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TYPICAL
1. Dipstick
Check the oil level as follows:
NOTE: Before checking the oil level
on this engine, it is necessary to
warm-up engine and to let it idle for
30 seconds before shutting it off.
Thereafter it is necessary to wait
30 seconds. Then, the oil can be
checked. This is required to allow the
oil to properly level in the different oil
chambers. Otherwise, you will have
a false oil level reading.
– Watercraft must be level. Check oil
level either with watercraft in water
or out of water. Engine should be
warm.
CAUTION:
Never run engine with-
out supplying water to the exhaust
cooling system when watercraft is
outofwater.
– If out of water, raise trailer tongue
and block in position when bumper
rail is level. Install a garden hose
to the flushing connector. Refer to
FLUSHING in POST-OPERATION
CARE and follow the procedure.
CAUTION:
Failure to flush exhaust
cooling system, when engine is out
of water, may severely damage en-
gine and/or exhaust system.
– Warm-up engine then let idle for 30
seconds before stopping.
– Stop engine.
– Wait at least 30 seconds then pull
dipstick out and wipe clean.
WARNING
Engine oil may be hot. Certain
components in the engine com-
partmentmaybeveryhot. Direct
contact may result in skin burn.
CAUTION:
Never run engine
longer than 5 minutes. Drive line
seal has no cooling when watercraft
is out of water.
– Reinstall dipstick, push in com-
pletely.
– Remove dipstick and read oil level.
It should be between marks.
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2
3
1. Full
2. Add
3. Operating range
– Otherwise, add oil up to have the
level between m
arks as required.
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