How to Check and Add Oil; Automatic Transaxle Fluid; When to Check and Change- Page 275

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How to Check and Add Oil

Park the vehicle on a level surface. Check oil only when
the engine is cold. Allow the engine to cool two to three
hours after running.

CAUTION:

If you remove the supercharger oil fill plug while
the engine is hot, pressure may cause hot oil to
blow out of the oil fill hole. You may be burned.
Do not remove the plug until the engine cools.

1. Clean the area around the oil fill plug before

removing it.

2. Remove the oil fill plug using a 3/16 inch 

Allen wrench.

3. The oil level is correct when it just reaches the

bottom of the threads of the inspection hole.

4. Replace the oil plug with the O

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ring in place.

Tighten to 88 lb

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in (10 N·m).

Automatic Transaxle Fluid

When to Check and Change

A good time to check your automatic transaxle fluid
level is when the engine oil is changed.

Change both the fluid and filter every 50,000 miles 
(83 000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one 
or more of these conditions:

D

In heavy city traffic where the outside temperature
regularly reaches 90

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F (32

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C) or higher.

D

In hilly or mountainous terrain.

D

When doing frequent trailer towing.

D

Uses such as found in taxi, police or delivery service.

If you do not use your vehicle under any of 
these conditions, change the fluid and filter at 
100,000 miles (166 000 km).

See “Scheduled Maintenance Services” in the Index.