Checking The Oil Cooler; Installing The Oil Cooler - Yamaha YZF-R6(V) 2006 Service Manual

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CHECKING THE OIL COOLER

1. Check:
• Oil cooler
Cracks/damage → Replace.
2. Check:
• Oil cooler inlet hose
• Oil cooler outlet hose
• Water jacket joint hose
Cracks/damage/wear → Replace.
3. Check:
• Water jacket joint pipe
Damage → Replace.
Obstruction → Wash and blow out with com-
pressed air.
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INSTALLING THE OIL COOLER

1. Clean:
• Mating surfaces of the oil cooler and the
crankcase
(with a cloth dampened with lacquer thinner)
2. Install:
New
• O-ring
• Oil cooler "1"
New
• Gasket "2"
• Oil cooler union bolt "3"
Oil cooler union bolt
63 Nm (6.3 m·kg, 43 ft·lb)
NOTE:
• Before installing the oil cooler, lubricate the its
union bolt with a thin coat of engine oil.
• Make sure the O-ring is positioned properly.
• Make sure the projection "a" on the oil cooler
touches the projection "b" on the crankcase.
1
3
3. Fill:
• Cooling system
(with the specified amount of the recom-
mended coolant)
Refer to "CHANGING THE COOLANT" on
page 3-19.
a
b
2
• Crankcase
(with the specified amount of the recom-
mended engine oil)
Refer to "CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL" on
page 3-11.
4. Check:
• Cooling system
Leaks → Repair or replace any faulty part.
5. Measure:
• Radiator cap opening pressure
Below the specified pressure → Replace the
radiator cap.
Refer to "CHECKING THE RADIATOR" on
page 6-3.
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OIL COOLER