CAUTION!
Overfilling or underfilling will cause oil aeration or
loss of oil pressure. This could damage your engine.
Change Engine Oil
Road conditions and your kind of driving affect the
interval at which your oil should be changed. Check the
following list to see if any apply to you.
•
Day or night temperatures are below 32°F (0°C).
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Stop and Go driving.
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Extensive engine idling.
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Driving in dusty conditions.
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Short trips of less than 10 miles (16 km).
•
More than 50% of your driving is at sustained high
speeds during hot weather, above 90°F (32°C).
•
Trailer towing.
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Taxi, Police, or delivery service (commercial service).
•
Off-Road or desert operation.
NOTE:
If ANY of these apply to you, then change your
engine oil every 3,000 miles (5 000 km) or 3 months,
whichever comes first, and follow schedule “B” in the
ЉMaintenance SchedulesЉ in this manual.
If none of these applies to you, then change your engine
oil at every interval shown on schedule ЉAЉ in the
ЉMaintenance SchedulesЉ in this manual.
Engine Oil Dipstick
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