Kawasaki Ninja

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Engine Oil Flow Chart

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / Engine Lubrication System / Engine Oil Flow Chart

Engine Oil Flow Chart


1. Oil Screen

2. Oil Pump

3. Oil Pressure Relief Valve

4. Oil Filter

5. Oil Pipe

6. Oil Cooler

7. Balancer Oil Passage

8. Main Oil Passage

9. Crankshaft Oil Passage

10. Oil Pressure Switch

11. Camshaft Oil Passages

12. Drive Shaft Oil Passage

13. Output Shaft Oil Passage

14. Starter Clutch Oil Passage

15. Blowby Gas (Crankcase → Air Cleaner Housing)

Specifications

Specifications


Exploded View
EO: Apply engine oil. G: Apply grease. L: Apply a non-permanent locking agent. Lh: Left-hand Threads MO: Apply molybdenum disulfide oil solution. (mixture of the engine oil and mo ...

Special Tools and Sealant
Oil Pressure Gauge, 10 kgf/cm²: 57001-164 Oil Pressure Gauge Adapter, PT3/8: 57001-1233 Outside Circlip Pliers: 57001-144 Liquid Gasket, TB1211: 56019-120 ...

Other materials:

Spring Preload Adjustment
The spring preload adjuster is located at the lower end of each front fork leg and can be adjusted. To increase spring preload and stiffen the suspension, turn the preload adjuster clockwise with a hexagon wrench. To decrease preload and soften the suspension, turn the preload adjust ...

Crankshaft Side Clearance Inspection
Insert a thickness gauge [A] between the thrust washer [B] on the crankcase and the crank web [C] at the #3 main journal to determine clearance. If the clearance exceeds the service limit, replace the thrust washers as a set and check the width of the crankshaft #3 main journal. Cra ...

Diode Circuit Inspection
Remove the relay box (see Relay Box Removal). Check conductivity of the following pairs of terminals (see Relay Box Internal Circuit in this section). Diode Circuit Inspection The resistance should be low in one direction and more than 10 times as much in the other direction. If any dio ...