INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE 75
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Engine oil replacement
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You may be injured due to high engine tem-
peratures if you fill engine oil just after oper-
ation. Engine oil should be changed after the
engine has been cooled.
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z Do not overfill engine oil, or engine oil
could leak and/or engine could be dam-
aged. If engine oil level is over upper limit
marks of dip stick, drain oil to level lower
than upper limit.
z Be sure that outboard motor is upright
when checking or changing oil.
z Stop the engine immediately if low oil
pressure warning lamp or oil leak is found,
or engine could be severely damaged.
Consult your dealer.
z Wipe off engine oil well immediately if
spilled and dispose of it in accordance
with local fire prevention and environ-
ment protection regulations.
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Use of engine oils that does not meet these
requirements will result in reducing engine
life, and other engine problems.
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Engine oil mixed with dust or water will dra-
matically shorten the life of the engine.
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To change engine oil:
Be sure to use recommended engine oil.
1. Stop the engine and leave it in a verti-
cal position over 5 minutes.
2. Put an oil drain pan under the oil drain
bolt.
3. Remove the oil drain bolt and com-
pletely drain oil from the engine.
1. Drain hole
4. Apply oil on the sealing surface of the
drain bolt. Tighten the bolt with a new
gasket.
Oil drain screw specified torque
24 N·m (17 ft
·lb, 2.4 kgf·m)
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Note
If a torque-wrench is not available when
you are fitting a oil filter, a good estimate
of the correct torque is 3/4 to 1 a turn past
finger-tight. Have the oil filter adjusted to
the correct torque as soon as possible with
a torque-wrench.
5. Pull the bottom of cowl latch to
unlock, lift and remove the top cowl.
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