Engine Fails To Operate; Low Oil Level Warning Activates - Yamaha Z300 Owner's Manual

NOTE:
Properly dispose of the rag.
6. Firmly screw the filter cup onto the filter
housing.
NOTE:
Be careful not to twist the water detection
switch lead when screwing the filter cup onto
the filter housing.
7. Connect the water detection switch cou-
pler securely until a click is heard.
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1. Water detection switch coupler
8. Install the top cowling.
9. Start the engine and make sure that the
water separator warning indicator re-
mains off.
NOTE:
Have a Yamaha dealer inspect the outboard
motor after returning to port.
EMU29670

Engine fails to operate

EMU29741

Low oil level warning activates

If the oil level is allowed to drop too low, the
red segment will appear on the oil level indi-
cator, the buzzer will sound, and engine
speed will be limited to about 2000 r/min. If
this happens, a reserve amount of oil can be
pumped from the remote oil tank to the en-
gine oil tank using the emergency switch.
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WARNING
Be sure to stop the engine before per-
forming this procedure.
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CAUTION:
If the emergency switch is held up too
G
long, too much oil will be pumped into
the engine oil tank, overflowing it. Re-
lease the switch when oil reaches the
upper level line on the engine oil tank.
Do not use this emergency procedure
G
unless the oil level warning indicators
are working.
1. Remove the top cowling.
2. Turn on the main switch.
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3. Lift the emergency switch to pump re-
serve oil into the engine oil tank from the
remote oil tank.
Trouble Recovery
OFF ON START
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