Suzuki GZ250 Marauder, Service Manual

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2-9 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
STARTER PLUNGER CABLE PLAY
Starter plunger cable play
should be 0.5-1.0 mm
(0.02-0.04 in) as shown. If the play is incorrect, adjust
it as follows:
• Loosen the lock nut and turn the adjuster in or out
until the specified play is obtained.
• Tighten the lock nut
while holding the adjuster
Starter plunger cable play
CLUTCH
Inspect every 5 000 km (3 000 miles, 15 months).
• Loosen the lock nut and turn the adjuster fully in.
• Loosen the lock nut and turn the adjuster
until the
clutch lever play is within specification.
Clutch lever play : 10-15 mm (0.4-0.6 in)
• Tighten the lock nuts
ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER
(ENGINE OIL)
Replace initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 3 months)
and every 5 000 km (3 000 miles, 15 months) there-
after.
(OIL FILTER)
Replace initially at 1 000 km (600 miles, 3 months)
and every 10 000 km (6 000 miles, 30 months)
thereafter.
The engine oil should be changed while the engine is
warm. Oil filter replacement at the above intervals should
be done together with the engine oil change.
ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT
• Keep the motorcycle upright.
• Place an oil pan below the engine, and drain the engine
oil by removing the engine oil drain plug and oil filler
cap .
• Tighten the oil drain plug
to the specified torque, and
pour new oil through the oil filler. When performing an oil
change (without oil filter replacement), the engine will
hold about 1 300 ml (1.4/1.1 US/Imp qt) of oil. Use SF or
SG classified (API) engine oil with a viscosity rating of
10W-40 (SAE).
Oil drain plug: 28 N-m (2.8 kg-m, 20.0 Ib-ft)
• Install the oil filler cap
0.5-1.0 mm
(0.02-0.04 in)
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