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ENGINE OIL REPLENISHMENT
ZG030E1-E
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION
Function of engine oil
Iftheindicatedoillevelisatorbelowthe
lowermarkofthedipstick,oilshouldbe
added until the level is at or below the
uppermark.
To add oil to the engine, remove the
fillercapbyrotatinginancounterclock-
wise direction and pour engine oil into
the engine. Before checking the level
again, allow several minutes for the oil
to drain into the sump. Replace the oil
fillercaprotatingitinaclockwisedirec-
tion until tight.
Petrolengine
Engine oil has the primary function of
lubricatingandcoolingtheinsideofthe
engine.
Engine oil consumption
It is normal that an engine should con-
sume some engine oil while normal
driving.Thecauseofoilconsumptionin
a normal engine are as follows;
The quantity of oil required to raise the
level from the minimum to maximum
level is approximately 1.2 litre.
o Engine oil is used to lubricate pis-
tons, piston rings and cylinders.
A thin film of oil is left on the cylinder
wall when a piston moves down-
wards in the cylinder. High negative
pressure generated during engine
operation sucks some of the oil into
thecombustionchamber.
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Dieselengine
This oil with some oil of the cylinder
wall is burned by the high tempera-
ture combustion gases during the
combustion process.
o Theengineoilconsumptionisstrongly
effected by the viscosity and quality
of oil, engine rpm and driving condi-
tion etc.
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