Engine
OILLEVELCHECK&TOP-UP
Checktheoillevelweekly,orwheneveryoufillupwithfuel.Ideally
theoillevelshouldbecheckedwiththeenginecoldandthevehicle
restingonlevelground.Iftheengineisalreadywarm,thenwaitfor
atleasttwominutesafterswitchingoffbeforecheckingthelevel.
OperatingTip..........
Checktheoillevelwhenyoufill
upwithfuel(refuelfirst,then
checktheoil-thisallowstime
fortheoiltodrainintothe
sumpbeforeyoucheckthe
level).
1.
2.
3.
Withdrawthedipstickandwipethebladeclean.
Reinsertthedipstickandwithdrawagaintocheckthelevel.
Iftheoillevelisneartothelowermarkonthedipstick,unscrew
thefillercapandaddoiltomaintainthelevelbetweentheupper
andlowermarksonthedipstick.
CarePoints.........
Takecaretoavoidspilling
engineoilontoahotengine-a
firemayresult!
NOTE:Ondieselmodels,itisnecessarytoopentheaccessflap-lift
thereleasetab(arrowed)andopen.Wipetheareaaroundthe
accessflapcleanbeforeremoving,andremembertorefittheflap
whentopping-upiscomplete.
DONOTfillabovetheupper
mark!
Checktheengineoilmore
frequentlyifthevehicleis
drivenathighspeedsfor
prolongedperiods.
4.
Waitforafewminutesandthenrecheckthelevel,addingmore
oilifnecessary.
Finally,ensurethefillercapisreplacedandfullytightened.On
dieselmodels,refittheaccessflap.
5.
WARNING!
Iftheoilconsumptionseemsexcessive,checkthesystemforleaks
andcontactyourdealer.
Drivingthevehiclewiththe
engineoillevelABOVEthe
uppermark,orBELOWthe
lowermarkonthedipstick,
willdamagetheengine.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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