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12. Apply grease to the seat face of spring.
13. Position the spring against the engine crankcase and
install a new oil filter with the rubber seal facing
out, away from the engine. You should see the ”OUT-
SIDE” mark on the filter body, near the seal.
Use a new genuine Honda oil filter or a filter of equal
quality specified for your model.
CAUTION:
•
If the oil filter is not installed properly, it will cause
serious engine damage.
14. Install the oil filter cover, then tighten the oil filter
cover bolts.
TORQUE: 7 lbf
･
ft (10 N
･
m, 1.0 kgf
･
m)
16. Fill the crankcase with the recommended oil.
capacity: 0.73 US qt (0.69 liter, 0.61 Imp qt)
at oil and filter change
0.70 US qt (0.66 liter, 0.58 Imp qt)
at oil change
17. Install the engine oil filler cap.
18. Check the engine oil level by following the steps in
Inspecting and Adding Engine Oil (page 21).
Recommended Engine Oil
Use Pro Honda GN4, HP4 (without molybdenum addi-
tives) or HP4M (with molybdenum additives) 4-stroke
oill, or an equivalent.*
(1) SPRING
(2) OIL FILTER
(3) RUBBER SEAL
(4) OUT-SIDE MARK
(5) O-RING
(6) OIL FILTER COVER
(7) OIL FILTER COVER BOLTS
15. Install the left engine guard and left engine guard
bolt.
4. SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Other viscosities shown in the chart below may be used
when the average temperature in your riding area is
within the indicated range.
* Suggested oils are equal in performance to SJ oils
that are not labeled as energy conserving on the cir-
cular API service label.
• Your CRF does not need oil additives. Use recom-
mended oil.
• Do not use API SH or higher oils displaying a circular
API ”energy conserving” label on the container. They
may affect lubrication.
API
classification
SG or higher except oils labeled as
energy conserving on the circular
API service label
SAE 10W-40
MA or MB
viscosity
(weight)
JASO T 903
CAUTION:
•
Oil is a major factor affecting the performance and
service life of the engine.
Nondetergent, vegetable, or castor based racing oils
are not recommended.
JASO T 903 standard
The JASO T 903 standard is an index to choose engine
oils for 4-stroke motorcycle engines.
There are two classes: MA and MB.
Oil conforming to the standard has the following clas-
sification on the oil container.
(1) CODE NUMBER OF THE SALES COMPANY OF THE
OIL
(2) OIL CLASSIFICATION
6
3
2
1
4
5
7
1
2
NOT RECOMMENDED
OK
