What are the basics? Keep your outboard ready to run with basic maintenance like:
• Changing engine and lower unit oils every 100 hours
• Flushing regularly
• Replacing fuel filters periodically
• Helping to prevent corrosion
This simple guide will walk you through all of these items and more using:
• Information—in an easy-to-read-and-understand format
• Maintenance charts—with service intervals
• Links and QR Codes
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—to expanded information and short “why/how-to” videos
• Checklists—to help make sure you’ve covered it all, until it becomes second-nature
• Referrals—to the Yamaha smartphone app and/or Maintenance.YamahaOutboards.com
for helpful information and maintenance-related technology
Outboard maintenance doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive. Whether you do it all yourself or
have one of approximately 2,000 authorized Yamaha Marine dealers do parts of it for you, we’re
committed to helping you maintain your outboard in a way that’s easy to do and easy to understand.
Let’s get started.
Yamaha is the only outboard manufacturer to receive the coveted CSI
®
award for customer satisfaction
from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA
®
) every year since its inception (2002).
Contents
Let’s Get Started 04
Corrosion Prevention 06
Fuel & Fuel System 10
Electrical System 14
Power Trim & Tilt 17
Propeller Solutions 18
External Appearance 19
Interval Maintenance 20
Engine Oil & Lube 21
Lower Unit 24
Other Key Items 26
Extended Storage 28
Things to Remember 30
Why Yamaha? 32
Capacities & Specs 34
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