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GEAR OIL
To check the gear oil level:
1. Place the motor in trim up 4 degrees position
from horizontal using a digital angle meter
1
.
2. Remove the rear gear oil level plug
2
and
look into the hole. The oil level should be at
the bottom edge of the hole.
3. If the oil level is low, add the specified gear
oil until the level reaches the bottom edge of
the hole.
4. Then, reinstall and tighten the plug.
To change the gear oil:
1. Center the steering, operate the Power Trim
and Tilt “UP” switch until the motor is in full
trim position.
2. Place a drain pan under the lower casing.
4°
15˚
3. Remove the gear oil drain plug
3
, then
remove the rear gear oil level plug
2
.
4. After the oil has drained completely, place
the motor in trim up 4 degrees position from
horizontal using a digital angle meter
1
.
5. With the outboard motor in trim up 4 degrees
position, inject the specified gear oil into the
gear oil drain hole
4
until it just starts to
come out of the rear gear oil level hole
5
.
Approximately 3.2L (3.4/2.8 US/Imp qt.) will
be required.
6. Reinstall and tighten the rear gear oil level
plug
2
before removing oil filler tube from
drain hole.
7. Then quickly reinstall and tighten the gear oil
drain plug
3
.
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