Changing The Engine Oil - Yamaha YZF-R1B 2012 Service Manual

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CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL

1. Start the engine, warm it up for several
minutes, and then turn it off.
2. Place a container under the engine oil drain
bolt.
3. Remove:
• Lower cowlings
Refer to "GENERAL CHASSIS" on page
4-1.
4. Remove:
• Engine oil filler cap "1"
• Engine oil drain bolt "2"
(along with the gasket)
5. Drain:
• Engine oil
(completely from the crankcase)
6. If the oil filter cartridge is also to be
replaced, perform the following procedure.
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a. Remove the oil filter cartridge "1" with an oil
filter wrench "2".
Oil filter wrench
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b. Lubricate the O-ring "3" of the new oil filter
cartridge with a thin coat of lithium-soap-
based grease.
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Make sure the O-ring "3" is positioned cor-
rectly in the groove of the oil filter car-
tridge.
c. Tighten the new oil filter cartridge to speci-
fication with an oil filter wrench.
Oil filter cartridge
17 Nm (1.7 m·kgf, 12 ft·lbf)
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7. Install:
• Engine oil drain bolt
(along with the gasket
Engine oil drain bolt
43 Nm (4.3 m·kgf, 31 ft·lbf)
8. Fill:
• Crankcase
(with the specified amount of the recom-
mended engine oil)
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)
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