General periodic maintenance
10-18
If the oil pressure alert indicator comes on
or if there is oil leakage, stop the engine
and find the cause. Continued operation
with a problem could cause severe engine
damage.
6. Install:
• Top cowling
Replacing the oil filter
1. Warm up:
• Engine
See step (1) in “Changing the engine oil
using an oil changer” (10-15).
2. Remove:
• Top cowling
3. Drain:
• Engine oil
See step (3) in “Changing the engine oil
using an oil changer” (10-15) or step (2) in
“Changing the engine oil by removing the
drain bolt” (10-16).
If the engine oil was changed by removing the
drain bolt, install the drain bolt. See step (3) in
“Changing the engine oil by removing the drain
bolt” (10-16).
4. Replace:
• Oil fil
ter
a. Place a rag under the oil filter, and
then remove the oil
filter.
Make sure to clean up any oil spills.
b. Install a new oil filter “1”, and then
tighten it to the specified torque.
5. Fill:
• Recommended engine oil
a. Fill the engine with the specified
amount of
the recommended engine
oil through the oil filler hole.
b. Install the oil filler cap and dipstick,
and then
start the engine and warm it
up for 5–10 minutes.
c. Stop the engine, and then leave it off
for 5–10 minutes.
d. Check the oil level.
6. Install:
• Top cowling
Changing the gear oil
Never get under the lower unit while it is tilt-
ed.
Oil filter wrench “1”
90890-01426
Oil filter “1”
18 N·m (1.8 kgf·m, 13 lb·ft)
Engine oil quantity (with oil filter re-
placement)
3.2 L (3.38 US qt, 2.82 Imp.qt)