ENGINE EMISSIONS
INFORMATION
Maintenance, replacement,
or
repair
of
the
emission
control devices and systems may be
performed by any marine
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(spark ignition)
engine repair
establishment
or
individual.
Manufacturer's Responsibility
Beginning with 1999 model year outboards, man-
ufacturers of marine outboards must determine
the exhaust emission
levels for each outboard
horsepower
family and certify these outboards
with the United States of America Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). An emissions
control
information label, showing emission levels and
outboard specifications, must be
placed on each
outboard at the time of manufacture.
Dealer's Responsibility
When performing service on all 1999 and more
recent Evinrude/Johnson outboards that carry an
emissions
control information label, adjustments
must be kept within
published factory specifica-
tions.
Replacement or repair of any emission related
component must
be
executed
in
a manner that
maintains emission
levels within the prescribed
certification standards.
Dealers are not to modify the outboard
in
any
manner that
would alter the horsepower or allow
emission levels to exceed their predetermined
factory specifications.
Exceptions
include manufacturer's prescribed
changes, such as
altitude adjustments, for exam-
ple.
Owner's Responsibility
The owner/operator
is
required to have outboard
maintenance performed to maintain emission
lev-
els
within prescribed certification standards.
The owner/operator is not to, and
should not allow
anyone to, modify the outboard
in
any manner
that
would alter the horsepower or allow emis-
sions
levels to exceed their predetermined factory
specifications.
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ENGINE EMISSIONS INFORMATION
Tampering with the fuel system to change horse-
power or modify emission
levels beyond factory
settings
or
specifications will void the product war-
ranty.
EPA
Emission Regulations
All new 1999 and more recent Evinrude/Johnson
outboards manufactured by Bombardier are certi-
fied to the EPA as conforming to the requirements
of the
regulations for the control of air pollution
from new watercraft marine spark ignition out-
boards. This certification is contingent on certain
adjustments being set to factory standards. For
this reason, the factory procedure for servicing the
product must be
strictly followed and, whenever
practical, returned to the original intent of the
design. The responsibilities
listed above are gen-
eral and
in
no way a complete listing of the rules
and regulations pertaining to the EPA require-
ments on exhaust emissions for marine products.
For more
detailed information
on
this subject, you
may contact the
following locations:
VIA U.S. POSTAL SERVICE:
Office of Mobile Sources
Engine Programs and
Compliance Division
Engine
Compliance Programs Group (6403J)
401
M
St.
NW
Washington, DC
20460
VIA EXPRESS
or
COURIER MAIL:
Office of Mobile Sources
Engine Programs and
Compliance Division
Engine
Compliance Programs Group (6403J)
501
3
rd
St.
NW
Washington, DC
20001
EPA INTERNET WEB SITE:
www.epa.gov
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