FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Engine Oil: Testing and Inspection



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1. Position vehicle with warm engine on an even surface.
2. Switch off engine and maintain a waiting time of approximately 5 minutes.
3. Open hood.
4. Unplug plug (1) of oil dipstick guide tube (2).
5. Lead the dipstick (3) into the oil dipstick guide pipe (2) its tip stands up in the engine oil pan.
The collar of the dipstick grip end sits close at the oil dipstick guide tube (2).
6. Maintain a residence time of at least 3 seconds, then puff dipstick (3) out of the oil dipstick guide tube (2) and read off engine oil level at dipstick (3).
7. Adjust engine oil level correctly, if required.
8. Place plug (1) onto oil dipstick guide tube (2).
9. Close hood.