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Changing oil in foot of boat motor
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(12-22-2020, 04:17 AM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: The extra hole is not lube, but exhaust.  I talked to Lees Marine about it on my older Johnson.  He said it was common and nothing to worrry about.  My 150hp Yamaha take over a quart in the lower unit.  I also keep my motor vertical while pumping it in.  I just sit on the floor and pump away until it comes out the top hole.  You are NOT supposed to reuse the little washers on the top and bottom screws.  I replace mine each time I do the lower unit oil.  I buy a half dozen washers at a time.  About a buck each, but cheap when you think about cost of a lower unit, it is cheap insurance.
Thanks Scott, where do you buy your washers for the drain plugs?
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RE: Changing oil in foot of boat motor - by wiperhunter2 - 12-22-2020, 05:07 AM

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