SERVICING AND INSPECTION
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WL50
Changing the engine oil lter
WARNING
Burn hazard.
The operating oil temperature in the diesel engine
is more than 93°C (200°F). Skin contact with hot
oil will result in severe burns.
Stop the engine and wait until the engine oil
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drain plug is comfortable to touch before drain-
ing the oil.
eNVIRONmeNTAl NOTe
Avoid environmental damage.
Collect old engine oil and dispose of it in an eco-
logically sound manner.
The engine oil lter contains a bypass valve that
opens when the lter is clogged.
Once the engine oil has been drained:
Change the engine oil lter (see the section »Changing
1.
the engine oil lter«).
Unscrew the supplied hose Item 2 (Fig. 76) and screw 2.
the sealing plug back in.
Open the oil ller neck Item 2 (Fig. 75):3.
Add engine oil until the oil level has reached the »Maxi-
4.
mum« mark.
Start the engine and let it idle until the engine oil indica-
5.
tor light goes out.
Check the oil level and, if necessary, ll to the »Maxi-
6.
mum« mark.
Close the oil ller neck Item 2 (Fig. 75):7.
Dispose of the old engine oil in an ecologically sound
8.
manner.