Engine Oil: Service and Repair

ENGINE OIL (CHANGE)
Start the engine and allow it to warm up until the temperature of the coolant reaches 80 - 90° C (176 - 194° F).

WARNING: Use care as oil could be hot.

1. Remove the engine oil filler cap.
2. Remove the drain plug to drain oil.








3. Install a new drain plug gasket so that it faces in the direction shown in the illustration, and then tighten the drain plug to the specified torque.

Tightening torque: 39 ± 5 Nm (29 ± 3 ft-lb)





4. Refill the specified quantity of oil.

Specified Engine Oil: Engine oils displaying ILSAC certification symbol ("Starburst" symbol) or conforming to the API classification SM or higher
Total quantity[4B1]: 4.6 dm3 (4.8 quarts)
Total quantity[6B3]: 4.3 dm3 (4.5 quarts)

NOTE: SAE 5W-20 engine oil is strongly recommended for optimum fuel economy and cold starting. If the ambient temperature is not within the usable temperature range of SAE 5W-30 shown in the above illustration, use SAE 10W-30 engine oil.

5. Install the engine oil filler cap.





6. Pull out the oil dipstick, clean off the engine oil on the oil dipstick, and then reinsert the oil dipstick.
7. Pull out the oil dipstick, and check the engine oil level is within the marks on one side of the oil dipstick (engine cover side).

NOTE:
^ Check might be difficult shortly after the engine stopping or the engine oil replacement.
^ If difficult, take some time (approx. 30 sec.) and try again.
^ Information label indicating the engine oil check process on the rocker cover.

8. Check that the engine oil is not excessively dirty, that there is no coolant or gasoline mixed in, and that it is sufficiently thick and slippery.
9. Start the engine and run it at idle for a few minutes.
10. Check the level range indicated on the dipstick.