PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 2-9
ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER
Oil charge should be performed while the engine is warm. Oil fil-
ter replacement at the above intervals should be done together
with the engine oil change.
ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT
• Place the motorcycle on the center stand.
• Place an oil pan below the engine, and drain the oil by remov-
ing the filler cap
1 and drain plug
2.
• Tighten the drain plug
2 to the specified torque and pour
fresh oil through the oil filler. The engine will hold about 1 300
ml of oil. Use oil of SF/SG or SH/SJ in API with MA in JASO.
# Drain plug: 23 N·m (2.3 kgf-m)
• Install the filler cap
1.
• Start up the engine and allow it to run about three minutes at
idling speed.
• Turn off the engine and wait about three minutes.
• Check the engine oil level with the engine oil dipstick. The dip-
stick comes out together with the oil filler cap as shown. The
level found in the dipstick should be between “L” (low) and “F”
(full) lines.
• Remove the filler cap
1.
• Wipe the oil from the dipstick with a clean rag.
• Release the center stand. Holding the motorcycle vertically,
reinsert the dipstick until the threads touch the filler neck, but
do not to screw the cap in.
• Draw out the dipstick and check the oil level.
• If the level is below mark “L”, add oil to “F” level.
• If the level is above mark “F”, drain oil to “F” level.
OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
• Drain engine oil.
• Remove the oil filter cap
1.
• Remove the oil filter
2.
(ENGINE OIL)
Replace Initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 3 months) and
every 4 000 km (2 500 miles, 20 months) thereafter.
(OIL FILTER)
Replace Initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 3 months) and
every 8 000 km (5 000 miles, 40 months) thereafter.
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