Oil Change - Rotax 912 Series Maintenance Manual

11.2) Oil change

Procedure NOTES:
To change the oil the following steps are necessary:
Step
1
2
3
4
5
ENVIRONMENT NOTE
Be careful that no oil enters the sewerage system or the soil -
Risk of contamination of drinking water!
Collect waste oil and take it to the recycling center.
Step
6
7
8
Effectivity: 912 Series
Edition 3 / Rev. 1
BRP-Powertrain
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Run engine to warm oil before beginning oil change pro-
cedure.
Crank engine by hand to transfer the oil from the crankcase.
See chap. 12-10-00 section:
Remove safety wire and oil drain screw from the oil tank, drain the used oil
and dispose of as per environmental regulations.
Replace oil filter at each oil change and inspect the filter insert.
See chap. 12-20-00 section: 11.4).
Dispose of oil filter according to environmental regulations.
Install oil drain screw with new gasket with tightening torque 25 Nm (18 ft.lb)
and safety wire.
Only use brand name oil in accordance with the latest
NOTICE WARNUNG
Operators Manual and SI-912-016, "Selection of suit-
able operating fluids" latest issue.
The engine must not be cranked when the oil system
WARNUNG
NOTICE
is open. When the crankshaft was turned, then the oil
system must be purged.
Compressed air must not be used to blow through the
NOTICE WARNUNG
oil system (or oil lines, oil pump housing, oil bores in
the housing).
Install new oil filter.
Pour in approx. 3l (0.8 gal (US)) of fresh oil.
After carrying out the oil change, the engine should be cranked by hand in the
direction of engine rotation (approx. 20 turns) to completely refill the entire oil
circuit.
Procedure
4.1).
Procedure
12-20-00
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January 01/2013