Honda AQUATRAX F-12X, Owner'S Manual

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Servicing Your Honda
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Engine Oil & Filter
This model is equipped with a dry sump
engine.
Do not leave the engine stopped for several
hours before you check the oil level in the oil
tank.
The oil in the oil tank moves toward the engine
body (crankcase).
The engine must be warmed-up ( page 163 )
and then turned off to get a correct reading of
the oil level.
The dry sump engine oil returns from the oil
tank side to the engine body side through the
gap between the oil pump rotor and shaft.
Therefore, the oil level in the oil tank does
not lower immediately after warming up and
stopping the engine.
Oil level with the engine stopped right after
warming up.