Oil Filter Change

9.Install and lock the engine cover (p. 61).

Oil Filter Change

1.Drain the engine oil, and reinstall the drain bolt, washer, and drain bolt cover (see Engine Oil Change on p. 64).

2.Tilt the outboard motor, and place a suitable container below the oil drain guide to catch the used oil.

3.Use a suitable tool to remove the oil filter, and thoroughly drain the filter into the used oil container. 4.Clean the oil filter mounting base, and coat the rubber seal of the new oil filter with clean engine oil.

SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR

OIL FILTER USE A SUITABLE TOOL

OIL DRAIN GUIDE

RUBBER SEAL

Use only a TOHATSU Genuine oil filter or a filter of equivalent quality specified for your model. Using the wrong filter, or a non-TOHATSU filter which is not of equivalent quality, may cause engine damage.

5.Screw on the new filter by hand until it contacts the engine, then use a suitable tool to tighten the filter an additional 7/8 turn.

OIL FILTER TIGHTENING TORQUE: 9 lbf·ft (12 N·m, 1.2 kgf·m)

6.Return the outboard motor to the vertical position, and fill the crankcase with the specified amount (p. 64) of the recommended oil.