Maintenance
equipped, remove all metal particles from
the screw before installing it.
Always use new gaskets. Do not reuse the
removed gaskets.
4.
Remove the oil level plug and gasket to
allow the oil to drain completely.
NOTICE: Check the used gear oil after
it has been drained. If the gear oil is
milky or contains water or a large
amount of metal particles, the gear
case may be damaged. Have a
Yamaha dealer check and repair the
outboard motor.
TIP:
For disposal of used oil, consult your
Yamaha dealer.
5.
Put the outboard motor in a vertical posi-
tion. Using a flexible or pressurized fill-
ing device, inject the gear oil into the
gear oil drain screw hole.
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Recommended gear oil:
Yamalube Marine Gearcase Lube or
Hypoid gear oil
Recommended gear oil grade:
SAE 90 API GL-4
Gear oil quantity:
F50B 0.430 L (0.455 US qt,
0.378 Imp.qt)
F50HB 0.430 L (0.455 US qt,
0.378 Imp.qt)
F60B 0.430 L (0.455 US qt,
0.378 Imp.qt)
F60HB 0.430 L (0.455 US qt,
0.378 Imp.qt)
F70A 0.670 L (0.708 US qt,
0.590 Imp.qt)
F70HA 0.670 L (0.708 US qt,
0.590 Imp.qt)
T50B 0.670 L (0.708 US qt,
0.590 Imp.qt)
T60B 0.670 L (0.708 US qt,
0.590 Imp.qt)
6.
Put a new gasket on the oil level plug.
When the oil begins to flow out of the oil
level plug hole, insert and tighten the oil
level plug.
Tightening torque:
9 Nm (0.92 kgf-m, 6.6 ft-lb)
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