Maintenance and care
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Periodic 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 Operation
Initial Thereafter every
Page
10
hours
50
hours
100
hours
100
hours
200
hours
6
months
12
months
12
months
24
months
Spark plugs Check, clean, adjust 77
Lubrication points Lubricate 78
Fuel system Check 75
Fuel tank Check, clean 75
Trolling speed Check, adjust 80
Throttle shaft Check —
Cooling water pas-
sages
Flush
*
68
Water inlet strain-
er
Check, clean —
Bilge strainer Clean —
Impeller Check —
Jet thrust nozzle
angle
Check, adjust 76
Shift cable and re-
verse gate (VX De-
luxe/VX Cruiser)
Check, adjust 76
Throttle cable Check, adjust 77
Stern drain plugs Check, replace 49
Battery Check, charge 79
Rubber coupling Check —
Engine mount Check —
Nuts and bolts Check —
Air filter element Check 76
Engine oil Replace 75
Oil filter Replace 75
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