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LUBRICATION
ENGINE OIL LEVEL
Put the motorcycle on its center stand on level
ground. Start the engine and let it idle for 2-3
minutes. Turn off the engine. Remove the filler
cap/dipstick,
wipe
it
clean and insert
it
without
screwing it in. Remove the tiller cap/dipstick and
check the oil level.
If the level is below the lower level mark on the
dipstick.
fill to the upper level mark with recom-
mended
oil.
Check the oil pressure with the oil pressure warn-
ing light after the engine starts. The light should
go off after
one or
two seconds.
If
it
does not,
stop
the engine and check the oil
pump output and/or oil
circuit.
ENGINE OIL
&
FILTER CHANGE
NOTE
Change
engine oil
with the engine warm and
the motorcycle on its center stand to assure
complete
and rapid draining.
Stop
the
engine.
Remove
the
oil
filler cap/dipstick, oil
drain plug
and
drain
the
oil.
Remove
the lower cowl.
Remove
the oil filter with a filter wrench (07912-
6110001) and let the remaining oil drain out.
Dis·
card the oil filter.
Check that the sealing washer on the drain plug is in
good condition and install the
plug. Replace
the oil
filter with a new one. Check that the oil filter O·ring
is in good condition, and coat it with oil before
installing it.
Install
and tighten the oil filter.
TORQUE: 15-20 N'm
(1.5-2.0 kg·m, 11-14
ft·lb)
Fill
the crankcase with 2.9 liters (3.1 US qt, 2.5
Imp
qt) of the recommended oil (page 2·1). Rein·
stall the oil filler cap/dipstick.
Start
the engine and
let
it idle for 2-3 minutes,
then
stop the engine.
Make sure that the oil level is at the upper level
mark
on the
dipstick.
Make
sure
that there
are
no
oil
leaks.
I nstall
the
lower
cowl.
2-3
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HONDA.
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VF1000F
(1)
OIL FILLER
CAP/DIPSTICK
(2)
UPPER
(3)
LOWER
(1)
OIL
FILTER
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