TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual page 80

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
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Power Trim & Tilt oil checking
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Be sure that outboard motor is secured to
transom or service stand, or accidental
drop or fall of outboard motor could lead
to severe personal injury.
Be sure to lock outboard motor if it is
tilted up, or accidental fall of outboard
motor could lead to severe personal
injury.
Do not go under outboard motor tilted up
and locked, or accidental fall of outboard
motor could lead to severe personal
injury.
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Do not unscrew the oil plug with the out-
board motor tilted down. Pressurized oil in
the oil tank may spurt out.
Check the oil level in the reservoir tank
while the tank is kept in a vertical posi-
tion.
1. Tilt the outboard motor up and lock
the tilt with the tilt stopper.
2. Remove the oil cap by turning counter
10
clockwise, then check if the oil level
reaches the bottom line of the plug
hole.
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WARNING
CAUTION
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1. Oil cap
2. Oil level
Recommended oil
Use an automatic transmission fluid or
equivalent.
Recommended oils are as shown below.
ATF Dexron III
Air purging from the Power Trim and Tilt
unit.
Entrapped air in the Power Trim & Tilt
unit will cause poor tilting movement and
increased noise.
1. With the outboard motor mounted
on the boat, set the manual release
valve to the Manual side, and tilt the
outboard motor manually up/down 5-
6 times while checking the oil level.
2. When done, close the valve by turning
it clockwise towards the Power side.
1. POWER
2. MANUAL
Manual relief valve specified torque:
1.8 N-m (1.4 ft-lb, 0.18 kgf-m)
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2
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