MG RX8 - Engine Oil Level Check and Top up; Engine Oil Specification

Maintenance
EngineOilLevelCheckandT opUp
DrivingthecarwiththeoillevelABOVEthe
uppermark,orBELOWthelowermarkon
thedipstick,willdamagetheengine.T ake
caretoavoidspillingengineoilontoahot
engine–aremayresult!
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Checktheoillevelweeklyandtopupwithoilwhen
necessary.Ideally,theoillevelshouldbecheckedwiththe
enginecoldandthecarrestingonlevelground.However,
iftheengineisrunningandalreadygettingwarm,waitfor
atleastveminutesafterswitchingofftheignitionswitch
beforecheckingthelevel.
1Withdrawthedipstickandwipethebladeclean.
2Slowlyinserttheoildipstickandpullitoutagainto
checktheoillevel;theoillevelshallnotbelowerthan
the'MIN'markontheoildipstick.
3Unscrewtheoilllercapandrelltheoiltomaintain
theoillevelbetweenthe'MAX'markand'MIN'mark
ontheoildipstick.
4Waitfor5minutesandthenrechecktheoillevel,
addingmoreoilifnecessary–DONOTOVERFILL!
5Finally,ensurethedipstickandllercaparereplaced.
EngineOilSpecication
Usetheengineoilrecommendedandapprovedby
themanufacturer.Referto"RecommendedFluidsand
Capacities"in"T echnicalData"chapter .
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