Yamaha Tracer MT09TRA - Service manual > Oil cooler

Checking the oil cooler

1. Check:

• Oil cooler

Cracks/damage → Replace.

2. Check:

• Oil cooler inlet hose
•  Oil cooler outlet hose

Cracks/damage/wear → Replace.

Installing the oil cooler

1. Clean:

• Mating surfaces of the oil cooler and the crankcase (with a cloth dampened with lacquer thinner)

2. Install:

• O-ring
• Oil cooler "1"
• Washer "2"
• Oil cooler union bolt "3"

Oil cooler union bolt 35 Nm (3.5 m*kgf, 25 ft*lbf)

TIP

• Before installing the oil cooler, apply engine oil lightly to the oil cooler union bolt and apply lithium- soap-based grease to the O-ring.
• Make sure the O-ring is positioned properly.
• Align the projection "a" on the oil cooler with the slot "b" in the crankcase.
• After installing the oil cooler union bolt, bend the tab "c" of the washer.

3. Fill:

• Cooling system (with the specified amount of the recommended coolant)
• Crankcase (with the specified amount of the recommended engine oil)

4. Check:

• Cooling system

Leaks → Repair or replace any faulty part.

5. Measure:

• Radiator cap opening pressure

Below the specified pressure → Replace the radiator cap.

Thermostat

Checking the thermostat

1. Check:

• Thermostat assembly "1"

Cracks/damage → Replace.

Installing the thermostat assembly

1. Install:

• Thermostat assembly

2. Fill:

• Cooling system (with the specified amount of the recommended coolant)

3. Check:

• Cooling system

Leaks → Repair or replace any faulty part.

4. Measure:

• Radiator cap opening pressure

Below the specified pressure → Replace the radiator cap.

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