Servicing Your Outboard Motor; The Importance Of Maintenance - Honda Marine BF8A Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE

Good maintenance is essential for safe, economical, and trouble-free opera-
tion. It will also help reduce air pollution.
Improperly maintaining this outboard motor, or
failure to correct a problem before operation,
can cause a malfunction in which you can be
seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance
recommendations and schedules in this owner's
manual.
To help you properly care for your outboard motor, the following pages include
a maintenance schedule, routine inspection procedures, and simple mainte-
nance procedures using basic hand tools. Other service tasks that are more
difficult, or require special tools, are best handled by professionals and are
normally performed by a Honda technician or other qualified mechanic.
The maintenance schedule applies to normal operating conditions. If you
operate your outboard motor under unusual conditions, consult an authorized
Honda marine dealer for recommendations applicable to your individual needs
and use.
Remember that your authorized Honda marine dealer knows your outboard
motor best and is fully equipped to maintain and repair it.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only new, genuine Honda parts
or their equivalents for repair and replacement.
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of emission control de-
vices and systems may be performed by any engine repair
establishment or individual, using parts that are "certified" to
EPA standards.
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