Yamaha F150D Owner's Manual

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Operation314. Turn the main switch to “ ” (start),and hold it for a maximum of 5 seconds.5. Immediately after the engine starts, re-lease the main switch to return it to “ ”(on).CAUTION:ECM00191 Never turn the main switch to “ ”(start) while the engine is running. Do not keep the starter motor turning formore than 5 seconds. If the starter motoris turned continuously for more than 5seconds, the battery will be quickly dis-charged, thus making it impossible tostart the engine. The starter can also bedamaged. If the engine will not start after5 seconds of cranking, return the mainswitch to “ ” (on), wait 10 seconds,then crank the engine again.EMU27670Warming up engineEMU30030Manual start and electric start models1. After starting the engine, allow it to idle for3 minutes to warm up. Failure to do so willshorten engine life.2. Be sure the low oil pressure warning indi-cator goes off after starting the engine.3. Check for a steady flow of water from thecooling water pilot hole.CAUTION:ECM01340 If the low oil pressure warning indicatordoes not go off after the engine starts,stop the engine. Otherwise serious en-gine damage could occur. Check the oillevel and add oil if necessary. Consultyour Yamaha dealer if the cause for thelow oil pressure warning indicator can-not be found. A continuous flow of water from the pilothole shows that the water pump ispumping water through the cooling pas-sages. If water is not flowing out of thepilot hole at all times while the engine isrunning, overheating and serious dam-age could occur. Stop the engine andcheck whether the cooling water inlet onthe lower case or the cooling water pilotON STARTOFFZMU01881STARTONZMU04590