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SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR
9. Install and lock the engine cover
(p. 63).
Oil Filter Change
1. Drain the engine oil, and reinstall
the drain bolt, washer, and drain
bolt cover (see Engine Oil Change
on p. 66).
2. Tilt the outboard motor, and place a
suitable container below the oil
drain guide to catch the used oil.
3. Use a suitable tool to remove the
oil filter, and thoroughly drain the
filter into the used oil container.
4. Clean the oil filter mounting base,
and coat the rubber seal of the new
oil filter with clean engine oil.
Use only a Honda Genuine oil
filter or a filter of equivalent
quality specified for your model.
Using the wrong filter, or a
non-Honda filter which is not of
equivalent quality, may cause
engine damage.
5. Screw on the new filter by hand
until it contacts the engine, then use
a suitable tool to tighten the filter
an additional 7/8 turn.
OIL FILTER TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
9 lbf·ft (12 N·m, 1.2 kgf·m)
6. Return the outboard motor to the
vertical position, and fill the
crankcase with the specified
amount (p. 66) of the
recommended oil.
USE A SUITABLE TOOL
OIL FILTER
OIL DRAIN GUIDE
RUBBER SEAL
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