Ducati Diavel Owners Manual: Cleaning and replacing the spark plugs
Spark plugs are essential to smooth engine running and should be checked at regular intervals.
The condition of the spark plugs provides a good indication of how well the engine is running.
Have the spark plugs inspected or replaced at a ducati dealer or authorised service centre; they will check the colour of the ceramic insulator of the central electrode (1): an even brown colour is a sign that the engine is in good running order.
Note
Inspect the centre electrode for wear and check spark plug gap, which should be: 0.8×0.1 Mm.
Important
A gap outside the specified limits will adversely affect engine performance and may lead to difficult starting or erratic idling.
Checking engine oil level
Check the engine oil level through the sight glass (1) on the
clutch cover. When checking oil level, the motorcycle should
be perfectly upright and the engine cold. The oil level should
be between ...
General cleaning
To preserve the finish of metal parts and paintwork, wash
and clean your motorcycle at regular intervals, anyway
according to the road conditions you ride in. Use specific
products, where possible ...
Other materials:
Crankshaft/connecting rods assembly
Special screw
Connecting rod assembly
Half bearing
Grub screw
Bushes
Crankshaft
Grub screw
Shim washer
Spare parts catalogue
Diavel abs connecting rods
Diavel carbon
abs
connecting rods
Important
Bold reference numbers in this section identify parts not shown in the
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Display background colour (automatic adjustment)
Instrument panel background colour is set automatically
according to exterior lighting conditions.
When sensor detects "poor lighting" (night), it switches to
black background mode; vice versa when a "significant"
lighting is detected (day), it switches to white background
...
Dashes shown instead of speed indication or indicated speed is incorrect
Fault codes
Dds: speed sensor diagnosis -> max. Speed (max. Speed error - signal not
correct) - minimum speed (min speed error -
signal not correct) - congruence (correlation speed error - signal not correct).
Dashboard: the error "speed sensor" is shown on the service display. The eobd
...