INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
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Power Trim & Tilt fluid checking
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Be sure that outboard motor is secured to
transom or service stand, or accidental
drop or fall of outboard motor could lead
to severe personal injury.
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Be sure to lock outboard motor if it is
tilted up, or accidental fall of outboard
motor could lead to severe personal
injury.
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Do not go under outboard motor tilted up
and locked, or accidental fall of outboard
motor could lead to severe personal
injury.
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Do not unscrew the filler cap with the out-
board motor tilted down. Pressurized fluid in
the reservoir tank may spurt out.
Check the fluid level in the reservoir tank
while the tank is kept in a vertical posi-
tion.
1. Tilt the outboard motor up and lock
the tilt with the tilt stopper.
2. Remove the fluid cap by turning
counter clockwise, then check if the
fluid level reaches the bottom line of
the fill hole.
1.
Filler cap
2.
Fluid level
Recommended fluid
Use an automatic transmission fluid or equiva-
lent.
Recommended power trim & tilt fluid:
ATF Dexron III
Air purging from the Power Trim and Tilt
unit.
Entrapped air in the Power Trim & Tilt
unit will cause poor tilting movement and
increased noise.
1. With the outboard motor mounted
on the boat, set the manual release
valve to the Manual side, and tilt the
outboard motor manually up/down 5-
6 times while checking the fluid level.
2. When done, close the valve by turning
it clockwise towards the Power side.
1.
POWER
2.
MANUAL
Manual relief valve specified torque:
3 N
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m (2.2 ft
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lb, 0.3 kgf
-
m)
WARNING
CAUTION
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