APRILIA 1996 PEGASO 650, Manual

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40 use and maintenance Pegaso 650
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Carefully read p. 21 (ENGINE OIL) and
p. 36 (MAINTENANCE).
Remember:
1 miles = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.625 miles
Check the engine oil level every 500 km,
change it after the first 1000 km and suc-
cessively every 6000 km.
To change the oil, proceed as follows:
Position the vehicle on firm and
flat ground.
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Stop the engine and let it cool down for
at least ten minutes, in order to allow the
oil to flow back to the oil pan and to cool
down.
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Start the engine, see p. 30 (STARTING)
and let it idle for a few minutes, in order
to facilitate the outflow of the oil during
the draining phase.
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Stop the engine.
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Keep the vehicle in vertical position, with
the two wheels resting on the ground.
When warmed up, the engine
contains hot oil; therefore, while
carrying out the operations de-
scribed here below be particularly care-
ful, in order to avoid burns.
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Unscrew and extract the plug/dipstick
(1).
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Unscrew and remove the four screws
(2).
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Remove the oil pan guard (3).
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Put a container (4) with at least 2500 cm
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capacity in correspondence with the
drain plug on the frame (5).
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Unscrew and remove the drain plug posi-
tioned on the frame (5).
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Drain the oil and let it drip into the con-
tainer (4) for a few minutes.
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Check and if necessary change the seal-
ing washer of the drain plug positioned
on the frame (5).
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Screw and tighten the drain plug posi-
tioned on the frame (5).
Driving torque of the drain plug posi-
tioned on the frame: 27 Nm (2.7 kgm).
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Move the container (4) and position it un-
der the engine base, in correspondence
with the drain plug positioned on the en-
gine (6).
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Unscrew and remove the drain plug posi-
tioned on the engine (6).
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Drain the oil and let it drip inside the con-
tainer (4) for a few minutes.
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