Maintanance
CAUTION
1. Put the outboard motor in an upright position ( not tilted ).
2. Prepare a suitable container that holds a larger amount than the engine oil capacity. Loosen
and remove the drain screw while holding the container under the drain hole. Then remove the
oil filler cap. Let the oil drain completely. Wipe up any spilled oil immediately.
3. Put a new gasket on the oil drain screw.
Apply a light coat of oil to the gasket and install the drain screw.
WARNING
If a torque wrench is not available when you are installing the drain screw, finger tighten the
screw just until the gasket comes into contact with the surface of the drain hole. Then tighten 1/4
to 1/2 turn more. Tighten the drain screw to the correct torque with a torque wrench as soon as
possible.
4. Add the correct amount of oil through the filler hole. Install the filler cap.
1.Oil filler cap
5.Start the engine and watch to make sure the iow oil pressure warning indicator turns off. Make
sure that there are no oil leaks.
CAUTION
If the low oil pressure warning indicator does not turn off or if there are oil leaks, stop the engine
and find the cause. Continued operation with a problem could cause severe engine damage.
6. Turn off the engine and wait 3 minutes.Recheck the oil level using the oil filler cap to be sure
the level falls between the upper and lower marks. Fill with oil if it is below the lower mark,or
drain to the specified level if it is above the uppermark.
Drain screw tightening torque:
18.0Nm (13.3ft-lb)(1.84Kgf-m)
Recommended engine oil:
4-stroke outboard motor oil
Engine oil quantity:
0.35L (0.37US qt)(0.31 1mp.qt)
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