Pre-Season Check - TOHATSU MX 50D2 Owner's Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

4. Pre-season check

Have your dealer check the engine before
the season starts, or if your prefer, be sure
to check the following items yourself:
1
Check that the shift and throttle function
properly.
(Be sure to turn the propeller shaft when
checking the shift function or else the
shift linkage may be damaged.)
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CAUTION
The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after pre-season
storage.
 Mix engine oil with the fuel in the follow-
ing mixing ratio and fill up the fuel tank
completely with 25 liters (6.6 U.S. gal.):
Mixing ratio : Gasoline 25 : 1 Engine oil
Use unleaded gasoline and genuine Out-
board Motor oil. If this oil is not avail-
able, use another
certified outboard
another manufacture.
 Purge any air from the oil filter assembly.
 Warm up the engine for 3 minutes with
the remote control lever in "NEUTRAL"
position.
 Run the engine for 5 minutes at the
slowest speed.
 Run the engine for 10 minutes at the half
speed.
In steps 2 and 3 above, the oil used for
winter storage inside the engine will be
cleaned out, and optimum performance
will be assured.
 When the full volume, 25 liters (6.6 U.S.
gal.), of gasoline mixed with oil has been
used, fill up the tank with pure gasoline
only. (For the auto-mixing types)
NMMA TC-W3
motor oil from