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                            Operation and handling requirements

                            EJU40291                              Checking the engine oil level
                                 Engine oil requirements          EWJ00341
                            EJU44531
                            Engine oil
                                                                  Engine oil is extremely hot immediately af-
                            ECJ00282
                                                                  ter the engine is turned off. Coming in con-
                            Use only 4-stroke engine oil. Usage of 2-  tact with or getting any engine oil on your
                            stroke engine oil could result in severe en-  clothes could result in burns.
                            gine damage.                          ECJ00392

                              Recommended engine oil:              Do not run the engine with too much or
                                YAMALUBE 4W or 4-stroke motor oil
                              Recommended engine oil type:         not enough oil in the oil tank, otherwise
                                SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-40,        the engine could be damaged.
                                20W-50                             Make sure that debris and water do not
                              Recommended engine oil grade:        enter the oil tank filler hole. Debris and
                                API SG, SH, SJ, SL
                                                                   water in the engine oil can cause serious
                                                                   engine damage.
                            Why Yamalube
                            YAMALUBE oil is a Genuine YAMAHA Part  TIP:
                            born of the engineers’ passion and belief that
                                                                   When checking the engine oil level on land,
                            engine oil is an important liquid engine com-
                                                                   the engine must be running while water is
                            ponent. We form teams of specialists in the
                                                                   being supplied to the cooling water pas-
                            fields of mechanical engineering, chemistry,
                                                                   sages. (See “Flushing  the cooling  water
                            electronics and track testing, and have them
                                                                   passages” on page 76 for information on
                            develop the engine together with the oil it will
                                                                   supplying water.)
                            use. Yamalube oils take full advantage of the
                                                                   When checking the engine oil level on wa-
                            base oil’s qualities and blend in the ideal ba-
                                                                   ter, moor the watercraft so that it will not
                            lance of additives to make sure the final oil
                                                                   drift away.
                            clears our performance standards. Thus,
                                                                  To check the engine oil level:
                            Yamalube mineral, semisynthetic and syn-
                                                                  (1) With the engine stopped, place the wa-
                            thetic oils have their own distinct characters
                                                                     tercraft in a precisely level position on
                            and value. Yamaha’s experience gained over
                                                                     land or launch the watercraft.
                            many years of research  and development
                                                                  (2) Look in all directions, and then start the
                            into oil since the  1960’s helps make
                                                                     engine. (See page 65 for information on
                            Yamalube the best choice for your Yamaha
                                                                     starting the engine.)
                            engine.
                                                                  (3) Run the engine at idling speed for 6 mi-
                                                                     nutes or more. Run the engine an addi-
                                                                     tional 5 minutes if  the  ambient
                                                                     temperature is 20 °C (68 °F) or less.
                                                                  (4) Stop the engine.
                                                                  (5) Remove the seat and seat storage com-
                                                                     partment. (See page 42 for seat removal
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