Yamaha VF115 Owner's Manual page 6

Table of contents
Shallow water ............................... 64
Cruising in shallow water ................. 64
Operating in other conditions ....... 65
Maintenance .................................... 67
Transporting and storing outboard
motor.......................................... 67
Storing outboard motor.................... 67
Conditioning and stabilizing
gasoline......................................... 68
Procedure......................................... 68
Lubrication ....................................... 69
Cleaning and anticorrosion
measures ...................................... 69
Flushing cooling water passage....... 69
Cleaning the outboard motor ........... 70
Checking painted surface of
outboard motor............................. 70
Periodic maintenance ................... 71
Replacement parts ........................... 71
Maintenance interval guidelines....... 71
Maintenance chart 1 ........................ 72
Maintenance chart 2 ........................ 74
Greasing ........................................... 75
Inspecting spark plug....................... 76
Inspecting idle speed ....................... 77
Changing engine oil.......................... 77
Inspecting wiring and connectors .... 80
Inspecting propeller ......................... 80
Removing propeller .......................... 81
Installing propeller ............................ 81
Changing gear oil ............................. 82
Inspecting and replacing anode(s) ... 83
Checking battery (for electric start
models) ......................................... 84
Connecting the battery..................... 84
Disconnecting the battery ................ 85
Trouble Recovery ............................ 86
Troubleshooting ............................ 86
Temporary action in emergency ... 89
Impact damage ................................ 89
Replacing fuse ................................. 89
Power trim and tilt unit will not
operate.......................................... 90
Water separator-alert is activated
after leaving port ........................... 90
Treatment of submerged motor.... 92
Consumer information
(For North America) ........................ 93
YAMAHA FOUR-STROKE
OUTBOARD MOTOR
THREE-YEAR LIMITED
WARRANTY ............................... 93
IMPORTANT WARRANTY
INFORMATION IF YOU USE
YOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDE THE
U.S.A. OR CANADA................... 95
INDEX ............................................... 96