APRILIA pegaso 650 i.e. Service Manual page 58

SERVICE AND SETTING UP
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Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS) and 1.2.2 (ENGINE OIL).
For the maintenance intervals, see 2.1.1 (REGULAR
SERVICE INTERVALS CHART) under:
– Motor oil.
ENGINE OIL DRAIN
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 pro-
cedure, it is advisable to carry out the check after a trip of
after covering approximately 15 km (10 mi) on a road out-
side town (this is sufficient for the engine oil to reach the
operating temperature).
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CAUTION
If the vehicle is used in dusty areas, change the oil
more frequently.
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WARNING
When warmed up, the engine contains hot oil; there-
fore, while carrying out the operations described
here below be particularly careful, in order to avoid
burns.
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Stop the engine.
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Keep the vehicle in vertical position, with the two
wheels resting on the ground.
N
Remove the oil sump guard, see 7.1.3 (REMOVING
THE OIL SUMP GUARD).
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Position a container (1) with more than 2500 cm# ca-
pacity in correspondence with the drain plug (2) posi-
tioned on the tank.
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Unscrew and remove the drain plug (2) positioned on
the tank.
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Unscrew and remove the plug-dipstick (3).
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Drain the oil and let it drip into the container (1) for a
few minutes.
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Check and if necessary replace the sealing washer of
the drain plug (2) positioned on the tank.
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Screw and tighten the drain plug (2) on the tank.
Drain plug driving torque: 20 Nm (2.0 kgm).
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Move the container (1) and position it under the engine
base, in correspondence with the drain plug positioned
on the engine (4).
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Unscrew and remove the drain plug positioned on the
engine (4).
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Drain the oil and let it drip into the container (1) for a
few minutes.
a
CAUTION
Do not dispose of the oil in the environment. Put it in
a sealed container and take it to the filling station
where you usually buy it or to an oil salvage center.
N
Remove the metal residues from the drain plug (4)
magnet.
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Screw and tighten the drain plug (4).
Drain plug positioned on the engine driving torque:
40 Nm (4.0 kgm).
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Clean the parts dirty with oil with a cloth.
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Release 00/2002-02