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2011 ILMOR MV8 Owner’s Manual • Page 29
 ILMOR blended synthetic is the recommended oil for use in the MV8
engine. Use of supplemental oil additives is not required. ILMOR blended
synthetic contains all the necessary additives for the MV8.
• EnsuretheengineisOFFandtheenginesafetystartingswitchisdisconnected.Leave
thethrottle/shiftcontrolleverinneutral.Theenginemustbewarm.
• Opentheenginecompartmentandlocatetheoildrainhose,whichrunsfrom
thebottomoftheoilpanalongtheportsideoftheengine.Attheendofthe
oildrainhoseisabrassplug.
Note: Never drain oil into the bilge or into the water. Wipe up any spilled oil
immediately and dispose of the rags and drained oil in a proper manner on-
shore. Many bodies of water are environmentally protected by law. Dumping
in the water can result in signicant nes.
• Removetheengineoilcaplocatedontheoilfillneck.(Thisaccesstoairwill
speeduptheoildrainingprocess.)
• Removethebilgedrainplugtodropthedrainhosethroughthehole.Drainthe
oilintoacontainerontheground.(OnsomeV-drivemodels,youwillthread
thelinethroughaholethatrunsthroughtheloweredgeofthetransom.)Alter-
natively,asuctionpumpcanbehookeduptotheoildrainhosetoremovethe
engineoil.
• Loosenthebrassendcaptoallowtheoiltodrain.Becarefultoavoidround-
ingofftheedgesofthebrassendcapduringlooseningandtightening.
• Theoilfilterislocatedattherearoftheengine.Removetheoilfilterand
disposeofitproperlyon-shore.
• Lightlylubricatetheoilfiltergasketandspinthenewfilteronuntilthe
gasketmakescontact.Hand-tightenthefilterone-quartertoone-halfturn
aftercontact.DONOTuseafilterwrenchtotighten.
• Re-attachtheoildrainplugtotheendofthehoseandre-fillthecrankcase
throughtheoilcapopeningonthefillneck.Hand-tightentheoilcap.
• Checktheoillevelwiththedipstick.Iftheoildrainhoseandwaterlinesareon
theportsideoftheengineasitcamefromthefactory,cabletiethelinestokeep
themfromcomingincontactwithhotareasintheenginecompartment.
• Afterthewarm-upperiodthefirsttimeaftertheoilchange,turnOFFthe
engine.Disconnecttheenginesafetystartingswitchandleavethethrot-
tle/shiftcontrol leverin neutral.Open theengine compartmentcover
andverifythattherearenoleaksaroundthenewoilfilterandfitting,the
drainlineorthevalvecovers.
• Addmoreoilasnecessaryandre-checklevelsifoilisadded.