Checking The Transmission Oil Level - APRILIA CLASSIC 125 - 1997 Manual

CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION
OIL LEVEL (Fig. 32)
Carefully read p. 20 (TRANSMISSION
OIL), p. 32 (MAINTENANCE) and p. 32
( R E G U L A R S E R V I C E I N T E R V A L S
CHART).
Check the transmission oil level every
4000 km, unless the oil change is pre-
scribed at different intervals, see p. 37
(CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL).
36 use and maintenance Classic 125
Fig. 32
For the check, proceed as follows:
Stop the engine and let it cool down for
at least ten minutes, in order to allow the
oil to drain into the oil pan and to cool
down.
Keep the vehicle in vertical position, on a
flat surface, with the wheels resting on
the ground.
Let the engine spin over for about one
minute, to ensure the filling of the oil
tank.
Stop the engine.
c
The failure to carry out the oper-
ations described above may lead
to an incorrect oil level measurement.
Remove the oil pan guard on the left
side, see p. 22 (REMOVING THE OIL
PAN GUARD).
Make sure that the oil level is included in
the second fourth of the glass (1).
c
The oil level must neither exceed
the first half of the glass, nor be
lower than one fourth of the glass itself.
In the first case the excess oil would
flow out through the drain opening; in
the second case the engine may be seri-
ously damaged.
TOPPING UP (Fig. 32)
If it is necessary to top up the oil tank, pro-
ceed as follows:
Remove the plug (2).
Pour a small quantity of oil and wait
about one minute, so that the oil sets on
the base.
Make sure that the oil level reaches at
least half the glass (1).
Otherwise, top up with small quantities of
oil and check through the glass (1), until
reaching the prescribed level.
At the end of this operation, screw the
plug (2).