TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual page 70

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Oil volume needed for complete oil replacement
With oil filter
replacement
2400 mL
(2.5 US qt.)
ENOW00925-0
Wipe off engine oil well imme diately if
spilled and dispose of it in accordance with
local fire prevention and environment pro-
tection regulations.
ENON00031-0
Note
If any amount of water is found in engine
oil, making it milky white, consult
dealer.
If engine oil is contaminated with fuel,
emitting strong fuel smell, consult
dealer.
Some oil dilution is normal if engine is
idled or trolled for long periods, espe-
cially in cooler water temperatures.
ENOM00092-A
Oil filter replacement
ENOW00091-0
10
You may be injured due to high engine tem-
peratures if you fill engine oil just after stop-
ping. Changing engine oil should be done
after the engine has been cooled.
ENOW00926-0
Wipe off engine oil well imme diately if
spilled and dispose of it in accordance with
local fire prevention and environment pro-
tection regulations.
1. Drain oil from the engine.
Without oil filter
replacement
2200 mL
(2.3 US qt.)
CAUTION
CAUTION
CAUTION
2. Place a rag or towel below the oil fil-
ter to absorb any spilled oil.
3. Unscrew old filter by turning the fil-
ter to counter clockwise.
4. Clean the mounting base. Apply film
of clean oil to O-ring.
Do not use grease.
Install oil filter and tighten it to specified
torque by using oil filter wrench.
Oil filter torque:
18 N·m (13 ft lb, 1.8 kgf
·
ENON00028-A
Note
If a torque-wrench is not available when
you are fitting a oil filter, a good estimate
of the correct torque is 3/4 to 1 a turn
past finger-tight. Have the oil filter
adjusted to the correct torque as soon as
possible with a torque-wrench.
1. Oil filter wrench
P/N 3AC-99090-0
P/N 3AC99090M
(US. CANADA Only)
m)
·
1
ENOF00094-0