Pre-Season Check - TOHATSU EVERRUN MX 40D2 Owner's Manual

4. Pre-season check

Have your dealer check the engine before
the season starts, or if your prefer, be sure
to check the following items yourself:
1
Check that the shift and throttle function
properly.
(Be sure to turn the propeller shaft when
checking the shift function or else the
shift linkage may be damaged.)
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after pre-season
storage.
 Mix engine oil with the fuel in the follow-
ing mixing ratio and fill up the fuel tank
completely with 25 liters (6.6 U.S. gal.):
Mixing ratio : Gasoline 25 : 1 Engine oil
Use unleaded gasoline and genuine Out-
board Motor oil. If this oil is not avail-
able, use another
certified outboard
another manufacture.
 Purge any air from the oil filter assembly.
 Warm up the engine for 3 minutes with
the remote control lever in "NEUTRAL"
position.
 Run the engine for 5 minutes at the
slowest speed.
 Run the engine for 10 minutes at the half
speed.
In steps 2 and 3 above, the oil used for
winter storage inside the engine will be
cleaned out, and optimum performance
will be assured.
 When the full volume, 25 liters (6.6 U.S.
gal.), of gasoline mixed with oil has been
used, fill up the tank with pure gasoline
only. (For the auto-mixing types)
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