Table of contentsMaintenance..................................... 70Transporting and storingoutboard motor............................. 70Storing outboard motor ................... 70Conditioning and stabilizinggasoline ........................................ 70Procedure ....................................... 71Lubrication ...................................... 71Cleaning and anticorrosionmeasures ...................................... 71Flushing cooling water passage...... 71Checking painted surface ofoutboard motor ............................. 72Periodic maintenance..................... 72Replacement parts .......................... 73Maintenance interval guidelines...... 73Maintenance chart 1 ....................... 74Maintenance chart 2 ....................... 76Greasing ......................................... 77Inspecting spark plug ...................... 77Inspecting engine idle speed .......... 79Changing engine oil ........................ 79Inspecting wiring and connectors.... 85Inspecting propeller......................... 85Removing propeller ......................... 86Installing propeller ........................... 87Changing gear oil ............................ 88Inspecting and replacinganode(s)........................................ 89Checking battery (for electric startmodels) ......................................... 90Connecting the battery .................... 91Disconnecting the battery ............... 92Trouble Recovery ............................ 93Troubleshooting ............................. 93Temporary action in emergency..... 96Impact damage ............................... 96Running single engine (twinengines) ........................................ 96Replacing fuse ................................ 96Power trim and tilt unit will notoperate.......................................... 97Water separator-alert indicatorblinks while cruising ...................... 98Treatment of submerged motor...... 99Consumer information ................. 100YAMAHA FOUR-STROKEOUTBOARD MOTORTHREE-YEAR LIMITEDWARRANTY .............................. 100IMPORTANT WARRANTYINFORMATION IF YOU USEYOUR YAMAHA OUTSIDETHE U.S.A. OR CANADA .......... 102