Honda CRF450R 2006 Owner's Manual page 42

Engine Oil
8. Remove the left engine guard bolt (4) and left
engine guard (5).
(5)
(4)
(4) left engine guard bolt
(5) left engine guard
9. Remove the oil filter cover bolts (6) and oil
filter cover (7).
10. Remove the oil filter (8) from the oil filter cover.
11. Check that the oil filter cover O-ring (9) is in
good condition.
(10)
(12)
(6) oil filter cover bolts
(7) oil filter cover
(8) oil filter
(9) oil filter cover O-ring
(10) spring
(11) rubber seal
(12) "OUT-SIDE" mark
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Servicing Your Honda
12. Apply grease to the filter side of the spring
end, then install the spring (10) into the new
oil filter (8).
13. Position the spring against the engine
crankcase and install a new oil filter with the
rubber seal (11) facing out, away from the
engine. You should see the "OUT-SIDE" mark
(12) on the filter body, near the seal.
Use a new genuine Honda oil filter or a filter
of equal quality specified for your model.
NOTICE
If the oil filter is not installed properly, it will
cause serious engine damage.
14. Apply engine oil to the O-ring and install it to
the oil filter cover.
15. Install the oil filter cover being careful not to
damage the O-ring, then tighten the oil filter
cover bolts to the specified torque:
9 lbf·ft (12 N·m, 1.2 kgf·m)
16. Install the left engine guard and tighten the
left engine guard bolt.
17. Fill the crankcase with the recommended oil.
(11)
(8)
Capacity: 0.73 US qt (0.69R)
(9)
18. Install the engine oil filler cap.
(7)
19. Check the engine oil level by following the
steps in Checking & Adding oil (page 37).
(6)
at oil and filter change
0.70 US qt (0.66R)
at oil change