5 errors when checking engine oil, which are fraught with engine damage

  • Dec 24, 2019
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 5 errors when checking engine oil, which are fraught with engine damage. / Photo: megasos.com.
5 errors when checking engine oil, which are fraught with engine damage. / Photo: megasos.com.

In some it is hard to believe, but the car engine can actually be seriously break down, just wrong by checking the oil level. It would seem that can go wrong in this guileless procedure? In fact, all is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. That's what you need to remember when inspektiruesh oil level.

1. right place

There is not exactly worth checking oil. / Photo: auto-bel.org.
There is not exactly worth checking oil. / Photo: auto-bel.org.

When he decided to check the oil level in the car, it is necessary to begin to park in the right place. Leave the car should be on a level surface, where there is no deep pits and slides. The car must be as straight as possible. Otherwise, even if the motor is not broken, then the data on the lubricant level will definitely be inaccurate.

2. Morning none the wiser

The car should be warmed up. / Photo: sb.by.
The car should be warmed up. / Photo: sb.by.

It is not necessary to check the oil in the morning, or simply "a cold." Before watching the level - you need to warm up, as it should, especially after long-term parking. The exceptions are those cases when on the dipstick for oil is a mark «Cold» and «Hot». Incorrectly received data may cause the oil to the same incorrect conclusions about the condition of the engine and tragic consequences.

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3. I need some time

Do not hurry, wait. / Photo: drive2.ru. Advertising
Do not hurry, wait. / Photo: drive2.ru. Advertising

We just talked about the fact that the engine should warm up before testing. However, to do so immediately after the ignition switch is also not worth it. After switching off the engine it is recommended to wait 10-15 minutes, and only after this is enough for the probe. Need is to grease had to drain into the sump. Otherwise, to see the real picture will not work.

4. Trust but check

Do it right. / Photo: megasos.com.
Do it right. / Photo: megasos.com.

Oil is checked twice (or better - three times). Most often it is the newcomers forget about it. Check the oil for the first time, have to pull out the dipstick and inspect it carefully. After that, should wipe it with a cloth and put back, wait a bit and to verify again. In other words, if the first review of the oil level was something not - do not rush directly excited.

5. Where it is shown

The correct figure. / Photo: kip-pribor.ru.
The correct figure. / Photo: kip-pribor.ru.

Some drivers make the mistake of believing that the oil level in the engine must always be at the level of «Max». In fact this is not true. Ideally, the oil rate should be somewhere between minimum and maximum mark. Only in this case you can close the hood and make sure that the engine does not happen wrong.

Continuing the theme 6 recommendations as warranted to reduce the fuel consumption of your car and save at this large sum.

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