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4.3 Lubrication system
Maintenance
Changing engine oil / oil filter
Engine oil should be drained while it
is still hot.
a.
Unscrew sump drain plug and
allow oil to drain out for
20 minutes.
b.
Unscrew drain plug of oil filter,
drain out oil and refit drain plug.
c.
Unscrew centre bolt and
remove oil filter bowl, clean
centre bolt.
d.
Clean the bowl thoroughly and
replace with a new genuine
filter cartridge.
e.
Remove old ‘O’ ring in cover and
install a new O’ ring.
f.
During reassembly, first fill filter
bowl with 1 litre of engine oil
and thereafter reassemble filter
bowl on top cover. Pour another
1.5 litres of engine oil through
the filler plug opening in the
cover & then tighten filler plug
with a new sealing washer.
This is done to ensure that oil
immediately flows to bearings
and attains correct pressure,
when engine is started. If this
instruction is ignored, bearings
may get damaged.
Oil filter must be kept clean to
protect engine components
from rapid wear due to abrasion.
g.
Oil filter centre bolt should be
tightened to 4 mkg torque.
Oil filter cartridge
Full flow engine oil filter assembly
1. Drain plug engine oil sump
2. Drain plug oil filter
3. Filler plug oil filter
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