APRILIA 6.5 - 1996, Manual, Page: 37 / 64

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If necessary, top up the engine oil
through the filling opening (2).
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Screw the measure plug/stick (1).
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Read pages 20 (ENGINE OIL) and 34
(MAINTENANCE) carefully.
Change the engine oil after the first 1000
km and successively every 6000 km,
see p. 35 (PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
CHART).
Remember:
1 mi = 1,6 km
1 km = 0,625 mi
To carry out the changing:
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Let the engine idle for a few minutes,
to facilitate the oil outflow during the
following draining phase.
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Keep the vehicle in vertical position on
a flat surface, with the two wheels
resting on the ground.
When warmed up, the engine
contains hot oil; therefore, in
order to avoid burns, be careful
while carrying out the operations de-
scribed here below.
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Remove the oil filling cap (1-Fig. 26).
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Remove the plug positioned on the
front beam of the frame (1-Fig. 27).
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Remove the oil drain plug (1-Fig. 28),
positioned on the bottom of the base
(a special hole has been made on the
exhaust silencer).
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Drain the oil and let it drip into a con-
tainer for a few minutes.
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Remove the metal residues from the
drain plug magnet.
At this point, change the oil filter:
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Unscrew the two screws (1-Fig. 29)
and remove the cover (2-Fig. 29).
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Remove the oil filter and change it.
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Put a thin layer of engine oil on the O
ring of the new oil filter.
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Put the cover (2-Fig. 29) back and
tighten the two screws (1-Fig. 29).
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Check the sealing washer of the drain
plug (1-Fig. 28) and retighten it.
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Check the sealing washer of the front
frame beam plug (1-Fig. 27) and re-
tighten it.
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Pour about 1600 cm
3
of engine oil
through the filling opening (2-Fig. 26),
see p. 59 (LUBRICANT CHART).
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Tighten the oil filling cap (1-Fig. 26).
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Start the engine and let it idle for
about three minutes.
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Stop the engine and check the oil
level again (with the vehicle in vertical
position, on flat ground).
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At this point it will be necessary to add
other 500
÷
600 cm
3
of oil.
Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29
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