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Oil and fault finding via oil level check
Oil and fault finding via oil level check
   
You can read about all the things that oil does here → Chapter. There is just one thing it cannot do: »disappear without a trace«.
Oil can only go missing if it has run out of the gearbox.
Gearbox oily
–  First, check where the oil has escaped from the gearbox. Repair leaks before changing the oil. When the oil is changed, ensure the oil level is »correct« → Chapter.
»Just« topping up the oil regularly does not rectify faults or assist in locating faults. This gives a false sense of security.
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Oil drain and inspection plug A > < Oil filter change - »Yes or no?«