APRILIA AREA 51 - 1998 Manual page 39


In case of oil leaks or malfunc-
tions, contact your
cial Dealer.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF THE TRANSMIS-
SION OIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
Put it in a sealed container and take it to
the filling station where you usually buy
it or to an oil salvage center.
Carefully read p. 35 (MAINTENANCE).

Remember: 1 mile = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.625 miles
To ensure the efficiency and long life of the
vehicle, it is necessary to change the oil af-
ter the first 500 km and successively every
12000 km or every 2 years.
Proceed as follows:
Drive for a few miles until the engine
reaches the normal running temperature,
see p. 15 (Coolant temperature indicator
Offi-
" "), then stop the engine.
Position the vehicle on the centre stand.
Put a graduated container (1) with at
least 120 cm capacity under the drain

plug (2).
Unscrew the filling cap (3) and the oil
drain plug (2).
Let all the oil flow out of the oil pan.
Tighten the drain plug and add 110 cm
of oil, see p. 64 (LUBRICANT CHART).
Tighten the filling cap (3).

Tighten the filling cap and the
drain plug thoroughly and make
sure that there are no oil leaks.
Periodically check that there are no
leaks in correspondence with the oil
pan cover seal.
Do not use the vehicle with insufficient
lubrication or with contaminated or un-
suitable lubricants, since this would ac-
celerate the wear of the moving parts
and may also cause irreparable failures.

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