Changing     E Ngine     O Il - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

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Maintenance
 
 
used.
 
If     t he     b oat     i s     n ot     e quipped     w ith     a     t achometer
for     t he     o utboard     m otor,     u se     a     d iagnostic     t a-
chometer     f or     t his     p rocedure.     R esults     m ay
vary     d epending     o n     w hether     t esting     i s     c on-
ducted     w ith     t he     f lushing     a ttachment,     i n     a     t est
tank,     o r     w ith     t he     o utboard     m otor     i n     t he     w ater.
 
Start     t he     e ngine     a nd     a llow     i t     t o     w arm     u p
1.
fully     i n     n eutral     u ntil     i t     i s     r unning     s mooth-
 
ly.
 
Once     t he     e ngine     h as     w armed     u p,     v erify
2.
whether     t he     i dle     s peed     i s     s et     t o     s pecifi-
cation.   F or   i dle   s peed   s pecifications,   s ee
page     1 0.     I f     y ou     h ave     d ifficulty     v erifying
the   i dle   s peed,   o r   t he   i dle   s peed   r equires
adjustment,     c onsult     a     O utboards     d ealer     o r
other     q ualified     m echanic.
 
Changing     e ngine     o il  
 
NOTICE  
Change     t he     e ngine     o il     a fter     t he     f irst     2 0
hours     o f     o peration     o r     3     m onths,     a nd     e v-
ery     1 00     h ours     o r     a t     1 -year     i ntervals     t here-
after.     O therwise     t he     e ngine     w ill     w ear
 
quickly.
The   e ngine   o il   s hould     b e   e xtracted     w ith   a n     o il
 
changer.
 
Put     t he     o utboard     m otor     i n     a n     u pright     p o-
1.
sition     ( not     t ilted).     N OTICE:     I f     t he     o ut-
board     m otor     i s     n ot     l evel,     t he     o il     l evel
indicated     o n     t he     o il     d ipstick     m ay     n ot
 
be     a ccurate.
 
 
84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S tart     t he     e ngine.     W arm     i t     u p     a nd     k eep
2.
 
the     i dle     s peed     f or     5 -10     m inutes.
 
 
S top     t he     e ngine     a nd     l eave     i t     f or     5 -10
3.
 
minutes.
 
 
R emove     t he     t op     c owling.
4.
 
5.
R emove   t he   o il   f iller   c ap.   P ull   o ut   t he   d ip-
 
stick     a nd     u se     t he     o il     c hanger     t o     e xtract
the     o il     c ompletely.
 
 
 
 
1  
 
 
1.   O il   c hanger
 
 
6.
A dd   t he   c orrect   a mount   o f   o il   t hrough   t he
 
filler     h ole.     P ut     b ack     t he     f iller     c ap     a nd     t he
 
dipstick.     N OTICE:     O verfilling     t he     o il
could   c ause   l eakage     o r     d amage.   I f   t he
oil     l evel     i s     a bove     t he     u pper     l evel
mark,     d rain     u ntil     t he     l evel     m eets     t he
specified     c apacity.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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