Inspection Items; Inspection Of Top Cowl; Oil Filter And Oil Tank; Air Bleeding - TOHATSU MD 70-90C2 Service Manual

Maintenance

3. Inspection Items

1) Inspection of Top Cowl

1. Push top cowl using both hands to check for looseness
and state of closing.
Loosen cover stay securing nuts 1, adjust fit of cowl, and
2.
then, tighten the nuts.
Turn toward a to loosen cowl.
Turn toward b to tighten cowl.

2) Oil Filter and Oil Tank

1. Only clean if debris, water, or contamination is present.
If cleaned then you must bleed the oil system.
2. Reinstall oil tank and fill the tank with fresh oil.
3. Set outboard motor to vertical position, and check amount
of engine oil.
Refer to "Check quantity of engine oil" in Chapter 1.
Replenish if necessary.

3) Air Bleeding

Put the drained oil in a vessel to prevent it
from spreading on the machine.
1. Visually check if any air is found in the oil line from oil tank
to cylinder block, and if any air is found, bleed the air by
using the following procedure.
2. Fill oil tank.
3. Disconnect oil filter inlet hose, and then reconnect the
hose when oil containing no air bubbles flows out.
3-4
CAUTION
a
1
b
TLDI 75/90C2 2010