Lubrication And Maintenance Work - Engine; Changing The Engine Oil And Filter; Cleaning The Oil Screens And Magnets On The Drain Plugs - KTM 2003 950 Adventure Repair Manual

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Lubrication and maintenance work - engine

Changing the engine oil and filter, cleaning the oil screens
and magnets on the drain plugs
NOTE: Change the engine oil when the engine is at operating
temperature.
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HE ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL ARE VERY HOT AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE
CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF
NOTE: before you start with the lubricating and maintenance work
described below, remove the engine guard, seat and both tanks
(950/990 Adventure), the seat, both tank covers and the front spoiler
for the 990 Super Duke model or the seat, tank and the spoiler for the
950 Supermoto; also tilt up the tank for the 990 Super Duke (see
Chapter 3). The vehicle must be jacked up with the corresponding
special tool. After you finish, assemble the vehicle in the reverse order.
– Remove the oil drain plug on the engine
into a receptacle.
– Clean the magnet on the drain plug.
– Mount a new seal ring on the drain plug, screw back in and tighten
to 35 Nm.
– Unscrew the oil drain plug
drain into a receptacle.
NOTE: dispose of the used oil properly.
Do not pour the used oil into the sewer system.
1 liter of used oil will pollute 1,000,000 liters of water.
– Clean the magnet on the drain plug.
– Mount a new seal ring on the drain plug, screw back in and tighten
to 25 Nm.
– Remove the oil screen cover
with a pair of pliers.
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– Clean the oil screen, remount with the TOP mark facing up and
mount the cover.
– Remove the oil filter cover
case with circlip pliers (upside-down).
– Insert a new oil filter in the engine case, grease the O-ring and
mount the oil filter cover together with the O-ring. Tighten the bolts
to 6 Nm.
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NLY USE ORIGINAL OIL FILTERS
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FILTERS ARE USED
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and allow the oil to drain
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on the oil tank and allow the oil to
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and carefully pull out the oil screen
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and pull the engine out of the engine
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