Maintenance
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To change the engine oil and filter:
• Warm up the engine thoroughly
then stop the engine. Secure the
motorcycle on the side stand.
• Allow the oil to settle for five
minutes before draining.
• Place an oil drain pan beneath the
engine.
• Remove the sump plug from the
bottom of the sump and allow the
oil to drain.
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Sump plug
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Oil filter
• Remove the sump plug from the
bottom of the sump and allow the
oil to drain.
• Secure the motorcycle in an upright
position on level ground.
• Position the oil drain pan beneath
the oil filter.
• Unscrew and remove the oil filter
using the Triumph service tool
T3880313. Dispose of the old filter
in an environmentally friendly way.
• Prefill the replacement oil filter with
new engine oil.
• Apply a smear of clean engine oil
to the sealing ring of the new oil
filter. Fit the oil filter and tighten
to
10 Nm
.
• After the oil has completely drained
out, fit a new sealing washer to the
sump plug. Fit and tighten the plug
to
25 Nm
.
• Remove the oil filler plug.
• Fill the engine with a 10W/40 or
10W/50 semi or fully synthetic
motorcycle engine oil that meets
specification API SH (or higher) and
JASO MA, such as Castrol Power 1
Racing 4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic)
engine oil, sold as Castrol Power RS
Racing 4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic)
in some countries.
• Do not overfill or exceed the
capacities given in the Specifications
section.
• Start the engine and allow it to idle
for a minimum of 30 seconds.
Caution
Raising the engine speed above idle,
before the oil reaches all parts of the
engine can cause engine damage or
seizure.
Only raise engine speed after running
the engine for 30 seconds to allow the
oil to circulate fully.
• Make sure that the low oil pressure
warning light extinguishes shortly
after starting.
