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LUBRICATION - ENGINE OIL 17B-5
ENGINE OIL

CHECKING

1. Check engine level
(a). Park the vehicle on a level ground, warm
up the engine, and then stop the engine
and wait for at least 5min.
(b). Check whether the engine oil level is
between the upper limit and lower limit of
the oil dipstick.
• Place a rag beneath the end of oil
dipstick and pull out the engine oil
dipstick.
• Wipe clean the oil dipstick and fully re-
insert the oil dipstick.
• Pull out the oil dipstick and check the oil
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level.

2. Check the quality of engine oil 17B
(a). Visual examination.
• Pull out the oil dipstick and observe
against the light whether the engine oil
is clear and transparent and whether the
texture of oil dipstick is clearly legible.
If the texture of oil dipstick is illegible
through the oil on the oil dipstick or there
are clear particle impurities in the engine
oil, it indicates that the engine oil is too
dirty and must be replaced immediately.

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