What are the basics?
Keep your outboard ready to run with basic maintenance like:
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Changing engine and lower unit oils every 100 hours
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Flushing regularly
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Replacing fuel filters periodically
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Helping to prevent corrosion
This simple guide will walk you through all of these items and more using:
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Information
—in an easy-to-read-and-understand format
•
Maintenance charts
—with service intervals
•
Links and QR Codes
®
—to expanded information and short “why/how-to” videos
•
Checklists
—to help make sure you’ve covered it all, until it becomes second-nature
•
Referrals
—to the Yamaha smartphone app and/or
Maintenance.YamahaOutboards.com
for helpful information and maintenance-related technology
Outboard maintenance doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive. Whether you do it all yourself or
have one of approximately 2,000 authorized Yamaha Marine dealers do parts of it for you, we’re
committed to helping you maintain your outboard in a way that’s easy to do and easy to understand.
Let’s get started.
Yamaha is the only outboard manufacturer to receive the coveted CSI
®
award for customer satisfaction
from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA
®
) every year since its inception (2002).
Contents
Let’s Get Started
04
Corrosion Prevention
06
Fuel & Fuel System
10
Electrical System
14
Power Trim & Tilt
17
Propeller Solutions
18
External Appearance
19
Interval Maintenance
20
Engine Oil & Lube
21
Lower Unit
24
Other Key Items
26
Extended Storage
28
Things to Remember
30
Why Yamaha?
32
Capacities & Specs
34
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