Engineoil consumption, checkingoil level 41
Engine oil consLimption, ]ike fuel con-
sjmption, depends on driving style and
cprating conditions.
We recommend checking engine oil level
egLJlarly, for instance when filling up
" fuel. lf necessary, add fresh oil of the
=ne grade as before at the filler cap on
tie cylinder head rocker cover, until the
dÈpstick oil level reaches the upper mark
®r oil grades, see "CAF`E AND MAIN-
TE"NCE").
T" most accurate oil [evel readings will
tE obtained if the dipstick is examined
ÈEfore starting a cold engine: if the
•Ìgine is already warm, allow a short
period for the oil to drain back into the
sump. The car should stand on a flat,
ei'el surface. Make sure that the loop
-il.dle on the dipstick points to the left
(forwards), and that the dipstick is push-
ed fully into its tube. The quantity of oil
represented by the space between the
upper and lower dipstick marks is 1.5
liters (1.6 US quarts, 2.6 Imp. pints).
Adding too much oil is pointless and may
even damage the engine or suggest ab-
normally high oil consumption. We
recommend adding fresh engine oil only
when the level has dropped almost to the
lower dipstick mark, but before it drops
below the minimum-level mark.
Change to another grade of oil only
during a complete engine oil change
including filter element renewal.
Our engines are designed to operate in
conjunction with the highly-advanced
modern oils available commercially today
without the addition of any other addi-
tives. The same applies to the manual
gearbox, automatic transmission, final
drive and power steering.
Check fluid levels jn the automatic
transmission and power steering (see
"CARE AND MANTENANCE") at the
same time a6 engine oil is checked.
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