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Operation and handling requirements

EJU40291 Yamalube the best choice for your Yamaha
Engine oil requirements
engine.
EJU41514
Engine oil
ECJ00282
NOTICE
Use only 4-stroke engine oil. Usage of 2-
stroke engine oil could result in severe en-
gine damage.
Checking the engine oil level
Recommended engine oil: EWJ00341
YAMALUBE 4W or 4-stroke motor oil
Recommended engine oil type: WARNING
SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-40, Engine oil is extremely hot immediately af-
20W-50 ter the engine is turned off. Coming in con-
Recommended engine oil grade: tact with or getting any engine oil on your
API SG, SH, SJ, SL
clothes could result in burns.

TIP: ECJ01002
When the engine is operated at high speeds, NOTICE
some engine oil may be consumed. Be sure Make sure that debris and water do not
to check the engine oil level. enter the oil filler hole. Debris and water in
Why Yamalube the engine oil can cause serious engine
YAMALUBE oil is a Genuine YAMAHA Part damage.
born of the engineers’ passion and belief that
To check the engine oil level:
engine oil is an important liquid engine com-
(1) Place the watercraft in a precisely level
ponent. We form teams of specialists in the
position on land with the engine
fields of mechanical engineering, chemistry,
stopped. If the engine was running, allow
electronics and track testing, and have them
the engine oil to settle by waiting 5 min-
develop the engine together with the oil it will
utes or more before checking the oil lev-
use. Yamalube oils take full advantage of the
el.
base oil’s qualities and blend in the ideal bal-
(2) Remove the seats. (See page 54 for seat
ance of additives to make sure the final oil
removal and installation procedures.)
clears our performance standards. Thus,
Yamalube mineral, semisynthetic and syn-
thetic oils have their own distinct characters
and value. Yamaha’s experience gained over
many years of research and development
into oil since the 1960’s helps make

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