TOHATSU M 2.5A2 Owner's Manual page 42

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Replacing gear oil
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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.
• Be sure to lock outboard motor if it
is tilted up, or accidental fall of
outboard motor could lead to severe
personal injury.
• Do not go under outboard motor
tilted up and locked, or accidental
fall of outboard motor could lead to
severe personal injury.
1 Remove the oil plugs (upper and
lower), and completely drain the
gear oil into a pan.
2 Insert the oil tube nozzle into the
lower oil plug hole, and fill with gear
oil by squeezing the oil tube until oil
flows out of the upper plug hole.
3 Install the upper oil plug, and then
remove oil tube nozzle and install
the lower oil plug.
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Upper oil plug
Lower oil plug
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Do not reuse oil plug gasket. Always
use new gasket and tighten oil plug
properly to prevent entry of water into
lower unit.
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Treat the drained gear oil in the proper
way as an industrial waste.
Note
If water in the oil, giving it a milky colored
appearance. Contact your dealer.
Note
Use genuine gear oil or the
recommended one (API GL-5: SAE
#80 to #90).
Required volume
: approx. 180 mL (6.08 U.S. fluid oz)
3.5B2
: approx. 90 mL (3.04 U.S. fluid oz)
2.5A2/3.5A2