Engine Fails To Operate; Low Oil Level Warning Activates - Yamaha Z300A 2003 Owner's Manual

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EMU29670

Engine fails to operate

EMU29740

Low oil level warning activates

If the oil level is allowed to drop too low, the
red segment will appear on the oil level indi-
cator, the buzzer will sound, and engine
speed will be limited to about 2000 r/min. If
this happens, a reserve amount of oil can be
pumped from the remote oil tank to the en-
gine oil tank using the emergency switch.
EWM01050
WARNING
Be sure to stop the engine before per-
forming this procedure.
ECM00900
CAUTION:
If the emergency switch is held up too
G
long, too much oil will be pumped into
the engine oil tank, overflowing it. Re-
lease the switch when oil reaches the
upper level line on the engine oil tank.
Do not use this emergency procedure
G
unless the oil level warning indicators
are working.
1.
Remove the top cowling.
2.
Turn on the main switch.
OFF
3.
Lift the emergency switch to pump re-
serve oil into the engine oil tank from the
remote oil tank.
ON START
ZMU01906
Trouble Recovery
1
1. Emergency switch
1
1. Engine oil tank
2. Remote oil tank
4.
After using the emergency switch, turn
off the main switch, then turn it back on.
This resets the warning system to nor-
mal operation. The yellow segment will
continue to be displayed on the oil level
indicator.
5.
Start the engine and return to the near-
est port for more oil.
NOTE:
The maximum reserve oil capacity is 1500
G
3
cm
(1.6 US qt, 1.31 Imp qt).
The oil-feed pump will not operate if the
G
engine is tilted up more than 35°. Put the
engine in the upright position (not tilted)
before using the emergency switch.
ZMU01907
2
ZMU01908
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