Engine Oil: Service and Repair

CHANGING ENGINE OIL





CAUTION: Be careful not to burn yourself, as the engine oil is hot.

1. Run the engine until it reaches normal operating temperature.
2. Stop the engine.
3. Remove the oil filler cap (on rocker cover) and the drain plug (on the oil pan). Drain the engine oil.
4. Re-install and tighten the drain plug to the specified torque.
Tightening torque
Drain plug 35 - 45 Nm (350 - 450 kg.cm, 26 - 33 ft. lbs.)
5. Fill the crankcase with fresh engine oil through the oil filler cap opening.
Dry fill 4.3 lit (4.10 U.S.qts., 4.91 Imp.qts.)
Drain and Refill
Without oil filter 3.7 lit (3.53 U.S.qts., 4.23 Imp.qts.)
With oil filter 4.0 lit (3.82 U.S.qts., 4.57 Imp.qts.)
6. Install the oil filler cap.
7. Start and run the engine.
8. Stop the engine and then check the oil level. Add oil if necessary.