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Operation and handling requirements

EJU40291  When checking the engine oil level on wa-
Engine oil requirements
ter, moor the watercraft so that it will not
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Engine oil drift away.
ECJ00282 To check the engine oil level:
NOTICE (1) With the engine stopped, place the wa-
Use only 4-stroke engine oil. Usage of 2- tercraft in a precisely level position on
stroke engine oil could result in severe en- land or launch the watercraft.
gine damage. (2) Look in all directions, and then start the
engine. (See page 67 for information on
Recommended engine oil: starting the engine.)
YAMALUBE 4W (3) Run the engine at idling speed for 6 mi-
Recommended engine oil type: nutes or more. Run the engine an addi-
SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-40,
20W-50 tional 5 minutes if the ambient
Recommended engine oil grade: temperature is 20 °C (68 °F) or less.
API SG, SH, SJ, SL (4) Stop the engine.
(5) Remove the seat and seat storage com-
Checking the engine oil level partment. (See page 43 for seat removal
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and installation procedures and page 47
WARNING
for information on the seat storage com-
Engine oil is extremely hot immediately af-
partment.)
ter the engine is turned off. Coming in con-
(6) Loosen the oil tank filler cap and remove
tact with or getting any engine oil on your
it, and then wipe the attached dipstick
clothes could result in burns.
clean.
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NOTICE
 Do not run the engine with too much or 1
not enough oil in the oil tank, otherwise
the engine could be damaged.
 Make sure that debris and water do not
enter the oil tank filler hole. Debris and
water in the engine oil can cause serious
engine damage.

TIP: 1 Oil tank filler cap/Dipstick
 When checking the engine oil level on land, (7) Screw the oil tank filler cap into the filler
the engine must be running while water is hole until it stops. Remove the oil tank
being supplied to the cooling water pas- filler cap again and make sure that the
sages. (See “Flushing the cooling water
passages” on page 80 for information on
supplying water.)

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