Maintenance
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Warning
The engine oil may be hot. Contact with
hot oil may cause the skin to be
scalded or burned.
Always wear suitable protective
clothing, gloves and eye protection and
avoid skin contact with the engine oil.
• Unscrew and remove the oil filter
using Triumph service tool
T3880313. Dispose of the old filter
in an environmentally friendly way.
• Apply a thin smear of clean engine
oil to the sealing ring of the new oil
filter.
• Install the oil filter and tighten to
89 lbf in (10 Nm)
.
• After the engine oil has completely
drained out, mount a new sealing
washer to the engine oil drain plug.
• Install and tighten the engine oil
drain plug to
18 lbf ft (25 Nm)
.
• 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.
• Start the engine and allow it to idle
for a minimum of 30 seconds.
Caution
Raising the engine speed above idle
before the engine 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
engine oil to circulate fully.
Caution
If the engine oil pressure is too low, the
low oil pressure warning light will
illuminate.
If this light stays on when the engine is
running, stop the engine immediately
and investigate the cause.
Running the engine with low oil
pressure will cause engine damage.
• Make sure that the low oil pressure
warning light remains off after
starting and the message WARNING
- OIL PRESSURE LOW is not visible
in the instrument's display screen.
• Stop the engine and recheck the
engine oil level. Adjust if necessary.
Disposal of Used Engine Oil and Oil
Filters
To protect the environment, do not pour
oil on the ground, down sewers or
drains, or into groundwater sources. Do
not place used oil filters in with general
waste. If in doubt, contact your local
authority.
