Mixer Oil Reservoir - APRILIA RS 50 Workshop Manual

Periodic Maintenance Operations
2 STROKE OIL TANK
Top up the 2 stroke oil tank every 500 km (312 mi).
The vehicle is provided with a separate mixer that
ensures the mixing of petrol and oil for the engine
lubrication, see (LUBRICANT CHART).
The 2 stroke oil reserve is indicated by the coming on
of the 2 stroke oil reserve warning light "
on the dashboard, see (INSTRUMENTS AND INDI-
CATORS).
CAUTION
The use of the vehicle without 2 stroke oil causes
serious damages to the engine.
Bleeding is necessary whenever the oil contained
in the oil mixer reservoir runs out or the mixer oil
pipe is removed.
This operation is indispensable, since the running
of the engine with air in the mixer oil system may
result in serious damage to the engine.
To introduce the 2 stroke oil in the tank, proceed as
follows:
Remove the rider saddle, see (REMOVING THE
RIDER SADDLE).
Remove the plug (1).
TANK CAPACITY: 1.6 l (3.4 gals)
TANK RESERVE: 0.35 l (0.7 gals)
CAUTION
Carefully wash your hands after handling the oil.
Do not dispose of the 2 stroke oil in the environ-
ment.
KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
REMOVING THE OIL FROM THE MIXER OIL RES-
ERVOIR
Read through the section PRECAUTIONS AND
GENERAL INFORMATION.
Remove the rider and passenger saddles (REMOV-
ING THE RIDER AND PASSENGER SADDLES).
Remove the right-hand side fairing (REMOVING THE
SIDE FAIRINGS).
Keep the vehicle in a vertical position using the rear
stand .
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