KTM 450 User Manual

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Changing the oil filter
– Place a pan under the engine to drain the oil. Remove the 2 screws
1 and take off the oil filter cover and O-ring.
– Pull the oil filter insert
2 out of the housing with circlip pliers
510.12.011.000.
– Clean the oil filter cover, the sealing area on the O-ring and the
engine case. Check the O-ring in the oil filter cover for damage and
replace if necessary.
– Lay the motorcycle down on its side and fill the oil filter housing
approx. 1/3 full with engine oil; insert the oil filter in the housing.
– Grease the O-ring in the oil filter cover and mount the cover
3.
Mount the screws and tighten to 10 Nm.
– Stand the motorcycle up again.
– Remove the oil filler screw
4 in the clutch cover and add approx.
1.3 liters of fully synthetic engine oil (Motorex Power Synt 4T
10W/50 for temperatures over 5°C or 5W/40 for temperatures under
5°C).
– Start the engine and check all screw connections and the oil filter
cover for leaks.
– Finally, check the engine oil level and correct if necessary.
Checking the engine oil level
– You can check the engine oil level with the engine cold or warm.
Stand the motorcycle upright on a level surface (not on the side
stand).
– The oil should be visible at the lower edge
A of the inspection
window if the engine is cold.
– If the engine is warm, the engine oil should reach the upper edge
B
of the inspection window.
– Correct the engine oil level if necessary.
– Check the engine for leaks.
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B
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KTM 450 Specifications

General

Displacement	449.9 cc
Cooling System	Liquid Cooled
Bore x Stroke	95 mm x 63.4 mm
Starter	Electric Starter
Ground Clearance	370 mm
Front Brake	Disc brake
Rear Brake	Disc brake