Adding The Gear Oil - KTM 250 XC TPI Owner's Manual

17.7

Adding the gear oil

Info
Too little gear oil or poor-quality gear oil results in premature wear to the transmission.
Gear oil must only be topped up when the engine is cold.
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Remove filler plug
Gear oil
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Mount and tighten the filler plug together with the O-ring.
Danger
Danger of poisoning Exhaust gases are toxic and inhal-
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ing them may result in unconsciousness and death.
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Always make sure there is sufficient ventilation
when running the engine.
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Use effective exhaust extraction when starting or
running the engine in an enclosed space.
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Start the engine and check for tightness.
Finishing work
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Check the gear oil level. (
Preparatory work
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Park the motorcycle on a level surface.
Main work
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Remove gear oil level monitoring screw
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Remove filler plug
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Add gear oil until it emerges from the drill hole of the gear oil
level monitoring screw.
Engine oil (15W/50) (
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Mount and tighten the gear oil level monitoring screw.
Guideline
Screw, gear oil level
monitoring
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Mount and tighten filler plug
SERVICE WORK ON THE ENGINE 17
2
with the O-ring, and fill up with gear oil.
0.80 l Engine oil
(0.85 qt.) (15W/50)
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p. 118)
1
.
2
with the O-ring.
p. 134)
M6 10 Nm (7.4 lbf ft)
2
with the O-ring.
p. 134)
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