Engine Emissions Information - Sea-doo RXT iS 255 2009 Shop Manual

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ENGINE EMISSIONS
INFORMATION
Manufacturer's Responsibility
Beginning with 1999 model year engines, PWC
manufacturers of marine engines must deter-
mine the exhaust emission levels for each engine
horsepower family and certify these engines
with the United States of America Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). An emissions control
information label, showing emission levels and
engine specifications, must be placed on each
vehicle at the time of manufacture.
Dealer Responsibility
When performing service on all 1999 and more
recent SEA-DOO watercrafts that carry an emis-
sions control information label, adjustments must
be kept within published factory specifications.
Replacement or repair of any emission related
component must be executed in a manner that
maintains emission levels within the prescribed
certification standards.
Dealers are not to modify the engine in any man-
ner that would alter the horsepower or allow emis-
sion levels to exceed their predetermined factory
specifications.
Exceptions include manufacturer's prescribed
changes, such as altitude adjustments for exam-
ple.
Owner Responsibility
The owner/operator is required to have engine
maintenance performed to maintain emission
levels within prescribed certification standards.
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The owner/operator is not to, and should not al-
low anyone to modify the engine in any manner
that would alter the horsepower or allow emis-
sions levels to exceed their predetermined factory
specifications.
EPA Emission Regulations
All new 1999 and more recent SEA-DOO wa-
tercrafts manufactured by BRP are certified to
the EPA as conforming to the requirements of
the regulations for the control of air pollution
from new watercraft engines. This certification
is contingent on certain adjustments being set
to factory standards. For this reason, the fac-
tory procedure for servicing the product must
be strictly followed and, whenever practicable,
returned to the original intent of the design.
The responsibilities listed above are general and
in no way a complete listing of the rules and regu-
lations pertaining to the EPA requirements on ex-
haust emissions for marine products. For more
detailed information on this subject, you may con-
tact:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Mail Code 6403J
Washington D.C. 20460
INTERNET WEB SITE: http://www.epa.gov/otaq
MANUAL INFORMATION
MANUAL LAYOUT
The manual is divided into many major sections as
you can see in the main table of contents at the
beginning of the manual.
Each section is divided in various subsections, and
again, each subsection has one or more division.
Illustrations and photos show the typical construc-
tion of the different assemblies and, in all cases,
may not reproduce the full detail or exact shape of
the parts shown. However, they represent parts
which have the same or a similar function.
NOTICE
Most components of those vehicles
are built with parts dimensioned in the metric
system. Most fasteners are metric and must
not be replaced by customary fasteners or
vice-versa. Mismatched or incorrect fasteners
could cause damage to the vehicle or possible
personal injury.
INTRODUCTION
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