Yamaha Venture Lite PZ50RTB Owner's Manual page 66

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
9. Place an oil pan under the engine to col-
lect the used oil.
10. Remove the engine oil drain bolt and its
gasket to drain the oil from the crank-
case.
1. Engine oil drain bolt (crankcase)
2. Gasket
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Dispose of used oil according to local regula-
tions.
11. Install the engine oil drain bolts and their
new gasket, and then tighten the bolts to
the specified torques.
Tightening torques:
Engine oil drain bolt (crankcase):
30 Nm (3.0 m·kgf, 22 ft·lbf)
Engine oil drain bolt (oil tank):
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 12 ft·lbf)
12. Add 1.5 L (1.59 US qt, 1.32 Imp.qt) of the
recommended engine oil to the oil tank,
and then install and tighten the oil filler
cap.
13. Start the engine, warm it up for several
minutes, and then turn it off.
14. Remove the oil filler cap, and then add
sufficient oil of the recommended type to
raise it to the "H" level mark on the dip-
stick. NOTICE: When adding the en-
gine oil, be careful not to fill above the
"H" level mark on the dipstick. Use
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only the recommended oil. (See page
83.) Make sure that no foreign material
enters the engine oil tank.
1. "H" level mark
2. "L" level mark
Recommended engine oil:
See page 83.
Oil quantity:
With oil filter cartridge replacement:
2.6 L (2.78 US qt, 2.31 Imp.qt)
Without oil filter cartridge replace-
ment:
2.4 L (2.59 US qt, 2.16 Imp.qt)
Total amount:
3.0 L (3.17 US qt, 2.64 Imp.qt)
15. Install and tighten the oil filler cap.
16. Start the engine, and then let it idle for
several minutes while checking it for oil
leakage. If oil is leaking, immediately turn
the engine off and make sure that the en-
gine oil drain bolt, the oil tank drain bolt,
and the oil filler cap are installed correct-
ly.
17. Turn the engine off, and then connect the
oil level gauge coupler.
18. Install the right lower cover by installing
the bolts.
19. Install the bottom panel by installing the
bolts.
20. Install the right side cover (PZ50RT /
PZ50GT / PZ50MT), or install the right
side cover and the right upper cover, and
then close
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the shroud (PZ50VT).