OTHER PRE-OUTING REQUIREMENTS
OTHER PRE-OUTING REQUIREMENTS
ENGINE
OIL
TRANS-
MISSION
FLUID/OIL
ILMOR blended syntheticistherecommendedoilforuseintheMV8
engine.Useofsupplementaloiladditivesisnotrequired.ILMORblendedsyntheticcontains
allthenecessaryadditivesfortheMV8.
Anoilchangeshouldbescheduledfollowingthefirst25hoursofoperationandevery
50hoursthereafter.Oilshouldalsobechangedifthetemperatureforanyreasonhasex-
ceeded329F.(165C.)Alwayschangetheoilfiltereverytimetheoilischanged,usingonly
ILMOR-approvedfiltersaslistedintheMaintenancesectionofthisOwner’sManual.
Operatorsshouldalsoverifytheoillevelpriortoeveryoperation,asindicatedinthe
Prior to Each UsesectionofthisOwner’sManual.
Damage to the engine by use of low-quality or non-specied oil as listed for ILMOR
MV8 engines will void the warranty on the engine.
TheoilcapacityforallthreeMV8enginesisfive(5)
quartsduringoilchange.
The V-drive and direct drive
transmissions requires lubrication to function
properly.Yourdealercanverifythetypeoftransmis-
sionintheboat,andtheamountoftransmissionfluid/
oil variesaccordingtothe product.Fortunately, the
V-drive anddirect drivetransmissions requires only
modest attention, unless problems are suspected. If
thereisthepresenceoffluid–usuallyfoamingorbub-
bling–around the connection plates or the dipstick,
itindicatesanoverfillcondition.Aburntodorfrom
thetransmissionissymptomaticofpotentiallyserious
overheatingissuesthatmustbeaddressedbyanautho-
rizedILMORdealerimmediately.
Damage to the engine by use of low-quality or non-specied transmission uid/oil
as listed for the V-drive and direct drive transmissions will void the warranty. Overll
or underll may also result in serious damage to the engine and is not covered under
warranty.
Seetherequirementsfortransmissionfluid/oilintheV-driveanddirectdrivetransmissions
manual.
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