Repair Instructions; Engine Oil And Filter Replacement; Engine Oil Level Inspection; Oil Pan / Oil Strainer / Oil Pressure Regulator - Suzuki VLR1800 Service Manual

5) Warm up the engine as follows:
Summer: 5 min. at idle r/min
Winter: 8 min. at idle r/min
6) After warm up, increase the engine speed to 3 000 r/
min (Observe the tachometer), and read the oil
pressure gauge.
If the oil pressure is lower or higher than the
specification, the following causes may be
considered.
Oil pressure specification
400 – 700 kPa (4.0 – 7.0 kgf/cm
000 r/min, Oil temp. at 60 °C (140 °F)
High oil pressure
• Engine oil viscosity is too
high
• Clogged oil passage
• Combination of the
above items

Engine Oil and Filter Replacement

Refer to "Engine Oil and Filter Replacement in Section
0B (Page 0B-11)".

Engine Oil Level Inspection

Refer to "Engine Oil and Filter Replacement in Section
0B (Page 0B-11)".

Oil Pan / Oil Strainer / Oil Pressure Regulator

Removal and Installation

Removal
1) Drain engine oil. Refer to "Engine Oil and Filter
Replacement in Section 0B (Page 0B-11)".
2) Remove the oil pan (1). Refer to "Engine Bottom
Side Disassembly in Section 1D (Page 1D-59)".
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2 , 57 – 100 psi) at 3
Low oil pressure
• Clogged oil filter
• Oil leakage from the oil
passage
• Damaged O-ring
• Defective oil pump
• Combination of the
above items

Repair Instructions

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Engine Lubrication System:
7) Stop the engine and remove the oil pressure gauge
and attachment.
8) Reinstall the oil pressure switch (1). Refer to "Oil
Pressure Switch Removal and Installation (Page 1E-
7)".
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9) Check the engine oil level. Refer to "Engine Oil and
Filter Replacement in Section 0B (Page 0B-11)".
3) Remove the oil gallery plugs (2) from the oil pan.
4) Remove the oil pressure regulator (3) and oil
strainers (4).
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