Triumph Thruxton TFC 2019 Owner's Handbook Manual page 77

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To change the engine oil and filter:
Warm up the engine thoroughly
then stop the engine. Secure the
motorcycle on the side stand.
Allow the engine oil to settle for five
minutes before draining.
Place an oil drain pan beneath the
engine.
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1.
Sump plug
2.
Engine oil filter
Remove the sump plug from the
bottom of the sump and allow the
engine oil to drain.
Secure the motorcycle in an upright
position on level ground.
Position the oil drain pan beneath
the engine oil filter.
Unscrew and remove the engine oil
filter using the Triumph service tool
T3880313. Dispose of the old filter in
an environmentally friendly way.
Prefill the replacement engine oil
filter with new engine oil.
Apply a smear of clean engine oil to
the sealing ring of the new engine
oil filter. Install the engine oil filter
and tighten to 89 lbf in (10 Nm).
Maintenance and Adjustment
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After the engine oil has completely
drained out, install a new sealing
washer to the sump plug. Install and
tighten the plug to 18 lbf ft (25 Nm).
Remove the engine oil filler plug.
Using a suitable funnel, fill the
engine with a 10W/40 or 10W/50
semi or fully synthetic motorcycle
engine oil that meets specification
API SH (or higher) and JASO MA,
such as Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T
10W-40 (fully synthetic) engine oil,
sold as Castrol Power RS Racing
4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic) in some
countries.
Do
not
overfill
capacities given in the Specifications
section.
Start the engine and allow it to idle
for a minimum of 30 seconds.
Raising the engine speed above idle,
before the engine 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
engine oil to circulate fully.
Make sure that the low oil pressure
warning light extinguishes shortly
after starting.
or
exceed
Caution
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