Checking The Timing Belt; Checking The Spark Plug - SELVA MARINE Pike 9,9 Service Manual

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3. Place a drain pan under the drain hole,
and then remove the engine oil drain bolt
2 and let the oil drain completely.
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NOTE:
• Be sure to clean up any oil spills.
• When using an oil changer to change the
engine oil, insert the oil changer hose into
the oil dipstick hole.
4. Install the engine oil drain bolt 2, and
then tighten it to the specified torque.
Engine oil drain bolt 2:
24 N·m (2.4 kgf·m, 17.7 ft·lb)
5. Pour the specified amount of the recom-
mended engine oil into the oil filler hole.
Recommended engine oil:
4-stroke motor oil
API: SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ, or SL
SAE: 5W-30, 10W-30, or 10W-40
Engine oil quantity:
0.8 L (0.85 US qt, 0.70 Imp qt)
6. Install the oil filler cap and oil dipstick,
and then start the engine and warm it up.
7. Turn the engine off, and then check the
oil level and that there is no oil leakage. If
the oil level is low, add engine oil to the
correct level.
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Periodic check and adjustment
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Checking the timing belt

CAUTION:
Do not turn the flywheel magnet counter-
clockwise, otherwise the water pump
impeller may be damaged.
1. Remove the driven sprocket cover and
manual starter. (M model)
Remove the driven sprocket cover and
flywheel magnet cover. (E model)
2. While turning the flywheel magnet clock-
wise, check the interior a and the exte-
rior b of the timing belt. Replace the
timing belt if cracked, damaged, or worn.
b b
NOTE:
To replace the timing belt, see "Replacing the
timing belt" (5-3).

Checking the spark plug

1. Disconnect the spark plug caps and
remove the spark plugs.
2. Clean the electrodes 1 with a spark plug
cleaner or wire brush.
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