Yamaha F150D Owner's Manual

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Maintenance522. Verify whether the idle speed is set tospecification. For idle speed specifica-tions, see page 40.EMU29073Changing engine oilWARNINGEWM00760 Avoid draining the engine oil immediate-ly after stopping the engine. The oil ishot and should be handled with care toavoid burns. Be sure the outboard motor is securelyfastened to the transom or a stablestand.CAUTION:ECM00970 Do not overfill the oil, and be sure theoutboard motor is upright (not tilted)when checking and changing the engineoil. If the oil level is above the upper levelmark, drain until the level meets thespecified capacity. Overfilling the oilcould cause leakage or damage.CAUTION:ECM01240Change the engine oil after the first 10hours of operation, and every 100 hours orat 6-month intervals thereafter. Otherwisethe engine will wear quickly.NOTE:Change the engine oil when the oil is stillwarm.1. Put the outboard motor in an upright po-sition (not tilted).2. Prepare a suitable container that holds alarger amount than the engine oil capaci-ty. Loosen and remove the drain screwwhile holding the container under thedrain hole. Then remove the oil filler cap.Let the oil drain completely. Wipe up anyspilled oil immediately.3. Put a new gasket on the oil drain screw.Apply a light coat of oil to the gasket andinstall the drain screw.NOTE:If a torque wrench is not available when youare installing the drain screw, finger tightenthe screw just until the gasket comes into con-tact with the surface of the drain hole. Then1. Drain screwDrain screw tightening torque:28.0 Nm (20.7 ft-lb) (2.86 kgf-m)