Engine Emissions Information; Manufacturer's Responsibility; Dealer's Responsibility; Owner's Responsibility - BRP E250DHLSCS Service Manual

ENGINE EMISSIONS
INFORMATION
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the
emission control devices and systems may be
performed by any marine SI (spark ignition)
engine repair establishment or individual.

Manufacturer's Responsibility

Beginning with 1999 model year outboards, man-
ufacturers of marine outboards must determine
the exhaust emission levels for each outboard
horsepower family and certify these outboards
with the United States of America Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). An emissions control
information label, showing emission levels and
outboard specifications, must be placed on each
outboard at the time of manufacture.

Dealer's Responsibility

When performing service on all 1999 and more
recent Evinrude/Johnson outboards that carry an
emissions control information label, adjustments
must be kept within published factory specifica-
tions.
Replacement or repair of any emission related
component must be executed in a manner that
maintains emission levels within the prescribed
certification standards.
Dealers are not to modify the outboard in any
manner that would alter the horsepower or allow
emission levels to exceed their predetermined
factory specifications.
Exceptions include manufacturer's prescribed
changes, such as altitude adjustments, for exam-
ple.

Owner's Responsibility

The owner/operator is required to have outboard
maintenance performed to maintain emission lev-
els within prescribed certification standards.

ENGINE EMISSIONS INFORMATION

The owner/operator is not to, and should not allow
anyone to, modify the outboard in any manner
that would alter the horsepower or allow emis-
sions levels to exceed their predetermined factory
specifications.
Tampering with the fuel system to change horse-
power or modify emission levels beyond factory
settings or specifications will void the product war-
ranty.

EPA Emission Regulations

All new 1999 and more recent Evinrude/Johnson
outboards are certified to the EPA as conforming
to the requirements of the regulations for the con-
trol of air pollution from new watercraft marine
spark ignition outboards. This certification is con-
tingent on certain adjustments being set to factory
standards. For this reason, the factory procedure
for servicing the product must be strictly followed
and, whenever practical, returned to the original
intent of the design. The responsibilities listed
above are general and in no way a complete list-
ing of the rules and regulations pertaining to the
EPA requirements on exhaust emissions for
marine products. For more detailed information on
this subject, you may contact the following loca-
tions:
VIA U.S. POSTAL SERVICE:
Office of Mobile Sources
Engine Programs and Compliance Division
Engine Compliance Programs Group (6403J)
401 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20460
VIA EXPRESS or COURIER MAIL:
Office of Mobile Sources
Engine Programs and Compliance Division
Engine Compliance Programs Group (6403J)
501 3rd St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
EPA INTERNET WEB SITE:
www.epa.gov
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