LEXUS RX 300

At the greasy engine and a big consumption of oil check the following places on existence of leaks:

1. Open a cover of a maslozalivny mouth and check consolidation on existence of cracks or damages.
2. Laying of a cover of a head of cylinders.
3. Laying of a head of cylinders.
4. Laying of the oil filter: a filter prileganiye to a flange.
5. Drain stopper of impellent oil: sealing ring.
6. Laying of the pallet of a case.
7. Epiploons of a cranked shaft.

As in the presence of leak oil extends on a big surface of the engine, its place at once difficult to define. For detection of leaks act as follows:

1. Wash out the engine for what close the generator and the block of safety locks a plastic bag, spray the engine a usual cold cleaner and through short time wash out water.
2. Interfaced surfaces and consolidations on the engine strew outside with lime or talc.
3. Check level of impellent oil and if necessary add oil.
4. On purpose to warm up oil make a trial trip on the car on distance about 30 km on the high-speed route. Viscosity of the warmed-up oil will go down, and it will quicker act in places of leaks.
5. In summary investigate the engine, shining it with a lamp, localize places of leaks and eliminate them.

1. Take щуп from directing and dry wipe its edge pure rags or a paper towel. Enter щуп up to the end back and again take it. The height of the site of an edge moistened with oil will correspond to oil level in the engine. This level should be between labels on щупе.

2. For lifting of level of oil from the minimum label on щупе to maximum about 1.5 l of oil are required. Do not allow level falling below the minimum label since oil starvation can lead to engine damage. On the other hand, engine overflow by oil (the dolivaniye is higher than the maximum mark) can be at the bottom of a zamaslivaniye of spark plugs, leakages of oil, failure of epiploons, and also damages of the catalytic converter.
3. To add oil, uncover the jellied mouth, located on a cover of a head of cylinders (see No. 6 on the illustrations Components of an impellent compartment which are subject to regular service). After a dolivaniye of oil wait some minutes that level of oil was stabilized, then pull out щуп and again check level. If it is required, add still oils. If on a cover pollution are found, wash out it gasoline. Close a cover of a mouth and turn it before click.
4. Check of level of oil is important preventive procedure and should be made as it is possible more often, and also it is obligatory before each long trip. Continuous excessive falling of level of oil indicates or existence of its leaks through the damaged epiploons or weakened connections, or on its burning out (internal leaks through worn-out piston rings or via directing plugs of valves). Besides, it is necessary to pay attention and to a condition of the oil. If oil has dairy color or in its structure it is possible to notice water drops, it indicates possible violation of tightness of laying of a head of cylinders or crack existence in a head or the block of cylinders. In this case the engine should be repaired immediately. Each time at measurement of level of oil before edge rubbing щупа carry out on it big and index hand fingers. If will be thus found stuck on щуп particles of dirt or metal particles, oil it is necessary to replace (see. Section Replacement of impellent oil and oil filter).

1. If level is lower admissible, at first wipe top of the tank and a cover pure rags to prevent dirt hit in system after cover removal. Add liquid to the necessary level, but do not pour.
2. While the tank cover is removed, check brake liquid and the tank on existence of pollution. If at it there are particles of a rust, dirt or a water drop, it is necessary to replace liquid.
3. After tank addition to the necessary level make sure that the cover is established exactly, in order to avoid leakages of liquid and/or dirt hit.
4. Liquid level in the main brake cylinder (GTTs) will fall slightly as a result of wear process of frictional overlays of brake shoes. There is no need to add it until level remains near «MIN» label; it will rise after replacement of slips. Very low level can indicate wear of brake shoes. Check them on wear existence (see. Section General checks of brake system).
5. If level of brake liquid constantly falls, immediately check all system on existence of leaks. As a rule, the reason are worn-out caps in wheel cylinders. Survey brake lines, hoses and shtutserny connections together with supports, wheel cylinders and GTTs (see. Sections General checks of brake system and Check of a condition and replacement of hoses of an impellent compartment, localization of leaks).
6. If at check of level of liquid the tank appears is empty or nearly is empty, the brake system is necessary for checking on existence of leaks and to pump over (see. Section Replacement of brake liquid, pumping of brake system).

1. Be passed on the car with speed of 80 km/h within 20 minutes that the engine and a steering had normal operational temperature (near the 80th hail.).

3. Level of liquid can be checked and at its room temperature (10÷30 a hail.), if the engine did not work within not less than 5 hours. In this case it is necessary to use labels on a back scale (from well-aimed «COLD») on a tank wall.
4. If necessary add the liquid corresponding to requirements of Specifications of Head of Control and routine maintenance of the car.

5. After filling of system start the engine and several times turn a steering wheel from an emphasis against the stop that the system left air.

1. Park the car on an equal horizontal platform with a firm covering, cock the parking brake. If the engine cold, start it and warm up to normal working temperature on single turns. At the working engine squeeze out a pedal of a working brake and serially carry out the AT selector lever through all provisions, in summary, having returned it to the situation "R".
2. Without suppressing the engine, take from a directing tube measuring щуп. Fingers remove from an edge щупа traces of ATF and estimate its condition.
3. Carefully wipe an edge pure rags and enter щуп back into directing tube, having densely planted a cover on a mouth.

5. Add ATF in the small portions in stages, each time checking level.
6. At the same time with level it is necessary to check as well ATF condition. If the liquid moistening the end of an edge щупа, has a dark red-brown shade, or smells as ashes, ATF should replace (a mestopolodzheniye of a drain stopper see in the Section Removal and installation of assembly of AT valves). In the absence of confidence of correctness of an assessment of a condition of transmission liquid compare it on color and a smell to fresh ATF.