Engine Oil Draft
Engine Oil Draft
Oil
Engine Oil
• Check Engine For Leaks The line where the clutch cover meets the engine
• Check Engine Level
• Change Engine Oil and Filter
Steps
1. Don’t clean the bike as the first step. Go
through the following steps and then repeat
after cleaning the bike. If you clean the engine
you might clean off the fluid that will give you The line where the camshaft cover meets the engine
clues to what is leaking and where.
2. Shine the inspection lamp on the engine and
check for oil leaks across the entire engine,
particularly check in the following areas
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3. If you see no oil great, job done. If you do see
oil you will have to apply some logic to work
out where it is coming from. If the location is Engine Oil and Filter Change
obvious use the triumph service manual (or
take it to a mechanic) to follow the steps and What you need beforehand
replace the offending gasket. If the location of • Something to wipe the dipstick and clean up
the oil leak is not obvious you may need to excess, e.g. a rag, paper towel or blue roll.
clean the bike, top up the oil (see steps in the • The motorcycle needs to be upright. Can be
next section) and start the engine. With a clean elevated or on the ground
engine you should be able to better see where • A drain pan (1)
the oil is coming from. Then repair • Funnel (2)
accordingly, job done. • Triumph Tool T3880313 or T1218001 if using
the Genuine Triumph Filter (4)
Check Engine Level o Place a thin smear of multipurpose
grease or oil on the inside of this tool to
What you need before hand reduce the risk of it getting jammed
• Something to wipe the dipstick, e.g. a rag, onto the oil filter
paper towel or blue roll. • Torque wrench (10Nm and 25Nm) (6)
• The motorcycle needs to be upright • Socket HW8 (6)
• You may need some motorcycle engine oil: • Gloves to protect hands against the oil- it has
Semi or Fully Synthetic 10W/40 or 15W/50 nasty’s in it
Steps Consumables To Order
1. Stop the engine and clean around the oil filler • Triumph Oil Filter T1210444/T1218001 (5)
cap/dipstick. It is located on the right side of o There are other after market alternative
the engine just behind the engine block (See filters available for this motorcycle
Figure 1). A small brush helps or compressed • A new sump plug washer (come with the
air if available to blow out debris helps with triumph filter) (7)
cleaning.
• Motorcycle engine oil: Semi or Fully Synthetic
10W/40 or 15W/50 (3)
2. With your fingers unscrew the oil filler cap,
o 4L if just changing the oil
wipe off any oil on the dipstick and then screw
o 4.2L if changing the oil and oil filter
it all the way back in. An accurate reading can
o Note- these are official capacities, in
only be made if the dipstick is screwed all the
practice 4L does the job of both oil and
way in. Then unscrew it again and look to see
filter
if there is any oil between the two marks on the
dipstick (See Figure 2)
The top line (1) is the upper limit and the lower mark
(2) is the lower limit
3. Wait until the oil stops coming out of the drain 7. Using the tool unscrew the oil filter.
hole. Refit the sump plug with a NEW washer
and tighten to 25Nm. Note, if it is a OEM 8. The oil filter should come with a rubber
washer look closely at it and you will see one sealing ring on the inside lip of the filter. Take
half looks bubbly and the other looks solid. it out and pour a little bit of new engine oil into
The bubbly part is the crush half and goes on the space where it was. Put the sealing ring
facing the sum and the more ridged part back into the space and smear the excess
connects with the sum bolt. around the rest of the sealing ring. This process
helps the filter to be removed next time.
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11. Once the oil level has reached the upper mark
on the dipstick screw it back in and start the
engine for at least 30 seconds. Before the 30
seconds is up do not rev the engine because
you may damage it due to insufficient
lubrication. Also, if the oil pressure warning
light has not gone off shortly after turning the
9. Tighten the oil filter using the tool T3880313 bike on then turn off the engine and check the
to 10Nm. Clean any spilt oil around the filter engine oil level.
and/or sump plug.
12. After the 30sec warm up turn off the engine a
10. Fill the engine with 10W/40 or 15W/50 semi recheck the oil level using the dipstick. If it
or fully synthetic motorcycle engine oil needs more then fill accordingly.
through the filler cap/dipstick hole. Using a
funnel greatly helps in this process. If the
engine has been drained completely of all 13. Check the area around the sump plug and oil
engine oil it should take 4.2L to fill. Practically filter for any oil leaks, if so rectify
I have found that the engine can be filled with
4L and just be under the maximum mark on 14. Pour the old oil into the empty new oil
the dipstick. To avoid over filling the engine container and dispose of it and the oil filter
(which is bad for the engine) poor in 2/3rds of according to local guidelines.
oil and check the oil level describe in the
previous section. From this point on add in Job Done!
more and more oil, checking after each pour
that the maximum limit for engine oil has not
been exceeded.