The 2016 Ducati XDiavel S maintenance schedule and service intervals — sourced from the owner’s manual.
The service internal are very similar of those 2016 Ducati XDiavel.
Regular maintenance for the 2016 Ducati XDiavel S
This is maintenance that you can do yourself (though the manual says you need a dealer to do it).
Every 1000 km/600 miles miles OR 6 months (whichever comes earlier, perform the following maintenance:
| Check engine oil level |
| Check brake fluid level |
| Check tyre pressure and wear |
| Check final drive belt tension |
| Check brake pads. If necessary, contact your dealer to replace pads |
2016 Ducati XDiavel S Maintenance Schedule Table
The following is the list of maintenance operations and to be done on this motorcycle with a distance or time interval — whichever comes earlier.
This maintenance schedule is in the same format as in the manual, though altered to fit this screen.
The distances and times are mentioned below. Whenever the first of either the time or distance interval is reached, the maintenance is required.
| km. x1000 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | Time |
| mi. x1000 | 0.6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | (Months) |
| Reading of the error memory with DDS 2.0 and check of
software version update on control units | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the presence of any technical updates and recall
campaigns | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Change engine oil and filter | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Clean the engine oil mesh filter assembly | • | – | ||||
| Check and/or adjust valve clearance | • | • | – | |||
| Change timing belts | • | • | 60 | |||
| Change spark plugs | • | • | – | |||
| Clean plugs with metal mesh filters on heads | • | • | – | |||
| Clean air filter | • | • | 12 | |||
| Change air filter | • | • | – | |||
| Check brake and clutch fluid level | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Change brake and clutch fluid | 36 | |||||
| Check brake disk and pad wear. Change if necessary | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the proper tightening of brake calliper bolts and
brake disk flange screws | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check front and rear wheel nuts tightening | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check frame-to-engine fasteners tightening | • | • | • | • | – | |
| Check wheel hub bearings | • | • | – | |||
| Check and lubricate the rear wheel shaft | • | • | – | |||
| Check silentblocks on driven pulley | • | • | – | |||
| Check final drive driven and driving pulley nut tightening | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check final drive belt wear | • | • | • | • | 12 | |
| Check final drive belt tension | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check steering bearings and lubricate, if necessary | • | • | – | |||
| Change front fork fluid | • | • | – | |||
| Visually check the front fork and rear shock absorber
seals | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the freedom of movement and tightening of the
side and central stand (if any) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Visually check the fuel lines | • | • | • | • | 12 | |
| Check rubbing points, clearance, freedom of movement
and positioning of hoses and electric wiring in view | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Lubricate the levers at the handlebar and pedal controls | • | • | • | • | 12 | |
| Change coolant | • | 48 | ||||
| Visually check the coolant level and sealing of the circuit | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check tyre pressure and wear | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the battery charge level | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check the operation of all electric safety devices (side
stand sensor, front and rear brake switches, engine kill switch, gear/neutral sensor) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Check lighting, turn indicators, horn and controls | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Reset the Service indication through the DDS 2.0 | • | • | • | • | • | – |
| Final test and road test of the motorcycle, testing safety
devices (ex. ABS and DTC), Cruise Control device, electric fans and idling | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Softly clean the motorcycle | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Fill out that the service was performed in on-board documentation
(Service Booklet) | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
General Information on the 2016 Ducati XDiavel S
The engine has a high redline (10,000 rpm) compared to less-performance oriented or older Ducati twins, allowing it to maintain a high amount of horsepower with a claimed peak of 156 at 9,500 rpm. The wide and fat torque curve reaches its claimed peak way low with 95.0 pound-feet at 5,000 rpm. It has nearly peak torque from about 4,000 rpm to 8,000.
The XDiavel is 1.36-inches longer, with a 63.6-inch wheelbase. Rake is 30-degrees compared to the 28-degrees of the Diavel, but trail is at the same huge 5.1. Because more rake results in more trail, the offset was increased by 0.23 in. to bring the trail numbers back down. The fork is a Marzocchi with 50mm stanchions, with a light spring inside the right leg and a stiffer spring in the left leg.
2016 Ducati XDiavel S Owner’s Manual
The above info was sourced from the owner’s manual. You can download it below. You can download it from the Ducati website here.