OWNER’S MANUAL & COMPETITION HANDBOOK - Page 48

For 2013 CRF450X.

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Servicing Your Honda 47
Replacing Transmission Oil
1. Run the engine at idle for 3 minutes, then
shut it off.
2. Support the CRF in an upright position on a
level surface.
3. Remove the transmission oil fill cap (1) from
the right crankcase cover.
4. Place an oil drain pan under the engine to
catch the oil. Then remove the transmission
oil drain bolt (2) and sealing washer (3).
5. After the oil has drained, apply engine oil to
the drain bolt threads and tighten it with a
new sealing washer to the specified torque:
12 lbf·ft (16 N·m, 1.6 kgf·m)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) transmission oil fill cap
(2) transmission oil drain bolt
(3) sealing washer
6. Fill the crankcase with recommended oil.
Capacity: 0.69 US qt (0.65
) after draining.
7. Check the transmission oil level by following
the steps in Checking & Adding Oil (this
page).
Checking & Adding Oil
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1) transmission oil fill cap (3) sealing washer
(2) oil check bolt
1. Run the engine at idle for 3 minutes, then
shut it off.
2. Wait 3 minutes after shutting off the engine
to allow the oil to properly distribute itself in
the clutch and transmission.
3. Support the CRF in an upright position on a
level surface.
4. Remove the transmission oil fill cap (1), oil
check bolt (2) and sealing washer (3) from
the right crankcase cover. A small amount of
oil should flow out of the oil check bolt hole.
Allow any excess oil to flow out of the oil
check bolt hole. If no oil flows out of the oil
check bolt hole, add oil slowly through the
transmission oil fill hole until oil start to flow
out of the oil check bolt hole.
Install the oil check bolt with a new sealing
washer and transmission oil fill cap. Repeat
step 1 – 4.
5. After checking the oil level or adding oil,
install the oil check bolt with a new sealing
washer. Tighten the oil check bolt to the
specified torque:
7 lbf·ft (10 N·m, 1.0 kgf·m)
6. Install the transmission oil fill cap securely.
Transmission Oil
Pour the drained oil into a suitable container and
dispose of it in an approved manner (page 151).
NOTICE
Improper disposal of drained fluids is harmful to
the environment.
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