Suzuki RV125, Service Manual

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2-10 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER
ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT
• Place an oil pan below the engine. Drain oil by removing the
engine oil drain plug
1
.
• Remove the oil filler cap
2
.
• Tighten the engine oil drain plug
1
to the specified torque.
Pour new oil through the oil filler hole. When performing an oil
change (without oil filter replacement), the engine will hold
about 0.85 L of oil. Use an engine oil that meets API service
classifications SF or SG and that has a viscosity rating of SAE
10W-40.
%
Engine oil drain plug
1
: 28 N·m (2.8 kgf-m)
• Make sure that the engine is cooled.
• Place the motorcycle on level ground and hold it vertically.
• Install the oil filler cap
2
.
• Start the engine and allow it to run for a few minutes at idling
speed.
• Turn off the engine and wait about three minutes, and then
check the oil level through the inspection window. If the oil
level is below “L”, add oil to “F”. If the level is above “F”, drain
oil to “F”.
OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
• Drain engine oil as described in the engine oil replacement
procedure.
• Remove the oil filter cap
1
and oil filter
2
.
• Replace the oil filter with a new one.
Replace initially at 1 000 km (5 months) and every
4 000 km (20 months) thereafter.
F F
L L
Replace initially at 1 000 km (5 months) and every
8 000 km (40 months) thereafter.