4 MAINTENANCE & CARE

PERIODIC INSPECTION CHART

Frequency of maintenance operations may be adjusted according to the operating conditions, but the following table gives general guidelines.

Indicates the checkups which you may do yourself. Indicates work to be done by your Yamaha dealer.

 

 

 

Maintenance Interval

 

Initial

 

Thereafter

Page

 

 

 

 

 

Every

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

50

100

100

200

 

 

 

 

 

hours

hours

hours

hours

hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

12

12

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

months

months

months

months

 

Spark plug

 

Inspection/Cleaning/

 

4-7

 

Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grease points

 

Greasing

 

 

 

4-8

Bearing housing

 

Greasing

*1

 

*2

*2

 

4-9

Fuel system

 

Inspection

 

 

 

4-10

Fuel filter

 

Checking/Replacement

 

 

 

 

Fuel pump screen

 

Cleaning

 

 

 

 

Air filter

 

Inspection/Replacement

 

 

 

 

 

Engine oil

 

Replace

 

 

 

Engine oil filter

 

Replace

 

 

 

 

 

Valve clearance

 

Inspection/Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling-water

 

Cleaning/Flushing

(after

 

 

 

 

4-1

 

every

 

 

 

 

passages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bilge strainer

 

Cleaning

 

 

 

Impeller

 

Inspection

 

 

 

Steering cable

 

Inspection

 

 

 

 

4-13

Throttle cable

 

Inspection/Adjustment

 

 

 

 

Reverse gate

 

Inspection

 

 

 

 

 

 

mechanism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacrificial anode

 

Checking/

(after

 

 

 

 

4-15

 

every

 

 

 

 

 

Replace as needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

use)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drain plugs

 

Inspection/Replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inspect

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

 

Inspection

fluid level

 

 

 

 

4-16

 

before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

every

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

launch)

 

 

 

 

 

Rubber coupling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolts and nuts

 

Retightening

 

 

 

*1

Grease capacity:

33.0 ~ 35.0 cc (1.11 ~ 1.18 oz.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

*2

Grease capacity:

6.0 ~ 8.0 cc (0.20 ~ 0.27 oz.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-6