Replacement Of Gear Oil - TOHATSU TLDI MD 115A SERIES Service Manual

Inspections and Adjustments

2) Replacement of Gear Oil

1. Tilt outboard motor a little as shown.
Place drain oil pan below oil plug 1, remove lower oil plug
2.
1 and then upper oil plug 2 to drain oil.
Remove lower oil plug first when draining.
3. Check gear oil for presence of metal particles, change of
color (abnormal if clouded), and viscosity. Check lower
unit internal components if necessary.
4. Fill with gear oil (from oil tube or pump) through lower plug
hole 1 until gear oil starts to leak from upper oil plug hole
a without air bubble.
Gear Oil:
OIL
Hypoid Gear Oil
API:GL-5 SAE:#90
Gear Oil Quantity:
900 cm 3
Use lower plug hole when filling with gear oil.
Upper hole cannot be used because doing so
will not allow air to escape from gear case.
Attach new gasket 3 and upper oil plug 2, and then new
5.
gasket 3 and lower oil plug 1 quickly.
When fully filled with oil, attach upper oil plug
first.
3-22
(30.4 fl.oz)
1
1
3
1
3 Gasket
Do not reuse.
2
a
2
a
3
2
TLDI 115A 2007