Engine Oil Filter; Checking The Ignition Timing - VESPA LX 4T USA Workshop Manual

Maintenance

Engine oil filter

- Change the oil when the engine is warm.
- Place a container under the oil sump and remove
the cap for draining the oil.
- After draining the oil clean the mesh filter with a
specific solvent and then blow it down with com-
pressed air.
- The latter is accessible by removing the cap
«A» (see figure).
- After this operation refit the filter and tighten the
oil cap to the sump using a new O-ring.
- Fill the engine oil through the hole located on the
oil sump.
- Engine oil capacity: ~ 850 cc.
- Manually tighten cap.
N.B.
RUN THE ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RECHECK
THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, IT
MUST ALWAYS REMAIN UNDER THE MAX LEVEL.
N.B.
IF FILLING FOR THE 1ST TIME OR FOR OVERHAUL ADD
850 C.C. OF ENGINE OIL, IN OTHER CASES 650 C.C. AND
FILL UP IF NECESSARY.
Recommended products
AGIP CITY HI TEC 4T Engine oil
SAE 5W-40 Synthetic oil that exceed the require-
ments of API SL, ACEA A3, JASO MA specifica-
tions
Locking torques (N*m)
Engine oil pre-filter cover

Checking the ignition timing

- Turn the flywheel clockwise until its 2nd notch
coincides with the Pick-up reference mark as
shown in the figure.
Make sure that the reference point on the camshaft
command crown is aligned with the reference point
on the head as shown in the second figure.
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LX 4T USA