Ktm 450 how much oil

Oil capacity - EXC. Posts Latest Activity. Page of 1. Filtered by:. Previous template Next. Sam EXC. Hi Guys, I am a little confused and would love some help. I was doing an oil change on my 07 exc last night, I got the short screen and the drain plug undone however couldn't for the life of me get the long screen bolt to undo, and now its burred, and I can't for the life of me understand why the previous owner had done these up so tight.

Anyway, about 1. I cleaned the short screen, wiped both filter casings and the drain plug and put it back together. I half filled the filter housings with clean oil Motul before putting them in. Once these were back together, I put 1.

The oil was at the top of the sight glass however when I started it this morning to idle for a while it would not reach the sight glass once warm. I was of the understanding the sump capacity for this bike was 1.

Can someone please advise the correct capacity? Also, does anyone know where I can download a EXC manual from? Cheers Sam. Tags: None. Check the oil capacity though, could ask for more than a Something I always do on an oil change is soak the filter. I pour oil in my ratio rite measuring cup and drop my filter in it before installation.

The manual says to fill up the oil cavity where the filter is, but think this does a better job. Vital MX - Motocross. Related: Edit Tags Done. Edit Tags Done. How much oil is needed for this bike when NOT changing the filter? Tweet More The Latest. Most Popular.