Engine Oil - VESPA GTS Super 300 ie 2008 Service Station Manual

Maintenance

Engine oil

In four stroke engines, the engine oil is used to lubricate the timing elements, the bench bearings and
the thermal group. An insufficient quantity of oil can cause serious damage to the engine.
In all four stroke engines, the deterioration of the oil characteristics, or a certain consumption should
be considered normal, especially if during the run-in period. Consumption levels in particular can be
influenced by the conditions of use (e.g.: oil consumption increases when driving at "full throttle".
Replacement
At 1,000 km and after every 10,000 km, the oil and
the filter must be changed. The engine must be
drained by running off the oil from drainage cap
"B" of the flywheel side gauze pre-filter; further-
more to facilitate oil drainage, loosen the cap/
dipstick "A". Once all the oil has drained through
the drainage hole, unscrew the oil cartridge filter
"C" and remove it.
Make sure the pre-filter and drainage plug O-rings
are in good conditions.
Lubricate them and refit the mesh filter and the oil
drainage plug, screwing them up to the prescribed
torque.
Refit the new cartridge filter being careful to lubri-
cate the O-ring before fitting it.
Change the engine oil.
Since a certain quantity of oil still remains in the
circuit, oil must be filled from cap "A". Then start
up the scooter, leave it running for a few minutes
and switch it off: after five minutes check the level
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Vespa GTS Super 300 ie (2008)