Start-In-Gear P Rotection; Engine O Il R Equirements; Fuel R Equirements; Gasoline - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

2. P ropeller p itch i n i nches
3. T ype o f p ropeller ( propeller m ark)
Start-in-gear p rotection
Outboards o utboard m otors o r O utboards-ap-
proved r emote c ontrol u nits a re e quipped
with s tart-in-gear p rotection d evice(s). T his
feature p ermits t he e ngine t o b e s tarted o nly
when i t i s i n n eutral. A lways s elect n eutral
before s tarting t he e ngine.
Engine o il r equirements
Select a n o il g rade a ccording t o t he a verage
temperatures i n t he a rea w here t he o utboard
motor w ill b e u sed.
Recommended e ngine o il:
4-stroke o utboard m otor o il
Recommended e ngine o il g rade 1 :
SAE 1 0W-30/10W-40/5W-30
API S E/SF/SG/SH/SJ/SL
Recommended e ngine o il g rade 2 :
SAE 1 5W-40/20W-40/20W-50
API S H/SJ/SL
Total e ngine o il q uantity ( oil p an c apaci-
ty):
2.5 L ( 2.64 U S q t, 2 .20 I mp.qt)
Replacement e ngine o il q uantity ( at p eri-
odic m aintenance):
Without o il f ilter r eplacement:
1.9 L ( 2.01 U S q t, 1 .67 I mp.qt)
With o il f ilter r eplacement:
2.1 L ( 2.22 U S q t, 1 .85 I mp.qt)
If o il g rades l isted u nder R ecommended e n-
gine o il g rade 1 a re n ot a vailable, s elect a n
alternative o il g rade l isted u nder R ecom-
mended e ngine o il g rade 2 .
Specifications a nd r equirements
Recommended e ngine o il g rade 1
-4 1 4 3 2 5 0 6 8 8 6 1 04
1 22˚F
-20 - 10 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0
5 0˚C
Recommended e ngine o il g rade 2
-4 1 4 3 2 5 0 6 8 8 6 1 04
1 22˚F
-20 - 10 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0
5 0˚C
Fuel r equirements
Gasoline
Use a g ood q uality g asoline t hat m eets t he
minimum o ctane r ating. I f k nocking o r p ing-
ing o ccurs, u se a d ifferent b rand o f g asoline
or p remium u nleaded f uel.
Recommended g asoline:
Regular u nleaded g asoline w ith a m in-
imum o ctane r ating o f 9 0 ( Research
Octane N umber).
NOTICE
D o n ot u se l eaded g asoline. L eaded
l
gasoline c an s eriously d amage t he e n-
gine.
A void g etting w ater a nd c ontaminants
l
in t he f uel t ank. C ontaminated f uel c an
SAE
10W–30
10W–40
5W–30
SAE
15W–40
20W–40
20W–50
API
SE
SF
SG
SH
SJ
SL
API
SH
SJ
SL
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