checking oil YAMAHA BRUIN 250 2005 Owners Manual

8-17 1. Engine oil filler cap
2. Dipstick
3. Maximum level mark
4. Minimum level mark
1. Bouchon de remplissage d’huile de moteur
2. Jauge
3. Repère de niveau maximum
4. Repère de niveau minimum
1. Tapa del filtro de aceite de motor
2. Varilla de nivel de aceite
3. Marca de nivel máximo
4. Marca de nivel mínimo
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Engine oil and oil filter element
The engine oil level should be checked before
each ride. In addition, the oil must be changed and
the oil filter element cleaned at the intervals speci-
fied in the periodic maintenance and lubrication
chart.
To check the engine oil level
1. Place the ATV on a level surface.
2. Warm up the engine for several minutes, and
then turn it off.
3. Wait at least ten minutes until the oil level set-
tles before checking.
4. Remove the engine oil filler cap, and then
wipe the dipstick off with a clean rag. Insert
the dipstick in the filler hole (without screwing
it in), and then remove it again to check the oil
level.NOTE:_

Be sure to wait at least ten minutes until the
oil level settles before checking.


The oil level should be between the minimum
and maximum level marks.
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8-29 1. Bolt A (× 6) 2. Bolt B (× 2)
1. Boulon A (× 6) 2. Boulon B (× 2)
1. Perno A (× 6) 2. Perno B (× 2)
14. Start the engine, and then let it idle for seve-
ral minutes while checking it for oil leakage. If
oil is leaking, immediately turn the engine off
and check for the cause.
15. Turn the engine off, and then check the oil
level and correct it if necessary.
16. Install the footboard by installing the bolts,
and then tightening them to the specified
torque.
17. Adjust the brake pedal free play. (See page
8-67.) Tightening torque:
Footboard bolt A:
3.8 Nm (0.38 m·kgf)
Footboard bolt B:
6.5 Nm (0.65 m·kgf)
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8-31 1. Final gear oil
2. Correct oil level
3. Final gear oil filler bolt
1. Huile de transmission finale
2. Niveau d’huile correct
3. Boulon de l’orifice de remplissage du carter de transmission finale
1. Aceite de la transmisión final
2. Nivel de aceite exacto
3. Perno del orificio de llenado de aceite de la transmisión final
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Final gear oil
Checking the final gear oil
1. Place the ATV on a level surface.
2. Remove the oil filler bolt, and then check the
oil level in the final gear case.NOTE:_ The oil level should be at the brim of the filler hole. _3. If the oil is below the brim of the filler hole,
add sufficient oil of the recommended type to
raise it to the correct level.CAUTION:_ Be sure no foreign material enters the final
gear case. _4. Install the oil filler bolt, and then tighten it to
the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Final gear oil filler bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf)
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