Engine Oil - Honda VT750C2 Shadow Spirit Service Manual

MAINTENANCE
Adjust by loosening the valve adjusting screw lock
nut and turning the adjusting screw until there is a
slight drag on the feeler gauge.
TOOL:
Valve adjusting wrench 07908-KE90000 or
07908·KE90100
(U.S.A. only) with
10-mm offset box
wrench
Apply engine oil
to
Hold the valve adjusting screw and tighten the valve
the valve adjusting
adjusting screw lock nut to the specified torque.
screw lock nut
TORQUE: 23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 Ibf·ft)
threads and seating
surface.
After tightening the valve adjusting screw lock nut,
recheck the valve clearance.
Coat new O-rings with engine oil and install them
into
the timing and crankshaft hole cap grooves.
Apply grease to the timing and crankshaft hole cap
threads;
Install the timing hole cap and tighten it to the spec­
ified torque.
TORQUE: 10 N'm (1.0 kgf·m, 7 Ibf·ft)
Install the crankshaft hole cap and tighten it to the
specified torque.
TORQUE: 15 N·m (1.5 kgf·m, 11 Ibf·ft)
Install the alternator cover and tighten the socket
bolts to the specified torque.
TORQUE: 10 N·m
(~.O
kgf·m, 7 Ibf·ft)
Install the cylinder head cover (page 9-31
I.
ENGINE OIL
OIL LEVEL CHECK
Start the engine, and let it idle for 3 - 5 minutes.
Stop the engine and wait 2 - 3 minutes.
Hold the motorcycle in an upright position.
Remove the oil filler cap/dipstick and wipe the oil
from the dipstick with a clean cloth.
Insert the dipstick without screwing it in, remove it
and check the oil level.
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