Royal Enfield Bullet 500 2018, Owner'S Manual

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MINOR MAINTENANCE TIPS
Spark Plug
Caution :
Do not fill oil over MAX mark. It may cause the engine
to smoke and result in loss of power. Do not use the
motorcycle if the oil is at the MIN mark. Doing so will
cause serious damage to the moving parts inside
the engine and result in an engine lock up.
WARNING
DO NOT switch oil brands indis-criminately.
Some oils may react chemically when mixed. Use
of of wrong grade, inferior OR non detergent oils
can damage the engine and lead to a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in severe damage to the engine parts and
c a u s e th e e n g i n e t o l o c k u p a n d st o p t h e
motorcycle abruptly, which may result in an
accident and cause serious injury or loss of life.
Cleaning and adjusting gap (Refer Periodical
Maintenance Chart for frequency)

Remove the spark plug cap from the spark plug

Remove the spark plug from the cylinder head
using a suitable plug spanner.
 Clean the insulator tip and electrodes of the
plug carefully in a spark plug cleaning and
testing equipment.

Set the gap between 0.7 to 0.8 mm.

Refit the spark plug on the cylinder head and fit
the spark plug cap.
 Make sure the spark plug / Spark plug cap &
HT cables are proper fitment.