Changing The Transmission Oil - APRILIA RS 125 - 1995 Manual

CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION OIL

(Fig. 30)
a
When warmed up, the engine contains
hot oil; therefore, in order to avoid burns,
be careful while performing the opera-
tions described here below.
c
Remember: 1 mile = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.625 miles.
Read page 50 carefully.
Change the transmission oil after the first 1000 km
and successively every 12000 km (see the "REGU-
LAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART" - page 51).
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Fig. 30
To carry out the changing:
– warm up the engine for a few minutes, to facilitate
the oil outflow during the following draining phase;
– keep the vehicle in vertical position, with the two
wheels resting on the ground;
– remove the fairing of the left side;
– unscrew and remove the oil filling plug (1);
– unscrew and remove the oil drain plug (2), posi-
tioned on the bottom of the base;
– drain the oil and let it drip into a container for a few
minutes;
– remove the metal residues from the drain plug
magnet (2);
– retighten the drain plug (2);
– pour about 1000 cmC of engine oil inside the filling
o p e n i n g ( s e e t h e " L U B R I C A N T C H A R T " -
page 84);
– tighten the oil filling plug (1);
– put the fairing back to its position;
– check the oil level (see "CHECKING THE TRANS-
MISSION OIL LEVEL AND TOPPING UP" -
page 53).