Yamaha 250GETO, Service Manual

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Checking the PTT fluid level
1. Fully tilt the outboard motor up, and then
support it with the tilt stop lever
1
.
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After tilting up the outboard motor, be
sure to support it with the tilt stop lever.
Otherwise, the outboard motor could sud-
denly lower if the PTT unit should lose
fluid pressure.
2. Remove the reservoir cap
2
, and then
check the fluid level in the reservoir.
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Make sure that the trim and tilt rams are
fully extended when removing the reser-
voir cap, otherwise fluid can spurt out
from the unit due to internal pressure.
NOTE:
If the fluid is at the correct level, the fluid
should overflow out of the filler hole when the
reservoir cap
2
is removed.
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Periodic check and adjustment
3. If necessary, add sufficient fluid of the
recommended type until it overflows out
of the filler hole.
4. Install the new O-ring reservoir cap
2
,
and then tighten it to the specified torque.
6S330130
2
Recommended PTT fluid:
ATF Dexron 2
Reservoir cap
2
:
7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 ft·lb)
Lower unit
Checking the gear oil level
1 Fully tilt the outboard motor down.
2. Remove the check screw
1
, and then
check the gear oil level in the lower case.
NOTE:
If the fluid is at the correct level, the fluid
should overflow out of the filler hole when the
check screw is removed.
3. If necessary, add sufficient gear oil of the
recommended type until it overflows out
of the check hole.
4. Install the new gasket check screw 1 ,
and then tighten it to the specified torque.
69D10055
1
Recommended gear oil:
Hypoid gear oil
API: GL-4
SAE: 90
Check screw
1
:
9 N·m (0.9 kgf·m, 6.6 ft·lb)
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