2003 YAMAHA FX fuel tank capacity

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Filling the fuel tank
CAUTION:@ Be careful when refueling. Avoid getting
water or other contaminants in the fuel
tank. Contaminated fuel can cause poor
running or engine damage.
@
1. Remove the rear and front seats. (See
pages 2-5 and 2-6 for seat removal and
installation procedures.)
2. Open the fuel tank filler cap, and slowly
add fuel to the fuel tank.
3. Stop filling when the fuel level reaches
approximately 50 mm (2 in) from the top
of the fuel tank as indicated a in the
illustration.
Fuel tank capacity:
Total: 70.0 L (18.5 US gal, 15.4 Imp gal)
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Periodic maintenance chart
The following chart gives general guidelines for periodic maintenance. However, depend-
ing on your operating conditions maintenance may need to be performed more frequently.
PMC-F1B1(
) This mark indicates maintenance that you may do yourself.
(
❍) This mark indicates work to be done by a Yamaha dealer.
MAINTENANCE INTERVAL
INITIALTHEREAFTER
EVERYPA G E
10
hours50
hours100
hours100
hours200
hours
ITEM
6
months12
months12
months24
months
Spark plug Inspect, clean, adjust



4-16
Lubrication points Lubricate


4-18
Intermediate housing Lubricate❍
*1

*2

*2 4-20
Fuel system Inspect❍❍
4-10
Fuel tank Clean❍❍
4-10
Trolling speed Inspect, adjust❍❍❍
4-23
Throttle shaft Inspect❍❍
—
Cooling water passages Flush

*3 4-1
Water inlet strainer Inspect, clean❍❍
—
Bilge strainer Clean❍❍
—
Electric bilge pump strainer Inspect, clean❍❍
—
Impeller Inspect

*4❍❍
—
Jet thrust nozzle angle Inspect


4-14
Steering master Inspect❍❍❍
—
QSTS mechanism Inspect, adjust

*4❍❍
4-15
Shift cable and mechanism Inspect, adjust

*4❍❍
4-14
Throttle lever Check operation

*4 3-12
Throttle cable Inspect, adjust❍❍
4-14
Stern drain plugs Inspect, replace

*4❍❍
3-9
Battery Inspect

*5❍❍
—
Rubber coupling Inspect❍
—
Engine mount Inspect❍
—
Nuts and bolts Inspect❍❍❍
—
Air filter Inspect❍

4-13
Engine oil Replace❍❍❍
4-11
Engine oil filter Replace❍
—
Valve clearance Inspect, adjust❍
—
*1: Grease capacity: 33.0–35.0 cm3 (1.11–1.18 oz)
*2: Grease capacity: 6.0–8.0 cm3 (0.20–0.27 oz)
*3: After every use
*4: Before every use
*5: Inspect fluid level before every use
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DRIVE UNIT
Propulsion system Jet pump
Jet pump type Axial flow, single stage
Impeller rotation Counterclockwise (viewed from rear)
Transmission Constant mesh 1-speed
Jet thrust nozzle horizontal angle Degree 26 + 26
Jet thrust nozzle trim angle Degree -10, -5, 0, 5, 10
FUEL AND OIL
Recommended fuel Regular unleaded gasoline
Minimum octane rating PON
RON86
90
Recommended engine oil SAE 10W-30
API SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ
Fuel tank capacity
Total L (US gal, Imp gal) 70 (18.5, 15.4)
Engine oil quantity
With oil filter replacement L (US qt, Imp qt) 2.2 (2.3, 1.9)
Without oil filter replacement L (US qt, Imp qt) 2.0 (2.1, 1.8)
Total amount L (US qt, Imp qt) 4.3 (4.5, 3.8)MODEL
ITEMUnit FX140/FX Cruiser
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