Engine oil, changing

Engine oil. Change

Always observe the recommended oil change interval.

WARNING! Working with, or close to a running engine is a safety risk. Watch out for rotating components and hot surfaces.

WARNING! Hot oil and hot surfaces can cause burns.

IMPORTANT! Only use oil of the recommended grade. Please refer to “Design and function, Lubrication system”.

NOTE! Change the oil filter during every oil change. Please refer to the “Oil filter, change” section in this chapter.

1. Start the engine (heating it up makes the oil easier to suck up out of the oil pan). Run the engine until it has reached working temperature (the temperature gauge shows a value of between 75 and 100°C).

2. Stop the engine. Wait for ten minutes before pumping the oil out.

3. Connect the oil drain pump to the dipstick pipe and pump the oil out.

4. Fill the volume of oil specified in Technical Data,

Oil Volume, through the cap in the valve cover.

5. Start the engine, check that the warning lamp for low oil pressure has gone out.

Run the engine until it has reached working temperature (the temperature gauge shows a value of between 75 and 100°C).

Check if there are any leaks beside the filter.

Stop the engine. Check the oil level and top up as necessary, about 10 minutes after the engine has stopped. NOTE! Hand the waste oil to a recycling depot.

IMPORTANT! The engine must not be overfilled. The engine must have been stopped for long enough to allow the oil to run back into the sump, for the correct level to be indicated when the oil level is checked. If the engine is cold, this may take 24 hours, whereas if the engine is hot, 10 minutes should be enough.