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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
                            EJU44520
                            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 68 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 44 for seat removal
                            EWJ00341
                                                                     and installation procedures and page 48
                                 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.
                            ECJ00392
                             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 81 for information on
                              supplying water.)

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