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MerCruiser 3.0L TKS Alpha Owner's Manual

MerCruiser 3.0L TKS Alpha Owner's Manual (92 pages)

Brand: MerCruiser | Category: Engine | Size: 6.05 MB

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
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Warranty Registration: United States and Canada
10
Warranty Registration: Outside the United States and Canada
10
Transfer of Warranty
10
Mercury Product Protection Plan: United States and Canada
11
Mercury Mercruiser Limited Warranty (Gasoline-Fueled Products Only)
11
3-Year Limited Warranty against Corrosion
13
4-Year Limited Corrosion Warranty: Seacore Sterndrive Models with Gas Engines
14
Global Warranty Charts
15
Mercury Installation Quality Certification Program
18
- Section 1 - Warranty
  18
California Emissions Limited Warranty
19
- What Is Covered
  19
- Duration of Coverage
  19
- How to Obtain Warranty Coverage
  20
- What Mercury will Do
  20
- What Is Not Covered
  20
- Disclaimers and Limitations
  20
California Emission Control Warranty Statement
20
Emission Control Information Label
21
- Owner Responsibility
  22
Emission Certification Star Label
22
- Section 2 - Getting to Know Your Power Package
  25
Lanyard Stop Switch
26
Instrumentation
27
Remote Controls
27
- Panel Mount Features
  27
- Console Mount Features
  28
Power Trim
28
- Single Engine Trim/Trailer
  29
- Dual Engine Trim/Trailer
  29
Electrical System Overload Protection-Carbureted Engines
30
Audio Warning System
32
- Testing the Audio Warning System
  32
Safe Boating Suggestions
34
Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
35
- Good Ventilation
  35
- Poor Ventilation
  35
Basic Boat Operation
36
- Launching and Boat Operation
  36
  - Operation Chart
    36
  - Starting and Stopping the Engine
    36
  - Starting the Engine
    36
  - Drain Plug and Bilge Pump
    37
  - Freezing Temperature Operation
    37
  - Starting the Engine after It Has Been Stopped While in Gear
    37
  - Stopping the Engine
    37
  - Throttle-Only Operation
    37
  - Trailering the Boat
    37
Section 3 - on the Water

37
Section 4 - Specifications

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- Fuel Requirements
  44
- Engine Oil
  44
- Engine Specifications
  45
- Fluid Specifications
  46
  - Sterndrives
    46
  - Engine
    46
- Owner/Operator Responsibilities
  48
- Dealer Responsibilities
  48
- Maintenance
  48
- Do-It-Yourself Maintenance Suggestions
  48
- Inspection
  49
- Maintenance Schedule - Sterndrive Models
  49
  - Routine Maintenance
    49
    
    Each Day End
    49
    
    Each Day Start
    49
    
    Every Two Months or 50 Hours
    49
    
    Weekly
    49
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    49
    
    After the Initial 20 Hour Break-In Period
    49
    
    Every 100 Hours or Annually (Whichever Occurs First)
    50
    
    Every 200 Hours or 3 Years
    50
    
    Every 300 Hours or 3 Years
    50
    
    Every 5 Years
    50
- Maintenance Log
  50
- Sealed Carburetor Mixture Screw
  51
- Engine Oil
  51
  - Checking
    51
  - Filling
    51
  - Changing Oil and Filter
    52
    
    Easy Engine Oil Drain System
    52
    
    Changing Filter
    53
    
    Engine Oil Drain Pump
    53
- Power Steering Fluid
  53
  - Checking
    53
  - Filling
    54
  - Changing
    54
- Engine Coolant
  54
  - Checking
    54
  - Filling
    55
  - Changing
    55
- Drive Unit Oil
  56
  - Checking
    56
  - Filling
    56
- Section 5 - Maintenance
  56
  - Changing
    56
- Power Trim Fluid
  57
  - Checking
    57
  - Filling
    58
  - Changing
    58
- Cleaning the Flame Arrestor
  58
  - Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve (PCV)
    59
    
    Changing
    59
- Changing the Water-Separating Fuel Filter
  60
- Fuel Pump Sight Tube Inspection
  60
- Lubrication
  61
  - Steering System
    61
  - Manual Steering System
    62
  - Throttle Cable
    63
  - Shift Cable - Typical
    63
  - Sterndrive Unit and Transom Assembly
    64
  - Sterndrive U-Joint Shaft Splines and O-Rings
    64
  - Removed)
    64
  - Engine Coupler
    64
  - Sterndrive U-Joint Shaft Splines and O-Rings (Sterndrive Unit Removed)
    64
  - Driveshaft Extension Models
    65
- Propellers
  65
  - Propeller Repair
    65
  - Alpha Propeller Removal
    66
  - Alpha Propeller Installation
    66
- Drive Belts
  67
  - Checking
    67
  - Replacing - Front Mount Models
    67
    
    Alternator Belt
    67
    
    Power Steering Pump Drive Belt, if Equipped
    67
  - Replacing - Side Mount Models
    68
    
    Alternator Belt
    68
    
    Power Steering Pump Drive Belt, if Equipped
    68
- Flushing the Power Package
  68
  - Flushing Attachments
    69
  - Sterndrive Water Pickups
    69
- Battery
  70
- Corrosion Protection
  70
  - Painting Your Power Package
    74
- Section 6 - Storage
  75
- Cold Weather or Extended Storage
  76
  - Preparing Power Package for Storage
    76
    
    Engine and Fuel System Preparation
    77
- Draining the Seawater System
  77
- Battery Storage
  83
- Recommissioning the Power Package
  83
Section 7 - Troubleshooting

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