Cleaning; Cleaning Outside; Cleaning Cooling-Water Passages; Maintenance - SELVA MARINE Oyster 5 Owner's Manual

CLEANING

Cleaning outside

SELVA motors do not need much cleaning, to clean the
painted parts use a cloth soaked with water
Do not use flammable solvents.

Cleaning cooling-water passages

Every now and then after using, clean the cooling-water
passages, in order to remove mud and salt, so that they do not
affect the performance of your motor.
You can carry out this cleaning operation in two different ways:
1 - Immerse the outboard motor without the propeller in a
vessel filled up with fresh-water, make sure that the water level
is over the height of the water inlets, so that no irreparable
damage could be caused to the motor. Shift the gear-shift lever
into neutral " N ". Start the engine and run at low speed for a
few minutes.
2 - Connect a pipe of fresh-water to the hole for the engine
cleaning joint plug ( use the proper joint available in the fittings
series ). Stop the water inlets. Shift the gear-shift lever into
neutral. Start the engine and run at low speed for a few
minutes.
While cleaning the cooling water passages make sure
that water always circulates in the passages,
checking its running out of the pilot hole.

MAINTENANCE

Before doing any kind of maintenance or check operation,
switch off the engine and wait till it has cooled down, then
remove the spark plug cap, in order to avoid an accidental
staring.
Pay attention to the motor parts, which are still hot, so that you
do not burn yourself.
Some maintenance operations must be carried out by qualified
staff.
Contact SELVA MARINE after-sale service.
The following chart lists the periodic maintenance operations to
do on your motor.
The pointed out operations must be done by qualified
staff.
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