2002 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 Owners Manual - Page 119

2002 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 Manual

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12. Warm up the engine for several minutes at idle speed. Check for oil leakage while warming up. CAUTION: _ If oil leakage is found, stop the engine immediately and check for the cause. _ Oil pressure check 1. Put a cloth around the cylinder. 2. Slightly loosen the oil gallery bolt in the cylinder head. 3. Start the engine and keep it idling until oil begins to seep from the oil gallery. If no oil comes out after one minute, turn the engine off so it will not seize and find the cause. 4. Start the engine, and then check the oil pressure. 5. After checking, tighten the oil gallery bolt to the specified torque. 1. Oil gallery bolt 2. Cloth Tightening torque: Oil gallery bolt: 7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lb) CAUTION: _ Be sure to check the oil pressure after replacing the engine oil. _ 8-8

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12.
Warm up the engine for several minutes
at idle speed. Check for oil leakage while
warming up.
CAUTION:
_
If oil leakage is found, stop the engine im-
mediately and check for the cause.
_
Oil pressure check
1.
Put a cloth around the cylinder.
2.
Slightly loosen the oil gallery bolt in the
cylinder head.
3.
Start the engine and keep it idling until oil
begins to seep from the oil gallery. If no
oil comes out after one minute, turn the
engine off so it will not seize and find the
cause.
4.
Start the engine, and then check the oil
pressure.
5.
After checking, tighten the oil gallery bolt
to the specified torque.
1.
Oil gallery bolt
2.
Cloth
CAUTION:
_
Be sure to check the oil pressure after re-
placing the engine oil.
_
Tightening torque:
Oil gallery bolt:
7 Nm (0.7 m·kgf, 5.1 ft·lb)