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OIL DIPSTICK [1 record]

Record 1 2017-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Removable graduated rod for indicating the level of the contents of a reservoir.

CONT

Oil dipstick for checking the amount of oil in the engine's oil pan.

OBS

dipstick: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Tige amovible, graduée pour indiquer le niveau du contenu d'un réservoir.

CONT

La procédure de vidange [d'huile]. Dévissez le bouchon de vidange du carter et le bouchon du cache-culbuteurs; déposez la jauge d'huile; laissez l'huile dégoutter complètement.

OBS

jauge d'huile : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento y reparación (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Varilla graduada con que se mide el contenido en aceite del cárter.

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