ILMOR MV8 User Manual

ILMOR MV8 OWNER’S MANUAL
vi © 5/2013 Ilmor Marine, LLC, Version 1.0
CHECK THAT THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED ...................47
CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID/OIL LEVEL .......................48
CHECK THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL ....................................................48
AFTER EACH USE .............................................................. 51
CHECK THE RAW WATER PICKUP ................................................51
FLUSH THE RAW WATER/SEA PUMP SYSTEM .............................51
CHECK FOR LEAKS ..............................................................................52
CLEAN ANY RESIDUE ........................................................................52
STARTING, STOPPING AND NEW ENGINE
BREAKIN ............................................................................ 61
FIRST HOURS OF OPERATION ........................................................62
AFTER INITIAL HOURS OF OPERATION ......................................63
BEFORE THE ENGINE IS STARTED .................................................63
STARTING THE ENGINE ....................................................................64
SHIFTING GEARS .................................................................................65
STOPPING THE BOAT .........................................................................65
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................65
MAINTENANCE ................................................................. 71
CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL AND FILTER ......................................73
CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID FOR ENGINES
WITH INTEGRAL RESERVOIR ..........................................................75
CHANGE THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR .....................................76
REPLACE THE HIGHPRESSURE FUEL FILTER ............................77
CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID/OIL AND FILTER ........78
CHECK THE TRANSMISSION COOLER .........................................78
REPLACE THE RAW WATER IMPELLER/SEA PUMP
IMPELLER ...............................................................................................79
DRAIN RAW WATER SEA WATER .............................................. 710
CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL .................................... 711
DRAIN THE ENGINE COOLANT ................................................... 711
FILL THE ENGINE COOLANT ........................................................ 712
FLUSH THE COOLERS ..................................................................... 712
REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT ............................................... 713
REPLACE THE ZINC ANODES ........................................................ 713
CLEANING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND
PREVENTING CORROSION ............................................................ 714
INSPECTING AND CLEANING THE BATTERY
CONNECTIONS AND HOLDDOWNS ......................................... 715
STORAGE AND WINTERIZATION ................................. 81
FUEL SYSTEM TREATMENT ..............................................................81
OIL STORAGE/WINTERIZATION ....................................................82
COOLING SYSTEM STORAGE AND WINTERIZATION .............82
BATTERY WINTERIZATION .............................................................84
RECOMMISSIONING AFTER STORAGE/WINTERIZATION ....84

ILMOR MV8 Specifications

General

Brand	ILMOR
Model	MV8
Category	Engine
Language	English