MerCruiser Vazer 100 Owner's Manual page 77

7. Remove the oil vent screw and sealing washer. Allow the gear lube to drain completely.
IMPORTANT: If any water drained from the oil fill and drain hole, or if the gear lube appears
milky, the sterndrive is leaking and should be checked immediately by your authorized
Mercury MerCruiser dealer.
8. Lower the sterndrive so that the propeller shaft is level.
9. Fill the sterndrive through the oil fill and drain hole with specified gear lubricant until an
air‑free stream of lubricant flows from oil vent hole.
Tube Ref No.
IMPORTANT: Use only Mercury/Quicksilver High Performance Gear Lubricant in
sterndrive.
10. Install the oil vent screw and sealing washer.
11. Continue to pump gear lubricant into the drive through the oil fill and drain hole until the
gear lubricant appears in the gear lube monitor.
12. Fill the monitor so that the gear lube level is in the operating range. Do not overfill.
13. Ensure that the rubber gasket is inside the gear lube monitor cap and install the cap.
Do not overtighten.
NOTE: Oil capacity includes gear lube monitor.
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a - Oil vent screw
Description
High Performance Gear
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Lubricant
a - Gear lube monitor cap
Section 5 - Maintenance
a
26216
Where Used
Sterndrive
a
26217
Part No.
92-858064K01
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