Treatment of submerged motor, Procedure, Trouble recovery – Yamaha F25 User Manual

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Trouble Recovery

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Treatment of submerged motor

If the outboard motor is submerged, immedi-
ately take it to a Yamaha dealer. Otherwise
some corrosion may begin almost immediate-
ly.
If you cannot immediately take the outboard
motor to a Yamaha dealer, follow the proce-
dure below in order to minimize engine dam-
age.

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Procedure

1.

Thoroughly wash away mud, salt, sea-
weed, and so on, with fresh water.

2.

Remove the spark plug(s), then face the
spark plug holes downward to allow any
water, mud, or contaminants to drain.

3.

Drain the fuel from the carburetor, fuel fil-
ter, and fuel line. Drain the engine oil
completely.

4.

Fill the sump with the fresh engine oil.

5.

Feed engine fogging oil or engine oil
through the carburetor(s) and spark plug
holes while cranking the engine with the
manual starter or emergency starter
rope.

6.

Take the outboard motor to a Yamaha
dealer as soon as possible.

CAUTION:

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Do not attempt to run the outboard motor
until it has been completely inspected.

Engine oil capacity:

0.35 L (0.37 US qt) (0.31 Imp.qt)

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