Oil sump
Every 500 km Check the oil level with the engine cold and top up if necessary. The oil level must be between the marks «Min» and «max» oil level gauge 1 (pic. 23).
Pic. 23. Neck for filling engine oil and oil level indicator:
1 - oil level indicator; 2 - filler cap.
On a new engine change the oil in the crankcase after the car runs the first 2000-3000 km, 10,000 km and then every 10,000 km. Carry out this operation on a hot engine. Drain the used oil through a hole closed by a plug in the oil pan. Pour fresh oil through the neck, closed with a stopper 2.
Seasonal oil change depends on the change of season, as other brands of oils are used when temperature conditions change (see annex 3).
Every 30,000 km run flush the lubrication system. Flushing the system earlier than the specified period should be carried out only in cases where sticky resinous deposits are found on the camshaft housing. This operation is carried out on a hot engine in the following order:
- drain the old oil from the engine crankcase;
- fill the engine with VNIINP-FD special detergent oil up to the mark «Min» and let the engine run at the minimum crankshaft speed at idle for 10 minutes;
- Drain the washing oil, replace the oil filter, and refill with fresh oil according to the season.
Oil filter
Every 10,000 km, and on a new car after the first 2000-3000 km, replace the filter by unscrewing it from the cylinder block (pic. 24). When installing the new filter, wrap it in place only by hand, having previously lubricated the sealing rubber ring with engine oil.