Fluids

Gas Station Information

Overview

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Service Station Information

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Opening the Bonnet

• Brake Cylinders: Fill to top line (do not fill to the top of the reservior)

• Clutch Master Cylinder: Fill to top line (do not fill to the top of the reservior)

• Radiator: Fill to 1 inch (2.5 mm) below filler cap with Coolant

• • With heater: 5-3/16 US quarts (4-15/16 Imperial qts) or 4.9 liter

• • W/o heater: 4-7/16 US quarts (3-11/16 Imperial qts)

• Windshield washer tank (windscreen washer)

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Fluids

• Engine Oil: Recommend Oil Viscosity Number varies by ambient temperature range of your climate.

• • Oil pan capacity: 2-7/8 US qts (2-3/8 Imp. qts) or 2.7 liter

• • Oil filter: 1-1/8 US pints (1 Imp. pint) or 0.54 liter

• • See Oil Specifications for more details.

• Battery: fill each cell to about 0.2 inch (5 mm) above the plates. Most batteries have a fill indicator. Do not overfill.

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It is normal to add some engine oil between the 3,000 mile (5,000 km) oil changes.

• Transmission Gear Oil: APL-GL4

• Differential Gear Oil: APL-GL5

• Automatic Transmission Fluid: Type DEXRON ATF

• Multipurpose grease: For "lube and filter" job and other Lubrication uses

• Brake Fluid: SAE J1703a (DOT 3, US FMVSS No. 116)

• Clutch Fluid: same as brake fluid

• Antifreeze for radiator: Ethylene Glycol base Coolant

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During freezing weather...

• Petrol: 9 Imperial gallons

• Gasoline: 10 US gallons

• 87 R+M/2, or 90 RON equivalent. See Fuel Requirements

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Petrol: 87 R+M/2, 90 RON

 

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