INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE 47
9
Replacing gear oil
Be sure that outboard motor is secured
to transom or service stand, or acciden-
tal drop or fall of outboard motor could
lead to severe personal injury.
Be sure to lock outboard motor if it is
tilted up, or accidental fall of outboard
motor could lead to severe personal
injury.
Do not go under outboard motor tilted
up and locked, or accidental fall of out-
board motor could lead to severe per-
sonal injury.
1
Remove the oil plugs (upper and lower),
and completely drain the gear oil into a
pan.
2
Insert the oil tube nozzle into the lower
oil plug hole, and fill with gear oil by
squeezing the oil tube until oil flows out
of the upper plug hole.
3
Install the upper oil plug, and then
remove oil tube nozzle and install the
lower oil plug.
Do not reuse oil plug gasket. Always use
new gasket and tighten oil plug properly to
prevent entry of water into lower unit.
Note
If water in the oil, giving it a milky colored
appearance. Contact your dealer.
Note
Use only genuine or recommended gear oil
or, if not available, an API (American Petro-
leum Institute) oil grade of GL5 SAE
#80~SAE#90.
Required volume
: 50 approx. 500mL (16.89 U.S. fluid oz)
: W50 approx. 700mL (23.65 U.S fluid oz)
X50 WX50
Lower
oil plug
Upper
oil plug
X50 WX50
Lower
oil plug
Upper
oil plug
hole
Oil tube nozzle
X50 WX50
Lower
oil plug
Upper
oil plug
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