Adding Marine Gear Oil1. Make sure the engine is as level aspossible.2. Remove the filler cap / dipstick(Figure 6, (1)) at the top of the housing.3. Fill with oil to the upper limit on thedipstick (Figure 6, (2)). NOTICE:NEVER overfill the marine gear withoil.4. Fully reinsert the dipstick.5. Hand-tighten the filler port cap.Checking and Adding Sail-DriveOilRefer to the Sail-Drive Operation Manual forthe procedure for checking and filling thesail-drive oil.CRANKING THE ENGINEMANUALLYNOTICE: When performing enginebreak-in or if the engine has not beenused for a long period of time, engine oilwill not be distributed to all theoperating parts. Using the engine in thiscondition will lead to seizure.After a long period of non-use, distributeengine oil to each part by cranking theengine. Perform the following procedurebefore beginning operation:1. Open the seacock.2. Open the fuel cock.3. Put the remote control shift lever in theNEUTRAL position.4. Raise the decompression lever(Figure 7, (3)) up.(3)(2)(1)0005838Figure 71 – RUN Position2 – Decompression Position3 – Decompression LeverBEFORE YOU OPERATE26 GM Series Operation Manual© 2007 Yanmar Marine International
