Procedure
Maintenance Schedule – Regular Service Periods
1. Check engine oil level before each use. 2. Change engine oil at first month or 20 hours, then every 6 months or 100 hours. 3. Replace engine oil filter every 6 months or 100 hours (dealer recommended). 4. Change gear case oil at first month or 20 hours, then every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 5. Check and adjust timing belt every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 6. Check and adjust ACG belt every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 7. Check and adjust throttle linkage and control cable (Mechanical Remote Control only) every 6 months or 100 hours, and every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 8. Check and adjust valve clearance every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 9. Check/adjust or replace nickel spark plug every year or 200 hours. 10. Check iridium spark plug (optional) every year or 200 hours; replace every 3 years or 600 hours. 11. Check propeller and cotter pin before each use and every 6 months or 100 hours. 12. Check outside anode metal before each use and every 6 months or 100 hours. Replace when reduced to about two-thirds original size or if crumbling. 13. Check inside anode metal sleeve every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 14. Check inside anode metal exhaust manifold every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 15. Replace inside anode metal V bank bottom every 6 years or 1,200 hours (dealer recommended). 16. Check and adjust idling speed every 6 months or 100 hours, and every year or 200 hours (dealer recommended). 17. Grease lubrication points after each use and every 6 months or 100 hours. Lubricate more frequently when used in salt water. WARNING: Perform at every indicated month or operating hour interval, whichever comes first.