Honda 450X 2005, Owner'S Manual & Competition Handbook

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Engine Oil
7. Remove the bolt (4) and left engine guard (5). 11.Apply grease to the filter side of the spring
end, then install the spring (10) into the new
oil filter (8).
12.Position the spring against the engine
crankcase and install a new oil filter with the
rubber seal (11) facing out, away from the
engine. You should see the ”OUT-SIDE” mark
(12) on the filter body, near the seal.
Use a new genuine Honda oil filter or a filter
of equal quality specified for your model.
If the oil filter is not installed properly, it will
cause serious engine damage.
13.Apply engine oil to a new O-ring and install it
to the oil filter cover.
14.Install the oil filter cover being careful not to
damage the O-ring, then tighten the oil filter
cover bolts to the specified torque:
9 lbf·ft (12 N·m, 1.2 kgf·m)
15.Install the left engine guard and bolt, then
tighten it.
NOTICE
16.Fill the crankcase with the recommended oil.
Capacity: 0.74 US qt (0.70
R
)
at oil and filter change
0.71 US qt (0.67
R
)
at oil change
17.Install the engine oil filler cap/dipstick.
18.Check the engine oil level by following the
steps in Checking & Adding Oil (page 44).
(4) bolt
(5) left engine guard
8. Remove the oil filter cover bolts (6) and oil
filter cover (7).
9. Remove the oil filter (8) from the filter cover.
(6) oil filter cover bolts
(7) oil filter cover
(8) oil filter
(9) oil filter cover O-ring
(10) spring
(11) rubber seal
(12) “OUT-SIDE” mark
(4)
(5)
(9)
(7)
(6)
(11)
(10)
(8)
(12)
Servicing Your Honda
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10. Check that the oil filter cover O-ring (9) is in
good condition.