Inspecting And Replacing Anode(S) - Yamaha F150 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
1. Gasket
2. Oil level plug
TIP:
For disposal of used gear oil, consult your
Yamaha dealer.
(5) Remove any metal particles on the mag-
netic gear oil drain screw. NOTICE: If
there is an excessive quantity of metal
particles on the magnetic gear oil
drain screw, this can indicate lower
unit problem. Consult your Yamaha
dealer.
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(6) Put the outboard motor in a vertical posi-
tion.
(7) Using a flexible or pressurized filling de-
vice, inject the gear oil into the gear oil
drain screw hole.
Recommended gear oil:
YAMALUBE outboard gear oil or Hyp-
oid gear oil
Recommended gear oil grade:
SAE 90 API GL-4 / SAE 80W API GL-
5 / SAE 90 API GL-5
Gear oil quantity:
0.980 L (1.036 US qt, 0.862 Imp.qt)
90
1
2
(8) Put a new gasket on the oil level plug.
When the gear oil begins to flow out of
the oil level plug hole, insert and tighten
the oil level plug to the specified torque.
TIP:
Apply a light coat of gear oil to the oil level
plug thread and gasket before installation.
Tightening torque:
7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)
(9) Put a new gasket on the gear oil drain
screw. Insert and tighten the gear oil
drain screw to the specified torque.
TIP:
Apply a light coat of gear oil to the gear oil
drain screw thread and gasket before instal-
lation.
Tightening torque:
7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)
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Inspecting and replacing anode(s)

Yamaha outboard motors are protected from
corrosion by sacrificial anodes. Inspect the
external anodes periodically. Remove scales
from the surfaces of the anodes. Consult a
Yamaha dealer for replacement of external
anodes.
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