Maintenance Tips - Gilera SATURNO BIALBERO 350 Workshop Manual

MAINTENANCE TIPS

Oil filter - was commonly used on older European small cars, particularly
the Renault 4 800/850 1970s & 80s.
Technocar R-15 Change every 2nd oil change (ie 8,000km)
Following makes will fit: AC-Delco X13 Champion C116 Fram
PH2874 Techocar R-15 TJ Filters 5300. Note the Motoquipe filter
is a larger diameter and will not fit.
Tappet adjustment - Conventional, but limited space means you need a
special tool to hold the adjuster screw while you tighten the lock nut. A
Gilera tool is available, but you can make do by using a 6mm box
spanner for the lock nut, and a screwdriver long enough to work through
the middle of the box spanner for the adjuster. As you cannot use a
tommy bar through the box spanner, you will need a ring spanner that
will fit over the the top end of the box spanner. Set the engine at TDC by
the mark on the alternator and check the clearances. You will need to
curve the feeler gauge to get it under the cam.
Inlet - 0.05mm Exhaust 0.10mm cold Torque locknut 10-12 Nm
Front forks
A couple of things you may want to know: The right leg does the
compression damping and the left does the rebound. Both have 310cc of
SAE10 fork oil as standard. If you want to change the damping,
experiment with the left leg. Try mixing oil grades to give an in-between
grade (eg SAE15). Increasing the oil quantity will not affect the damping,
but will give the effect of stiffer springs. Having said all this, the forks
work very well as they are, but it is worth changing the oil every couple of
years.
Starter clutch failure
It is not possible to repair the starter clutch, so a new one must be
purchased. It is probable that the starter clutch fails due to the use of
synthetic oil which, because of it's reluctance to break down, does not
allow the metal rollers to make decent contact with the inside of the metal
drum (this metal to metal friction is what makes the starter clutch work),
so semi-synthetic oil may be a better option to help alleviate this possible
problem. In late 2006, we discovered that a Company in Switzerland
was professionally repairing the starter clutch. B & B Technology
can be contacted by email (info@bb-technology.ch)
Brake fluid
ALL hydraulic brakes on Gilera bikes use DOT 4.
Engine oil
10w40 semi synthetic 2.2 ltr Change 4,000km
Coolant
Permanent. Un-diluted. Silkolene Pro-cool etc. Change each 2 years.