Engine oil replacement and mesh lters-lter cartridge cleaning or replacement
Be careful not to touch hot engine oil.
Drain the oil with WARM ENGINE; proceed as follows:
- Remove the engine guard as described under the relevant paragraph;
- Remove the oil filler cap (1).
- put a drip pan under engine;
- remove oil drainage plug (2);
- evacuate the exhausted oil, and clean magnet on plug (2);
(on reassembly, tighten plug (2) to a torque of 15 Nm / 1.5 Kgm / 11.6 ft/lb)
- loosen the two caps (3), and remove the two mesh filters (4) and (5);
(on reassembly, tighten the two plugs (3) to a torque of 10 Nm / 1.0 Kgm /
7.38 ft/lb)
- check for O-rings (6) conditions. If worn, change them. Then clean filters (4)
and (5) using gasoline;