Pre-Season Check; Motor Submerged In Water - TOHATSU EverRun MX 18E2 Owner's Manual

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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

4. Pre-season check

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.)
The following steps must be taken when
first using the engine after winter storage.
1 Fill up the fuel tank completely with 25
liters (6.6 U.S. gals.)
Mixing ratio : Gasoline 25 : 1 Engine oil
Use unleaded gasoline and genuine Out-
board Motor Oil. If this oil is not avail-
able, use
outboard motor oil.
2 Warm up the engine for 3 minutes in the
"NEUTRAL" position.
3 Run the engine for 5 minutes at the
slowest speed.
4 Run the engine for 10 minutes at half
speed.
In Steps 2 and 3 above, the oil used for
storage inside the engine will be flushed
out to assure optimum performance.
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2 Clean the fuel filter.
CAUTION
NMMA TC-W3 certified

5. Motor submerged in water

After taking your outboard motor out of the
water, immediately take it to your dealer.
The following are the emergency mea-
sures to be taken for a submerged out-
board motor, if you can not take it your
dealer right away.
1
Wash the outboard motor with fresh
water to remove salt or dirt.
2
Remove the spark plugs, and com-
pletely drain the water from the engine
by pulling the recoil starter several
times.
3
Inject a sufficient amount of genuine
engine oil through the spark plug hole
and into the crank case from the carbu-
retor side. Pull the recoil starter several
times to circulate the oil throughout the
outboard motor.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to start submerged out-
board motor immediately after it is recov-
ered, or engine
damaged.
could be severely