Engine Oil
Change
(to
include
filter)
1.
Draining the Oil ,Sump
Remove the oil drain hose from its attachment
bracket and lower it into a container and allow
the
oil to drain,
or
attach a pump
to
the end
of
the drain
hose and
pump
the
old oil out. Make sure
the
oil
drain hose is properly secured in its holder after
all
of
the old oil has been drained.
Always observe the old oil as it is removed. A yel-
low/gray emulsion indicates the presence
of
water
in the oil. Although this condition is rare,
it
does
require
prompt
attention
to
prevent
serious
damage. Call a competent mechanic should
~
water be present in the
oH.
Sea water present in .
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the oil can be the result
of
a fault in the exhaust
l:>
y"\
system attached
to
the engine and/or a siphoning
through the sea water
cooling circuit into
the
ex-
tiaust,
filling it
up
into the engine.
2.
Replacement
of
the Oil Filter
When removing the used oil filter, you may find
it
helpful and cleaner
to
punch a hole in the
upper
and lower portion
of
the old filter
to
drain
the
oil
from
it into a container before removing it. This
helps
to
lessen
spRiage.
A small style automotive
fHterwrench should
be helpful in removing
the
old
oil filter. Place some paper towels and a plastic
bag around the filter when unscrewing
it
to
catch
any oil left in the filter. (Oil
or
any other fluid
on
the
engine
reduces
the
engine's
cooling
ability.
Please keep
your
engine clean.) Inspect
the
old
oil filter as it is removed
to
make sure that
the
rub-
ber sealing gasket came off with the old oil filter.
If
this rubber sealing gasket remains sealed against
the engine block, gently remove
it. The replace-
able cartridge-type oil filter requires no cleaning in-
side,
so
it may be properly disposed of.
When installing the new oil filter element,
wipe
the
filter gasket's sealing surface on the engine block free
of
oil and apply a thin coat
of
clean engine oil
to
the
rubber gasket on the oil filter. Screw the filter onto the
threaded oil filter stUb, and then tighten the filter firmly
by
hand.
NOTE: GeneriC filters are not recommended,
as
the material standards
or
diameters
of
im-
portant items on generic parts might
be
entirely different from genuine parts. Immediately
after an oil filter change and oil fill, run
the
engine
for
a few minutes
to
make sure the oil pres-
sure is nonmal and that there are no oil leaks around the new oil filter.
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WESTERBEKE
Engines & Generators
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