CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engine-oillevel.(Checktheoillevel
beforeandaftertheengineisrststarted
anddailythereafter.)
OilType:ahigh-quality10W-30APIserviceclassication
SJorhigher.
RefertothetableinFigure20foroilviscosityaccording
ambientairtemperature.
Figure20
Note:Theengineisshippedwithapproximately2.0L(2.1
qt)ofoilinthecrankcase(includingtheoillter).
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifthe
enginehasalreadybeenrun,shutitoffandwaitforatleast
10minutesbeforecheckingtheoillevel.
1.Removethedipstick(Figure21)andwipeitwitha
cleanrag.
Figure21
1.Dipsticktube3.Fillercap
2.Fillerneck4.Dipstick
2.Insertthedipstickintothetubeandmakesurethat
itisseatedfully.
3.Removedipstickandchecktheleveloftheoil(Figure
21).
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removethellercap(Figure21)
andaddenoughoiltoraisetheleveltotheFullmark
onthedipstick.
Note:Whenaddingoil,removedipsticktoallow
properventing.Slowlypourtheoilintothellerneck,
andchecktheleveloftenduringthisprocess.Donot
overlltheenginewithoil.
Figure22
1.Notetheclearancebetweenthelldeviceandtheoilll
neck
Important:Whenaddingengineoilorllingoil,
theremustbeclearancebetweentheoillldevice
andtheoilllneckinthevalvecoverasshownin
Figure22.Thisclearanceisnecessarytopermit
ventingwhenaddingoil.
5.Installthellercapontothellerneck(Figure21).
6.Firmlyinstallthedipstickintothedipsticktube(Figure
21).
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