3. INSPECTION/ADJUSTMENT                                                        UXV 500


 ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT AND
 OIL FILTER CLEANING

 1. Place the machine on a level place.
 2. Warm up the engine for several minutes
    and stop it.
 3. Place a container under the engine.
 4. Remove the oil filler cap (1).

 Be sure no foreign material enters the
   crankcase.                                       (1) oil fill cap



                                                                  (2)
 5. Remove the oil filter cap (2) to drain the
    oil.
 The engine oil will drain more easily
   while the engine is warm.




 6. Clean the oil strainer with solvent.           Compression Spring           O-ring
    Inspect the O-ring and replace if
    damaged. Reinstall the O-ring, oil
    strainer, compression spring and oil filter
    cap. Tighten the oil filter cap to
    specification.

 Torque: 1.5 kgf-m (15 N-m, 11 lbf-ft)

 7. Fill the engine with oil and install the oil
    filler cap.
                                                   Oil Strainer         Oil Filter Cap
 Engine oil capacity
   At disassembly:
            3.6 liter (3.17 lmp qt, 3.82 Us qt)
   At change:
              3 liter (2.64 lmp qt, 3.18 Us qt)
   After draining and oil filter cartridge
   change:
            3.2 liter (2.82 lmp qt, 3.39 Us qt)

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