Operator`s manual

Engine Oil Change (to include IiIter)
1. Draining the Oil Sump
Remove the oil drain hose from its attachment brack-
et 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
oil. Sea water present in the oil can be the result
of a
fault in the exhaust system attached
to the engine
and/or a siphoning through the sea water cooling cir-
cuit into the exhaust, filling it up into the engine (refer
to the installation illustrations on page 26).
2. Replacement of the Oil Filter
When removing the used oil filter, you may find it help-
ful 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
spillage. A small style automotive filter
wrench
should be helpful in removing the old oil filter. Place
some paper towels and a plastic bag around the fil-
ter when unscrewing it to catch any oil left in the fil-
ter.
(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 rubber sealing gasket came off
with the old oil filter.
If this rubber sealing gasket
remains sealed against the engine block, gently
remove
it. The replaceable cartridge-type oil filter re-
quires
no cleaning inside, so it may be properly dis-
posed 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
to make sure the oil pressure is normal and that
there are
no oil leaks around the new oil filter.
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