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ILMOR blended synthetic is the recommended oil for use in the MV8
engine. Use of supplemental oil additives is not required. ILMOR blended
synthetic contains all the necessary additives for the MV8.
• Ensure the engine is OFF and the engine safety starting switch is disconnected. Leave
the throttle/shift control lever in neutral. The engine must be warm.
• Open the engine compartment and locate the oil drain hose, which runs from
the bottom of the oil pan along the port side of the engine. At the end of the
oil drain hose is a brass plug.
Note: Never drain oil into the bilge or into the water. Wipe up any spilled oil
immediately and dispose of the rags and drained oil in a proper manner on-
shore. Many bodies of water are environmentally protected by law. Dumping
in the water can result in significant fines.
• Remove the engine oil cap located on the oil fill neck. (This access to air will
speed up the oil draining process.)
• Remove the bilge drain plug to drop the drain hose through the hole. Drain the
oil into a container on the ground. (On some V-drive models, you will thread
the line through a hole that runs through the lower edge of the transom.) Alter-
natively, a suction pump can be hooked up to the oil drain hose to remove the
engine oil.
• Loosen the brass end cap to allow the oil to drain. Be careful to avoid round-
ing off the edges of the brass end cap during loosening and tightening.
• The oil filter is located at the rear of the engine. Remove the oil filter and
dispose of it properly on-shore.
• Lightly lubricate the oil filter gasket and spin the new filter on until the
gasket makes contact. Hand-tighten the filter one-quarter to one-half turn
after contact. DO NOT use a filter wrench to tighten.
• Re-attach the oil drain plug to the end of the hose and re-fill the crankcase
through the oil cap opening on the fill neck. Hand-tighten the oil cap.
• Check the oil level with the dipstick. If the oil drain hose and water lines are on
the port side of the engine as it came from the factory, cable tie the lines to keep
them from coming in contact with hot areas in the engine compartment.
• After the warm-up period the first time after the oil change, turn OFF the
engine. Disconnect the engine safety starting switch and leave the throt-
tle/shift control lever in neutral. Open the engine compartment cover
and verify that there are no leaks around the new oil filter and fitting, the
drain line or the valve covers.
• Add more oil as necessary and re-check levels if oil is added.
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