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SERVICING
YOUR HONDA
OUTBOARD
MOTOR
Oil Filter Change
1. Drain the engine oil, and reinstall the
drain screw (see Engine Oil Change
on p.56).
2.
Unscrew the six bolts and remove the
R. engine under cover.
3.
Use a suitable tool to remove the oil
filter, and throughly drain the
filter into the used oil container.
USEA SUITABLE
TOOL
OIL FILTER
Clean the oil filter mounting base,
and coat the gasket of the new oil
filter with clean engine oil.
Use only a genuine Honda oilfilter
or a filter of equivalent quality
specifiedfor your model. Using the
wrongfilter; or a non-Honda filter
which is not of equivalent quality,
may cause engine damage.
Screw on the new filter by hand until
it contacts the engine, then use
suitable tool to tighten the filter an
additional 7/8 turn.
OIL FILTER TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
6.
7.
8.
I6 ft-lb (22 N-m, 2.2 kg-m).
Fill the crankcase with the specified
amount (p.56) of the recommended
oil.
Start the engine and check for leaks.
piEiq
Running the engine without water
can cause serious engine damage. If
you are changing the oilfilter
while
the outboard motor is out of the
water, use the water hose adapter
(optional part) and a hose to supply
water.
Stop the engine,and check the oil
level as described on page 55. If
necessary, add oil to bring the oil
level to the upper limit mark on the
dipstick.
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