Honda CRF450X, Owner'S Manual

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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 a new oil
filter (8).
12.Position the spring against the engine
crankcase and install a new oil filter with the
“OUT-SIDE” mark (11) facing out, away
from the engine. You should see the “OUT-
SIDE” mark on the filter body, near the rubber
seal (12).
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 the 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:
10 N·m (1.0 kgf·m, 7 lbf·ft)
15.Install the left engine guard and bolt, then
tighten it.
NOTICE
16.Fill the crankcase with the recommended oil.
Capacity: 0.70
R
(0.74 US gt, 0.62 Imp gt)
at oil and filter change
0.67 R (0.71 US gt, 0.59 Imp gt)
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.
10.Check that the oil filter cover O-ring (9) is in
good condition and replace it if necessary.
(6) oil filter cover bolts
(7) oil filter cover
(8) oil filter
(9) oil filter cover O-ring
(10) spring
(11) “OUT-SIDE” mark
(12) rubber seal
(4)
(5)
(9)
(7)
(6)
(12)
(10)
(8)
(11)
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