Yamaha VF150 Owner's Manual page 6

Table of contents
Procedure for tilting down................ 70
Shallow water ............................... 71
Cruising in shallow water ................. 71
Operating in other conditions ....... 72
Maintenance .................................... 74
Transporting and storing outboard
motor.......................................... 74
Storing outboard motor.................... 74
Conditioning and stabilizing
gasoline......................................... 74
Procedure......................................... 74
Lubrication ....................................... 76
Cleaning and anticorrosion
measures ...................................... 76
Flushing cooling water passage....... 76
Cleaning the outboard motor ........... 77
Checking painted surface of
outboard motor............................. 77
Periodic maintenance ................... 77
Replacement parts ........................... 78
Maintenance interval guidelines....... 78
Maintenance chart 1 ........................ 79
Maintenance chart 2 ........................ 81
Greasing ........................................... 82
Inspecting spark plug....................... 84
Inspecting engine idle speed ........... 85
Changing engine oil.......................... 85
Inspecting wiring and connectors .... 90
Inspecting propeller ......................... 90
Removing propeller .......................... 91
Installing propeller ............................ 92
Changing gear oil ............................. 93
Inspecting and replacing anodes ..... 94
Inspecting the battery ...................... 95
Connecting the battery..................... 95
Disconnecting the battery ................ 96
Trouble Recovery ............................ 98
Troubleshooting ............................ 98
Temporary action in
emergency ............................... 101
Impact damage .............................. 101
Replacing fuse ............................... 101
Power trim and tilt unit will not
operate........................................ 102
Water separator-alert is activated
after leaving port ......................... 102
Treatment of submerged
outboard motor........................ 104
Consumer information
(For North America) ...................... 105
YAMAHA FOUR-STROKE
OUTBOARD MOTOR
THREE-YEAR LIMITED
WARRANTY ............................. 105
IMPORTANT WARRANTY
INFORMATION IF YOU USE
YOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDE
THE U.S.A. OR CANADA......... 107
INDEX ............................................. 108