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Maintenance

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1. Warm up the engine for a few minutes

and turn it off after it has reached nor-
mal operating temperature. Set the
parking brake fully and latch the gear
selector in P (Park) (automatic trans-
mission), or 1 (First) (manual trans-
mission). Block the wheels. Remove
the oil filler cap.

2. Protect yourself from engine heat and

the engine oil being drained.

3. Then remove the drain plug and drain

the oil into a suitable container.

WARNING

Checking or Changing Engine Oil:
Hot engine oil could be dangerous.
If the engine has been running, the
engine oil becomes very hot. You
could be seriously burned. Don’t
check or change the engine oil when
the engine is hot.

4. Remove the engine oil filter with an

oil-filter wrench.

5. Use a clean rag to clean the surface

where the filter mounts on the engine.

6. Apply a small amount of engine oil to

the rubber seal of a new oil filter.