Maintenance and care
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EJU33820Periodic maintenance chart
The following chart gives general guidelines for periodic maintenance. However, maintenance
may need to be performed more frequently depending on your operating conditions.
This “” mark indicates maintenance that you may do yourself.
This “” mark indicates work to be done by a Yamaha dealer.
Item OperationInitial Thereafter every
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hours50
hours100
hours100
hours200
hours
6
months12
months12
months24
months
Spark plugsCheck, clean, adjust 75
Lubrication pointsLubricate 76
Fuel systemCheck 73
Fuel tankCheck, clean 73
Trolling speedCheck, adjust 78
Throttle shaftCheck—
Cooling water pas-
sagesFlush
*66
Water inlet strain-
erCheck, clean—
Bilge strainerClean—
ImpellerCheck—
Jet thrust nozzle
angleCheck, adjust 74
Shift cable and re-
verse gate (VX De-
luxe/VX Cruiser)Check, adjust 74
Throttle cableCheck, adjust 75
Stern drain plugsCheck, replace 47
BatteryCheck, charge 77
Rubber couplingCheck—
Engine mountCheck—
Nuts and boltsCheck—
Air filter elementCheck 74
Engine oilReplace 73
Oil filterReplace 73
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