Engine - Installation
Warning - General - Stabilise Motorcycle
warning
Make sure the motorcycle is stabilised and adequately supported.Do not support the motorcycle on any ancillary component, the exhaust system or any other non structural parts of the motorcycle frame.A correctly supported motorcycle will help prevent it from falling.An unstable motorcycle may fall resulting in motorcycle damage, serious injury or death.
Engine Install LG1; LGX
- Position the engine beneath the frame.
- Make sure the alternator regulator/rectifier harness is routed as noted during removal.
- Raise the engine, looping the drive chain over the output sprocket as it is raised.
- Align the engine to the frame.
- Loosely assemble the left hand side front cylinder head bolt and a new lock nut.
- Loosely assemble the right hand side front cylinder head bolt and a new lock nut.
- Thoroughly clean the threaded part of the left hand side rear cylinder head bolt and smear the first four threads with a proprietary copper based grease
- Loosely assemble the left hand side rear cylinder head bolt.
- Loosely assemble the right hand side rear cylinder head bolt and a new lock nut.
- Using service tool T3880166 tighten the upper crankcase frame adjuster to 3 Nm.
- Loosely assemble the upper crankcase bolt, washer and a new lock nut.
- Using service tool T3880166 tighten the lower crankcase frame adjuster to 3 Nm.
- Loosely assemble the lower crankcase bolt, washer and a new lock nut.
- Whilst holding the lock nut, tighten the upper crankcase bolt to 48 Nm.
- Whilst holding the lock nut, tighten the lower crankcase bolt to 48 Nm.
- Whilst holding the lock nut, tighten the left hand side front cylinder head bolt to 48 Nm.
- Tighten the left hand side rear cylinder head bolt to 48 Nm.
- Whilst holding the lock nut, tighten the right hand side front cylinder head bolt to 48 Nm.
- Whilst holding the lock nut, tighten the right hand side rear cylinder head bolt to 48 Nm.
Lower crankcase bolt (and frame adjuster)
Upper crankcase bolt (and frame adjuster)
Right hand side rear cylinder head bolt
Right hand side front cylinder head bolt
Left hand side front cylinder head bolt
Left hand side rear cylinder head bolt
Upper crankcase bolt
Lower crankcase bolt
- Attach the MAP sensor hose (engine end) to its four way connector.
MAP sensor hose (throttle body removed for clarity)
Four way connector
- Reconnect the gear position sensor to the main harness.
- Reconnect the engine subharness to the main harness.
- Reconnect the engine ground lead to the crankcase with a new lock nut and tighten to 10 Nm.
Engine subharness connector
Engine ground lead
- Reconnect the following components to the main harness:
- Reconnect the grey alternator regulator/rectifier electrical connection.
- Refit the gear change bracket and side stand switch to the frame with two fixings and tighten to 24 Nm.
- Set the drive chain adjustment (see Drive Chain Free Movement - Adjustment).
- If drained, refill the engine oil (see Oil and Oil Filter Change).
caution
Unless the following engine mounting bolt installation/tightening sequence is precisely followed, severe frame damage can occur.
* ignition coils
* fuel rail (injectors)
* coolant temperature sensor
* secondary air injection valve.
Perform the following operations
Perform the following operations: