Triumph TR6 - Engine Oil Sump and Filter Service

REGULAR
MAINTENANCE
Fig.
59
(upper)
Engine
Oil Sump
(Fig.
59)
to the
severity
of the following
unfavourable
c6nditions.
Every
6,fi)0
miles
(10,000
h.),
remove
the
plug (arrowed
to
drain
the
oil.
Refit the
plug
and refill
to
thle
cbrrect
leve
via the filler
cap
(Pate
45, Fig.
57t.
Reduce
this
period
accordin
1.
)
Dusty
roads.
sh:.!
journep
involving
frequent
stop/start
driving,
parti-
cularly
during
old
weather
when
greaier
use is
madl ,if
tU
choke
contnol.
If
the
vehicle
is
Ted
for
competition
or
sustained
high
speec
work,
the
use of
higher viscosity
oil
is
recommended
becauie
oi
increased
oil
temperature.
Oil Filter
Element
(Fig.
60)
Every
12,fi)0
Tl|es
(Z),fl)O
km.),
unscrew
the
securing
bolt
(1.y,
remove
the
container
(2)
and discard
the
element
(3).
Wash
our
the
container
and insert
a
new
element.
Renew
the
sealing
ring
(4).
ensuring
that it is
correctly
located
in
th9 cylinder
block
and
re-attach
the filter
assembly
by
tighten-
ing
the bolt
(l)
sufficiently
to
ensure
an oil-tight
joini.
Where
an oil cooler is fitted it
will
be necessary
to
disconnecr
the
oil cooler
pipe prior to removing
the filter.
Fig.
60
(lower)