Opel Omega

since 1993-1999 of release

Repair and car operation


Opel Omega
+ 1. Maintenance instruction
- 2. Maintenance
   + 2.1. Cars with petrol engines
   - 2.2. Cars with diesel engines
      2.2.1. Technical characteristics
      2.2.2. Current maintenance
      - 2.2.3. Through 7500 km of run or 6 months
         2.2.3.1. Engine oil and oil filter
         2.2.3.2. Fuel filter
      + 2.2.4. Through 15 000 km of run or 12 months
      + 2.2.5. Through 30 000 km or 2 years
      + 2.2.6. Each 2 years irrespective of run
+ 3. Repair of engines
+ 4. Heating system and ventilation
+ 5. Fuel, exhaust systems
+ 6. System of start of the engine
+ 7. Ignition system
+ 8. Coupling
+ 9. Transmissions
+ 10. Main transfer, semi-axes
+ 11. Brake system
+ 12. Suspension bracket and steering
+ 13. Body
+ 14. Body electric equipment



2.2.3. Through 7500 km of run or 6 months

2.2.3.1. Engine oil and oil filter
GENERAL INFORMATION

Frequent replacement of engine oil and the oil filter are the most important operations of maintenance which the motorist should carry out. Over time engine oil becomes polluted and less dense that results in premature wear of the engine.

Replacement

Before the beginning of this operation prepare all necessary tools and materials. Also prepare a large number of pure rags and newspapers to wipe the leaked oil. It is best of all, if engine oil is warm as in this case it flows down quicker and carries away with itself more carbonaceous deposits. At work under the car be accurate and do not concern exhaust pipes or other hot mechanisms of the engine. At replacement of oil it is recommended to wear gloves to prevent burns and to protect skin from irritants or other harmful substances which can contain in old engine oil.

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. If it is necessary, for improvement of access to the oil filter and a cap of a drain opening of an oil case turn off fixing bolts and remove a protective guard from below the engine.
2. Remove a cap of a jellied mouth from a cover of a head of the block of cylinders.
3. By means of a wrench or, better, a natural a cap head, turn off a cap of a drain opening approximately on a half of turn. Establish capacity for collecting oil under a cap, then unscrew a cap.
Prevention

After untwisting of a cap get it from an opening sharp movement in order that the oil stream from an opening began to flow in the prepared capacity, instead of in your sleeve.
4. Wait, while oil will flow down. Do not forget that, probably, you should move capacity when a stream oil will decrease, and it will begin to flow down separate drops.
5. After all oil was merged, wipe a cap of a drain opening and a sealing washer a pure rag. Examine a sealing washer and replace it if it is scratched or damaged. Clear area round an opening for plum of oil and twirl a cap into place, having established a sealing washer. Reliably tighten a cap.
6. Establish capacity under the oil filter which is located from the forward party of the engine, on the right or left side.
7. Get the oil filter from a casing and wait, while oil will flow down in the container.
8. Use the tool for removal of the oil filter to begin filter untwisting, then turn off it a hand up to the end. Pour out oil of the old filter in the prepared capacity.
9. By means of a pure rag remove all traces of oil, dirt and carbonaceous deposits from a casing of the oil filter on the engine.
10. Grease with pure engine oil a sealing ring on the new filter, then twirl the filter into place. In the beginning twirl the filter a hand. Do not use any tools!
11. Clean capacity with the merged oil and all tools from under the car, then if it is necessary, establish the bottom protective guard of the engine and reliably tighten its fixing bolts.
12. Fill in in the engine new engine oil of demanded type and viscosity through a jellied mouth in a cover of a head of the block of cylinders. Fill in a half of demanded amount of oil and wait, that it flew down in an oil case. Continue to add oil in the small portions while level of oil will not rise to MIN mark on щупе. After addition about 1,0 liters of oil its level will rise to a mark the MOVE on щупе.
13. Start the engine and let's to it work within several minutes, checking on existence of leakages of oil round consolidation of the oil filter and a cap of a drain opening. Do not forget that the alarm bulb of low pressure of oil on an instrument guard will go out not at once but only in some seconds as new oil should get into all oil channels and the oil filter before its pressure will increase.
14. Muffle the engine and wait some minutes while oil will gather in an oil case. After that, oil will impregnate the oil filter and will get into all oil channels, check oil level with the help щупа and add oils if it is necessary.