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OILING SYSTEM
OIL SUPPLY PRIMING
OIL SUPPLY PRIMING
Oil Hose Priming
Insert the oil supply hose from the oil tank into a
suitable co ntainer. Squeeze the oil primer bu lb
until oil flows from the oil tank into the container.
Once oil supply hose from the oil tank is filled with
oil, conne ct t he ho se to the oil su pply fit ting on
outboard and secure with Oetiker clamp.
Oil Pump Priming
Squeeze the oil primer bulb until oil flows from the
oil supply hose, through the oil f ilter, and into the
crankcase oil pump (front oil pump).
IMPORTANT: Inspect oil filter to make sure it is
filled with oil. All air must be eliminated from the oil
filter during priming procedure.
Continue to sq ueeze the oil primer bulb until oil
flows through the front oil pump, into the oil distri-
bution hoses, and to the crankcase fittings.
Use Evinrude Diagnostics software to m ake sure
the EMM is pro grammed for the type of oil being
used.
250 – 300 HP (3.4 L) MODELS
Start the outboard. Use the oil priming functions in
the sof tware to m ake sure t he sy stem is com -
pletely primed.
IMPORTANT: The outbo ard sho uld be running
during th e priming proce dure to avo id pumpin g
too much o il into the crankcase, which could
cause a hard-starting condition.
Prime the rear oil pump FIRST (cylinder oil pump).
Use the Prime Cylinder Oiler button o f t he
Dynamic Test screen to prime the rear oil pump.
With the Prime Cylinder Oiler function activate d,
continue t o squeeze the oil primer bulb un til oil
flows through the oil distribution hoses of the rear
oil pump.
The software priming function must
be used along with the primer bulb for two rea-
sons:
• The primer bul b alone wi ll not move oil
through the rear pump assem bly unless the
pump is running.
A WARNING
Always use c aution while wo rking around
machinery with m oving p arts. The follow-
ing set-u p proce dures requ ire running
tests that are performed with the ou t-
board’s motor cover removed.
Dynamic Tests Screen
1. Prime Cylinder Oiler button
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