Maintenance and care
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EJU33821Periodic 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 70
Lubrication pointsLubricate 71
Fuel systemCheck 68
Fuel tankCheck, clean 68
Trolling speedCheck, adjust 73
Throttle shaftCheck—
Cooling water pas-
sagesFlush
*62
Water inlet strain-
erCheck, clean—
Bilge strainerClean—
ImpellerCheck—
Jet thrust nozzle
angleCheck, adjust 68
Shift cable and re-
verse gate
(VX Deluxe/VX
Cruiser)Check, adjust 69
Throttle cableCheck, adjust 69
Stern drain plugsCheck, replace 44
BatteryCheck, charge 72
Rubber couplingCheck—
Engine mountCheck—
Nuts and boltsCheck—
Air filter elementCheck 68
Engine oilReplace 68
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