Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Oil Pan Removal, Oil Pan Installation

4-16 ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM

Oil Pan

Oil Pan Removal

•Remove:

Engine Oil (drain, see Periodic Maintenance chapter) Engine (see Engine Removal/Installation chapter)

•Turn the engine to the side.

•Unscrew the dipstick tube bolts [A] and pull out the dip- stick tube [B].

•Unscrew the oil pan bolts [A] and remove the oil pan [B].

Oil Pan Installation

•Tighten the oil pan bolts following the tightening sequence [1 ∼ 17].

Torque - Oil Pan Bolts: 7.8 N·m (0.80 kgf·m, 69 in·lb)

•Apply grease to the O-ring [A] on the dipstick tube [B].

•Applybolts. a non-permanent locking agent to the dipstick tube

•Tighten all the dipstick tube bolts temporary.

○First, tighten the oil pan side bolt. Next, tighten the cylin- der head side bolts.

Torque - Dipstick Tube Bolts: 7.8 N·m (0.80 kgf·m, 69 in·lb)