Storage; Fuel System Treatment; Internal Engine Treatment - Evinrude E-Tec 40 HP Service Manual

STORAGE

DO NOT start outboard without a
IMPORTANT:
water su pply to the outbo ard's cooling system.
Cooling system a nd/or powerhead damage could
occur.

Fuel System Treatment

Stabilize the boat' s fuel sup ply with Evinrude/
Johnson 2+4 Fuel Conditioner following the
instructions on the container.

Internal Engine Treatment

Remove th e propeller , attach gard en hose to
flushing port and turn on water.
Evinrude E-TEC models are designed to be se lf-
winterizing using either of the following methods:
Engine MUST be in NEUTRAL
IMPORTANT:
throughout these procedures.
Throttle Control Method
Advance thrott le control to 1 /2 thro ttle (5 0%)
•
position and t hen st art the outb oard. All four
SystemCheck lights will turn on an d the out-
board will run at idle speed.
After ap proximately 15 seco nds, the System-
•
Check light s will go of f. Move thro ttle to IDLE
position. SystemCheck lights will light again.
Wait ano ther 15 seconds. SystemCheck light s
•
will go of f. At this poin t, advance thrott le to
FULL (in neutral). SystemCheck lights will flash,
indicating that outboard is in winterize mode.
Outboard will automatically go to fast idle
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fog it self. Allow outbo ard to run un til it shut s
itself off (about one minute).
If SystemCheck lights do not
IMPORTANT:
flash, or ou tboard run s above fast id le, immed i-
ately tu rn of f ou tboard and st art the procedure
again.
Software Control Method
Winterization can
Diagnostics so ftware. With the outb oard ru nning,
start the process at the
screen and follow the instructions.
1. Winterization start button
After the o utboard shuts itself off, turn key switch
OFF, then detach garden hose.
When f inished, l eave t he out-
IMPORTANT:
board in ve rtical po sition long enough to com-
pletely drain the powerhead.
and
ROUTINE SERVICE
STORAGE
also be run using
Evinrude
Settings/Adjustments
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