Table of contents
Tilting up and down ...................... 71
Procedure for tilting up (power trim
and tilt models) ............................. 72
Procedure for tilting down................ 73
Shallow water ............................... 74
Cruising in shallow water ................. 74
Cruising in other conditions .......... 75
Maintenance .................................... 76
Transporting and storing outboard
motor.......................................... 76
Storing outboard motor.................... 76
Conditioning and stabilizing
gasoline......................................... 76
Procedure......................................... 77
Lubrication ....................................... 78
Cleaning and anticorrosion
measures ...................................... 78
Flushing cooling water passage....... 78
Cleaning the outboard motor........... 79
Checking painted surface of
outboard motor............................. 79
Periodic maintenance ................... 80
Replacement parts........................... 80
Maintenance interval guidelines....... 80
Maintenance chart 1 ........................ 81
Maintenance chart 2 ........................ 83
Greasing........................................... 84
Inspecting spark plug....................... 85
Inspecting engine idle speed ........... 86
Changing engine oil.......................... 86
Replacing the engine oil filter........... 91
Why Yamalube ................................. 91
Inspecting wiring and connectors .... 92
Inspecting propeller ......................... 92
Removing propeller .......................... 93
Installing propeller............................ 93
Changing gear oil ............................. 94
Inspecting and replacing anode(s) ... 96
Checking battery (for electric start
models) ......................................... 96
Connecting the battery..................... 97
Disconnecting the battery ................ 98
Trouble Recovery.......................... 100
Troubleshooting.......................... 100
Temporary action in
emergency ............................... 103
Impact damage .............................. 103
Running single engine (twin
engines)....................................... 103
Replacing fuse................................ 103
Power trim and tilt unit will not
operate........................................ 104
Water separator-alert indicator
blinks while cruising.................... 105
Treatment of submerged
motor ....................................... 106
Consumer information (For
North America) .............................. 107
YAMAHA FOUR-STROKE
OUTBOARD MOTOR
THREE-YEAR LIMITED
WARRANTY ............................. 107
IMPORTANT WARRANTY
INFORMATION IF YOU USE
YOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDE
THE U.S.A. OR CANADA......... 109
INDEX ............................................. 110
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