Bleeding The Mixer Oil - APRILIA RS 250 - 1998 Manual

BLEEDING THE MIXER OIL

Carefully read p. 47 (MAINTENANCE).
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Bleed the mixer oil system whe-
never you run out of oil in the
mixer oil tank.
Position the vehicle on the stand, see
p. 46 (POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON
THE STAND).
Top up the mixer oil tank, see p. 33
(MIXER OIL TANK).
Remove the split pin (1).
Move the left part of the fairing (2) sli-
ghtly outwards.
Put a container (3) in correspondence
with the drain screw (4).
Unscrew and remove the drain screw (4)
(cross-headed) and wait until the oil
flows out of the hole.
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It is important to wait until there
is no more air in the system, sin-
ce the operation of the engine
with air in the mixer oil system may cau-
se serious damage to the engine itself.
When no more air bubbles can be seen
in the oil that flows out of the hole, screw
and tighten the drain screw (4).
Put back the fairing (2).
Insert the split pin (1).
Check the mixer oil level and top up if ne-
cessary, see p. 33 (MIXER OIL TANK).
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