3. INSPECTION/ADJUSTMENT ATV 300/250 ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT AND OIL FILTER CLEANING Place the machine on a level place. Warm up the engine for several minutes and stop it. Place a container under the engine. Remove the oil fill cap and oil filter cap to drain the oil. Clean the oil strainer with solvent. Inspect the O-ring and replace if damaged. Oil Filter Cap Reinstall the O-ring, oil strainer, compression spring and oil filter cap. Compression Spring O-ring Tighten the oil filter cap to specification. Torque: 1.5 kgf-m (15 N-m, 11 lbf-ft) Fill the engine with oil and install the oil fill cap. Oil Capacity: At disassembly: 1.6 liter (1.4 lmp qt, 1.7 Us qt) At change: 1.4 liter (1.23 lmp qt, 1.48 Us qt) Oil Strainer Oil Filter Cap Oil Filler Bolt TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACEMENT Place the machine on a level place. Place a container under the engine. Remove the oil filler bolt and drain plug to drain the oil. Reinstall the drain plug and tighten to specification. Torque: 2 kgf-m (20 N-m, 15 lbf-ft) Fill the engine with oil and install the oil filler bolt. Drain Plug Oil Capacity: At disassembly: 400 cc (0.35 lmp qt, 0.42 Us qt) At change: 300 cc (0.26 lmp qt, 0.32 Us qt) Start the engine and warm up for a few minutes. While warming up, check for oil leakage. If oil leakage is found, stop the engine immediately and check for the cause. Make sure that the sealing washer is in good condition. 3-10