Checking And Topping Up Fluids; Engine Oil - Vauxhall COMBO Owner's Manual

176 Service, maintenanc e
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Never carry out any repairs or adjustm ent
and m aintenance work on the vehic le
yourself. This especia lly applies to the
engine, chassis and safety parts. You may
unwittingly infringe the provisions of the
law a nd , by not performing the work
properly , end ang er y ourself and other
road users.
Checking and to pping up fluids
To aid id entific ation, the caps used when
topping up engine oil, coolant and w ash
fluid as well as the oil dipstick are coloured
yellow.
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Engine oil

Information on eng ine oils is found in
the Service Booklet.
Engine oil l ev el and consumpt ion
All engines consume eng ine oil for
technical rea sons. The engine oil
consumption can only be assessed after
driving a long distance, and may be above
the specified value during the initial sta ge
(run-in period). Frequent driving at high
revs causes engine oil consumption to
increase.
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Warning
Do not allow the engine oil level to drop
below the m inimum level!
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C heck ing the engine oil level,
top ping up engine oil
The engine oil level must be c hecked with
the vehicle horizontal and with the eng ine
(which must be at operating tempera ture)
switched off. Wait a t least five minutes
before checking the level to allow the
normal engine oil accumulation in the
eng ine to drain bac k into the oil pan.
In vehicles with engine oil level check 3, the
eng ine oil lev el is checked autom atically –
see page 70. It is particularly ad visa ble to
check the eng ine oil level before embarking
on a long journey.
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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.