water into the air intake.
1. Air intake
2. Drain the cooling water completely out of the outboard motor. Clean the body
thoroughly.
Checking painted surface of outboard motor
Check the outboard motor for scratches, nicks, or flaking paint. Areas with damaged paint
are more likely to corrode. If necessary, clean and paint the areas. A touch-up paint is
available from your dealer.
Periodic maintenance
These procedures require mechanical skills, tools, and supplies. If you do not have
the proper skills, tools, or supplies to perform a maintenance procedure, have a
dealer or other qualified mechanic do the work.
The procedures involve disassembling the motor and exposing dangerous parts. To
reduce the risk or injury from moving hot, or electrical parts:
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Turn off the engine and keep the key(s) and engine shut-off cord (lanyard) with
you when perform maintenance unless otherwise specified.
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Allow the engine to cool before handling hot parts or fluids.
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Always completely reassemble the motor before operation.
Replacement parts
If replacement parts are necessary, use only genuine our parts or parts of equivalent design
and quality. Any part of inferior quality may malfunction, and the resulting loss of control
could endanger the operator and passengers. Our genuine parts and accessories are
