APRILIA RSV MILLE - 2002 Manual page 63

successively every 7500 km, see p. 64
(CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL AND THE
OIL FILTER).
In case of use on racetracks, change
the engine oil every 3750 km.
If the vehicle is used in dusty areas,
change the oil more frequently.
For the check, proceed as follows:
The engine oil level must be checked
with warm engine.
If the check is carried out with cold en-
gine, the oil level may temporarily lower
below the "MIN" mark.
This is not a problem, provided that the
engine oil pressure warning light LED
"P" (A) does not come on, see p. 18
(INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TA-
BLE).
NOTE
To warm the engine and have the
engine oil reach the operating temperature,
do not let the engine idle with the vehicle at
rest. According to the correct procedure, it
is advisable to carry out the check after a
trip of after covering approximately 15 km
on a road outside town (this is sufficient for
the engine oil to reach the operating tem-
perature).
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Stop the engine, see p. 57 (STOPPING).
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Keep the vehicle in vertical position, with
the two wheels resting on the ground.
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Check the oil level on the transparent
pipe (3) through the apposite slots (1) (2)
on the left part of the fairing.
MAX = maximum level
MIN = minimum level.
The difference between "MAX" and "MIN"
amounts to approximately 500 cm
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The level is correct when the oil almost
reaches the "MAX" mark.
Never exceed the "MAX" mark, nor
leave the oil below the "MIN" mark, in
order to avoid serious damage to the
engine.
If necessary, top up the engine oil by
proceeding as follows:
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Remove the left fairing, see p. 78 (RE-
MOVING THE SIDE FAIRINGS).
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Unscrew and remove the filling cap (4).
Do not put additives or other substanc-
es into the oil.
If you use a funnel or other similar
items, make sure that they are perfectly
clean.
NOTE
Use high-quality 15W – 50 oil,
see p. 114 (LUBRICANT CHART).
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Top up the tank and restore the correct
level, see p. 114 (LUBRICANT CHART).
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