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NOTE:
Recycle or properly dispose of used engine oil.
Do not throw it in the trash, pour it on the
ground, down a drain, or into the water.

WARNING
• The engine oil temperature may be high
enough to burn your fingers when the
drain plug is loosened. Wait until the
drain plug is cool enough to touch with
bare hands.
• New and used oil can be hazardous.
Children and pets may be harmed by
swallowing new or used oil. Continu-
ous contact with used engine oil has
been found to cause skin cancer in lab-
oratory animals. Brief contact with
used oil may irritate skin.
• Keep new and used oil away from chil-
dren and pets. To minimize your expo-
sure to oil, wear a long-sleeve shirt and
moisture-proof gloves (such as dish-
washing gloves) when changing oil. If
oil contacts your skin, wash thoroughly
with soap and water. Launder any
clothing or rags if wet with oil.
GEAR OIL
To check the gear oil level, adjust the engine to
an upright position, remove the gear oil level
plug
1
and look into the hole. The oil level
should be at the bottom edge of the hole. If the
oil level is low, add the specified gear oil until
the level reaches the bottom edge of the hole.
Then, reinstall and tighten the plug.
Periodic gear oil replacement is essential for
long life of your outboard motor.
To change the gear oil:
1. Make sure the motor is in an upright posi-
tion. Place a drain pan under the lower cas-
ing.
2. Remove the gear oil drain plug
2
, then
remove the gear oil level plug
1
.
3. After the oil has drained completely, inject
the specified gear oil into the gear oil drain
hole
2
until it just starts to come out of the
gear oil level hole
1
. Approximately 1100 ml
(37.2/38.7 US/lmp. oz.) will be required.
4. Reinstall and tighten the gear oil level plug
1
, then quickly reinstall and tighten the gear
oil drain plug
2
.