Filling Up With Gear Oil; Adding Gear Oil - KTM 65 SX Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE ENGINE

Filling up with gear oil

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15.4
Info
Too little gear oil or poor-quality oil results in premature wear of the transmission.

Adding gear oil

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15.5
Info
Too little gear oil or poor-quality oil results in premature wear of the transmission.
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Place a suitable container under the engine.
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Remove gear oil drain plug
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Completely drain the gear oil.
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Thoroughly clean gear oil drain plug with magnet.
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Clean the sealing area on the engine.
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Mount the gear oil drain plug with magnet and the seal ring and tighten it.
Guideline
Oil drain plug with magnet
300659-10
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Remove screw cap
Gear oil
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Mount and tighten screw cap.
Danger
Danger of poisoning Exhaust gases are poisonous and inhaling them may
result in unconsciousness and/or death.
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When running the engine, always make sure there is sufficient ventila-
300660-10 tion, and do not start or run the engine in an enclosed space without an
effective exhaust extraction system.
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Start the engine and check that it is oil-tight.
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Check the gear oil level. (
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Stand the motorcycle upright on a horizontal surface.
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Remove gear oil level check screw
300661-10
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Remove screw cap
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Add gear oil until it flows out of the bore of the gear oil level screw.
Engine oil (15W/50) (
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Mount and tighten the gear oil level check screw.
Guideline
Screw, gear oil level check
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Mount and tighten screw cap
300660-11
with magnet.

M12x1.5
and fill up with gear oil.
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0.50 l (0.53 qt.) Engine oil (15W/50) (
p. 67)
.
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p. 82)
M6
.
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68
20 Nm
(14.8 lbf ft)
p. 82)
6 Nm (4.4 lbf ft)