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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE 2-5
5. Assembly is reverse order of disassembly.
6. Start engine and allow it to run for several minutes at idle
speed. Check that there are no leaks around filter cap.
7. Turn off engine, then recheck engine oil level.
GEAR OIL
1. Place the outboard motor upright on a level surface.
2. Place a container under the lower unit.
3. Remove lower gear oil drain plug
2
first, then remove gear
oil level plug
1
and drain gear oil.
4. Fill with recommended gear oil through oil drain hole until oil
just starts to flow out from oil level hole.
Gear oil amounts: 170 ml (5.7/6.0 US/Imp. oz)
Recommended oil:
SUZUKI OUTBOARD MOTOR GEAR OIL or
SAE #90 HYPOID GEAR OIL
5. Install oil level plug before removing oil filler tube from drain
hole.
6. Install oil drain plug.
NOTE:
To avoid a possible low gear oil level, recheck gear oil level 10
minutes after doing procedure in step 6. If oil level is low, add
additional gear oil until level is correct.
Do not re-use the O-rings once removed. Always use a
new O-ring.
1. O-ring
2. Oil filter
3. O-ring
4. Spring
5. Filter cap
1
2
3
4
5
Change initially after 20 hours (1 month) and every
100 hours (6 months).
Do not re-use gasket once removed. Always use a new
gasket.