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    Operation and handling requirements

           4-star models                        Checking the engine oil
                                                    WARNING
                                                Engine oil is extremely hot immediately af-
                                                ter the engines are turned off. Coming in
                                                contact with or getting any engine oil on
                                                your clothes could result in burns.

                                                 NOTICE

                                                Make sure debris and water do not enter
                                                the oil filler hole. Debris and water in the
           TIP:                                 engine oil can cause serious engine dam-
           When the engine is operated at high speeds,  age.
           some engine oil may be consumed. Be sure
                                                To check the engine oil level:
           to check the engine oil level.
                                                (1) Place the boat in a precisely level posi-
                                                   tion on land with the engine stopped. If
           Why Yamalube
                                                   the engine was running, allow the engine
           YAMALUBE oil is a Genuine YAMAHA Part
                                                   oil to settle by waiting 5 minutes or more
           born of the engineers’ passion and belief that
                                                   before checking the oil level.
           engine oil is an important liquid engine com-
                                                (2) Open the engine hood. (See page 103.)
           ponent. We form teams of specialists in the
                                                (3) Remove the dipstick and wipe it clean.
           fields of mechanical engineering, chemistry,
                                                3-star models
           electronics and track testing, and have them
           develop the engine together with the oil it will
           use. Yamalube oils take full advantage of the
                                                                1
           base oil’s qualities and blend in the ideal bal-
           ance of additives to make sure the final oil
           clears our performance standards. Thus,
           Yamalube mineral, semisynthetic and syn-
           thetic oils have their own distinct characters
           and value. Yamaha’s experience gained over
           many years of research  and development
           into oil since the  1960’s helps make
                                                1  Dipstick
           Yamalube the best choice for your Yamaha
           engine.

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