SECTION5–MAINTENANCESCHEDULEANDSERVICEPROCEDURES
ServiceProcedures
GOVERNMENTREGULATION:Engineuids
(oil,fuel,andcoolant)maybeahazardtohuman
healthandtheenvironment.Handlealluids
andothercontaminatedmaterials(suchaslters,
rags)inaccordancewithapplicableregulations.
Recycleordisposeofengineuids,lters,and
othercontaminatedmaterialsaccordingtoapplicable
regulations.
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryordeath,shift
transmissiontoparkorneutral,setparking
brake,andinstallwheelchocksbeforedoing
diagnosticorserviceprocedures.
OILLEVEL
ServiceInterval:BeforeEngineOperation
1.Parkvehicleonlevelground.
NOTE:Donotcheckoillevelifengineisrunningor
immediatelyafterengineshutdown.
2.Shutdownengineandwait15minutes.
3.Removeoillevelgaugefromlltube.
Figure27Oillevelgauge(typical)
CAUTION
Topreventenginedamagedothefollowing:
•Assureoillevelreadingsarewithinthe
crosshatchedoperatingrangeontheoillevel
gauge.
•Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
•Donotoperateengineifoillevelisaboveor
belowtheoperatingrange.
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