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CSCRX3ServiceManual
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Next,removetheoilfiltercover.Itissecuredbytwo8mmnuts.Youcanattempttoremovethese
withthe8mmwrenchprovidedwiththeRX3toolkit;amuchbetterapproach,though,istousean8mm
socketwithanextension.Removethetwo8mmnutsandtheaccess
portandsetthemaside,taking
carenottolosethenuts.Theoilfilter coveralsohasanO‐ring.TakecarenottogettheO‐ringdirtyor
loseit.Thespringinsidethecoverisorientationinsensitive;itcanbeinsertedeitherway.
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Onceyou
haveremovedthefiltercover,you’llseethemetalendoftheoilfilter,asshowninthephotos
below.Slidetheoilfilteroutoftheengine.Theeasiestwaytodothisistotak ethemagneticdrain
plug,putthemagnetendagainsttheoilfilter,andslide
itout.Theoilfilterendwiththerubbergasket
goesintotheenginefirst.Installanewoilfilterwitheachoilchange.
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Nextremoveandcleantheoilstrainers.Rememberthattherearetwo(oneoneachsideofthe
engine).Youcanpulltheoilstrainers
outoftheengineusingapairofneedlenosepliers.Youcanclean
theoilstrainerusingWD40orcompressedair.
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Afterremovingtheoilfilterandtheoilstrainers,additionaloilwilldrainfromtheengine.Holdthebike
intheverticalpositionsothatanyremainingoil
willdrainfromthecrankcase.Afteralloilhasdrained
fromtheengine,reinstalltheoilstrainers,theoilfilter,theoilstrainercovers,andtheoilfiltercover.
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