Oil Filter Change - Honda BF15D Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR

Oil Filter Change

1. Drain the engine oil, and reinstall
the drain screw (see Engine Oil
Change on p. 71 ).
2. Unscrew the six bolts and remove
the R. engine under cover.
3. Use a suitable tool to remove the
oil filter, and throughly drain the
filter into the used oil container.
USE A SUITABLE TOOL
OIL FILTER
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RUBBER SEAL
4. Clean the oil filter mounting base,
and coat the rubber seal of the new
oil filter with clean engine oil.
Use only a genuine Honda oil
f ilter or a f ilter of equivalent
quality specif ied f or your model.
Using the wrong f ilter, or a non-
Honda f ilter which is not of
equivalent quality, may cause
engine damage.
5. Screw on the new filter by hand
until it contacts the engine, then
use a suitable tool to tighten the
filter an additional 7/8 turn.
OIL FILTER TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
9 lbf·ft (12 N·m , 1.2 kgf·m)
6. Fill the crankcase with the
specified amount (p. 71
recommended oil.
7. Start the engine and check for
leaks.
Running the engine without water
can cause serious engine damage.
If you are changing the oil f ilter
while the outboard motor is out of
the water, place unit in water or
supply adequate water to the
water intakes bef ore running the
engine.
Do not run engine with f lush
attachment on power head.
8. Stop the engine, and check the oil
level as described on page
necessary, add oil to bring the oil
level to the upper limit mark on the
dipstick.
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