Disposal Of Used Engine Oil And Oil Filters; Oil Specification And Grade - Triumph Explorer Owner's Handbook Manual

Maintenance and Adjustment
Caution
Raising the engine speed above idle
before the oil reaches all parts of the
engine can cause engine damage or
seizure. Only raise engine speed after
running the engine for 30 seconds to
allow the oil to circulate fully.
Caution
If the engine oil pressure is too low,
the low oil pressure warning light will
illuminate. If this light stays on when
the engine is running, stop the engine
immediately and investigate
cause. Running the engine with low oil
pressure will cause engine damage.
Ensure that the low oil pressure warning
light remains off after starting and the
message WARNING - OIL PRESSURE LOW
is not visible in the instrument's display
screen.
Stop the engine and re-check the oil
level. Adjust if necessary.
Disposal of Used Engine Oil and Oil
Filters
To protect the environment, do not pour
oil on the ground, down sewers or
drains, or into watercourses. Do not
place used oil filters in with general
waste. If in doubt, contact your local
authority.
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Oil Specification and Grade

Triumph high performance fuel injected
engines are designed to use 10W/40 or
15W/50 semi
motorcycle engine
specification API SH (or higher) and
JASO MA, such
Racing 4T 10W-40
engine oil, sold as Castrol Power RS
Racing 4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic) in
some countries.
Triumph recommends the fully synthetic
10W/40 motorcycle engine oil for most
conditions. The oil viscosity may need to
be changed to
ambient temperatures in your riding
the
area.
Refer to the chart below for the correct
oil viscosity (10W/40 of 10W/50) to be
used in your riding area.
Ambient Temperature (°C)
-20 -10 0 10
SAE 10W/50
SAE 10W/40
-4 14 32 50
Ambient Temperature (°F)
Oil Viscosity Temperature Range
Do not add any chemical additives to the
engine oil. The engine oil also lubricates
the clutch and any additives could cause
the clutch to slip.
Do not use mineral, vegetable, non-
detergent oil, castor based oils or any oil
not conforming
specification. The use of these oils may
cause instant, severe engine damage.
or fully synthetic
oil that meets
as Castrol Power 1
(fully synthetic)
accommodate the
20 30 40 (°C)
68 86 104 (°F)
to the required