CSC RX3 - Engine; Engine Break-In Procedure; Oil Changes

CSCRX3ServiceManual
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Engine
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TheRX3engineisawater‐cooled,overheadcam,counterbalancedengine.
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EngineBreak‐InProcedure
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Whenaninternalcombustionengineisnew,itshouldnotbesubj ectedtohardacceleration,lugging,
overheating,orrunningforlongperiodsataconstantenginespeed.Youshouldavoidthesesituations
duringthe
first500milesofservice.
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Werecommendthefirstoilchangewhenthemotorcyclereachesbetween200and500miles.We
recommendasecondoilchangeat1,000miles,andevery2,500milesthereafter.Werecommend
usingonly10‐40Wmotorcycleoil.Neveruseanyoilsintendedforautomotiveuse,or
anyoilthat
containsfrictionreducingadditives(useoftheseoilswillinduceclutchslippagenotcoveredbytheCSC
warranty).
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Useonlynon‐syntheticoilsduringthefirst1000milesofuse.Afterthat,youmaywishtochangeto
syntheticmotorcycleoil.
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Theoilchangeprocedureisoutlined
inthenextsection.
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OilChanges
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ThefollowinginformationappliestoRX3oilandoilchanges.
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 TheRX3takes1.7quarts (55.4ounces)of5W‐40or10W‐40motorcycleoil.
 TheRX3hastwocleanableandreusableoilstrainers(oneontheleftsideoftheengineandone
ontherightside),andoneoilfilter(youshouldreplac etheoilfilterwitheachoilchange).
 TheRX3hastwooilfillports(bothontherightsideoftheengine),butyouonlyneedtouseone
ortheothertoreplacetheoil.
 TheRX3hasanoilviewportontherightsideoftheengineforassessingengineoillevel,andthe
bikeneedstobeverticaltouseit.Theenginedoesnothaveadipstick.
 You’llneeda17mmsockettoremovetheoilstrainercapsandtheoildrainplug.
 You’llneedan8mmsockettoremovetheoilfiltercovernuts.
 TheRX3toolkitincludesa17mmsocketandan8mmwrench,butwedon’trecommendusing
themforchangingtheoil.
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Theoilfilterandoilstrainerlocationscanbeseeninthedrawingsbelow.
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