only be assessed a fter
driving a long distance, and may be above
the specified v alue during the initial stage
(run-in period). Frequent driv ing at high
rev s causes engine oil consum ption to
increase.
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Warning
Do not a llow the engine oil lev el to drop
below the minimum level!
Engine oil l ev el chec k,
topping up engine oil
The engine oil lev el must be check ed w ith
the vehicle horizonta l and with the engine
(w hich m ust be at operating temp erature)
switched off. Wait at least five minutes
before checking the level to allow the
normal engine oil accumulation in the
engine to d rain back into the oil pan
In vehicles w ith engine oil level check 3 , the
engine oil level is checked automatically -
see p age 27. It is p artic ularly advisable to
check the engine oil lev el b efore emb arking
on a long journey. .
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Warning
It is the owner' s responsibility to maintain
the correct level of an appropriate quality
oil in the engine.
To check the engine oil level, wipe off the
dipstick and insert it up to the stop m ark on
the ha ndle. Top up engine oil if the lev el
has fallen to the MIN mark.
Eng ine oil should never pass the up per
MAX m ark on the d ipstick. Ex cess engine
oil must be d ra ined or suctioned out. I f the
eng ine oil lev el is abov e the MAX mark,
there is a danger of engine or catalytic
converter dam age.
The amount filled must be between the
MI N and MA X marks – see pag e 209.