3-19
MEASURING THE COMPRESSION PRESSURE/
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
CHK
ADJ
18 Nm (1.8 m
S
kg)
NOTE:
Refer to the following table.
Compression pressure
(with oil applied into the cylinder)
Reading
Diagnosis
Higher than
without oil
Piston wear or
damage
Repair.
Same as without oil
Piston ring(-s),
valves, cylinder
head gasket, or
piston possibly
defective
Repair.
10. Install:
S
spark plug
11. Connect:
S
spark plug cap
12. Remove:
S
camshaft sprocket cover
Refer to “ROCKER ARMS, PUSH RODS
AND VALVE LIFTERS”.
13. Install:
S
decompression solenoid
Refer to “CAMSHAFTS”.
S
camshaft sprocket cover
Refer to “ROCKER ARMS, PUSH RODS
AND VALVE LIFTERS”.
14. Install:
S
fuel tank
S
rider seat
Refer to “FUEL TANK” and “SEATS AND
SIDE COVERS”.
EAS00071
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
1. Stand the motorcycle on a level surface.
S
Place the motorcycle on a suitable stand.
S
Make sure the motorcycle is upright.
2. Start the engine and warm it up by running
the engine or letting the engine run at idle for
15 minutes until the engine oil inside of the oil
tank has reached a temperature of 60
_
C and
then turn it off.
Summary of Contents for XV1600A1999
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Page 2: ......
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Page 10: ...E GEN INFO ...
Page 22: ...GEN INFO ...
Page 24: ...E SPEC ...
Page 51: ...2 27 ENGINE OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS SPEC 1 Valve lifter 2 Push rod 3 Rocker arm shaft 4 Crankshaft ...
Page 55: ...2 31 TRANSFER GEAR OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS SPEC 1 Transfer gear oil pump 2 Middle driven shaft ...
Page 64: ...SPEC ...
Page 128: ...CHK ADJ ...
Page 224: ...E CHAS ...
Page 225: ...E ENG CONTENTS ENGINE ENGINE 5 1 INSTALLING THE ENGINE 5 8 ...
Page 356: ...E ENG ...
Page 358: ...E CARB CHECKING THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 6 26 INSTALLING THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 6 26 ...
Page 387: ...6 29 E AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM CARB 13 Install fuel tank Refer to FUEL TANK in chapter 3 ...
Page 388: ...E CARB ...
Page 426: ...7 36 E SIGNALING SYSTEM ELEC EB806000 SIGNALING SYSTEM CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 458: ...TRBL SHTG ...
Page 459: ...XV1600A WIRING DIAGRAM for EUR ...
Page 460: ...XV1600AL WIRING DIAGRAM for AUS ...