Pre-Season Check - Evinrude E-TEC G2 Manual

Maintenance

Pre-Season Check

Remove your outboard from storage and pre-
pare it for a season of reliable service by per-
forming a general check and a few preventive
maintenance procedures.
Examine all loosened or removed hardware.
Replace damaged or missing parts with Evin-
rude Genuine Parts or equivalent. Check the
gearcase for leakage. If leakage is evident,
the gearcase seals should be replaced. See
your service technician.
IMPORTANT: Gearcase lubricant is thick
and clear. Do not confuse this with engine oil,
which may normally appear on the skeg after
performing the long-term (winterization) stor-
age procedure.
Anticorrosion anodes — Check condition.
Refer to Anti-Corrosion Anodes on page
55.
Battery — Charge fully. Refer to Battery -
Electric Start Models on page 68.
WARNING
Do not use a booster battery and jumper
cables to start the outboard. Gasoline
fumes can cause explosion and fire,
resulting in property damage, personal
injury or death.
Review your outboard's warning system self-
test routine. During your preseason start-up,
make sure the warning system self-tests
properly. If it does not, see your service tech-
nician.
NOTICE
Do not run your outboard—even for a
brief start-up—without supplying water
to it.
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Following Engine Starting / Stopping - Tiller
Models on page 23 or Engine Starting /
Stopping - Remote Control Models on page
29, start the outboard. If the outboard was
auto-winterized, it will emit a puff of smoke on
the first start of the season.
Let engine idle while you:
Observe running quality. If poor, refer to
Troubleshooting on page 63 or see your ser-
vice technician.
Confirm water pump operation. Water must
flow from the water pump indicator in a steady
stream. If it does not, shut off the outboard
and investigate. Refer to Troubleshooting
on page 63.
Stop the outboard and check the fuel system
for leaks.
WARNING
Failure to check for fuel leakage could
allow a leak to go undetected, resulting
in fire or explosion.