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.
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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.