An evacuator for the engine oil is a great convenience. Nice neat operation. Plus it works great on all your other engines, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers etc... I would also recommend screwing in the spark plugs without the ratchet attached to the extenders for those who are not as familiar as you yourself with putting in spark plugs (better feel). I also suggest replacing the o-ring on the fuel filter every year as well. By the fuel filter wrench also and keep it on the boat just in case. Good Boating!
I do mine the recommended 300 hours. I'll try to do a video of that next. I would recommend when you purchase the kit to do it, also order the plastic ring. I break it every time not on purpose, but that thing is super snug on there.
@@tannergray509 Our local Yamaha dealer recommends spark plugs and impeller at 300 hours a. Its a 4 stroke and your not going to foul plugs like a 2 stroke engine. Even the impeller at 300 hours still looked good.
@@jeffk9405 You are correct about 300 hours on both. That is even what yamaha recommends, but for my piece of mind I like to change them and they don't cost much. It is one area that I believe you can see a possible issue that can be prevented. If one plug looks burnt up, etc. I'm not a professional by any means. When I changed my impeller it was bent and shaped by being rotated for 300 hours and sitting in the housing. Putting it in all the blades are straight out and will be pressed into the housing.
@@tannergray509 The blades will curve after about 30 hrs. I was referring to cracking or other deterioration. That's when they go bad as they fall apart and usually happens when motors sit for years without use or when the water intake gets plug by seaweed and the motor over heats. I have a 6 HP Yamaha that is 15 years old and the impeller has never been changed. Those impellers are pretty tough and can take a lot of abuse. The new 4 stroke motors are so dependable now days the dealer needs to make money at their service departments thru service intervals. I just looked at the new Yamaha service intervals and say water pump and plugs at 100 hrs. My local yamaha dealer tells me it is un-necessary to do before 300 hours. I have 1500 hrs on my 300's and they still run like the day I bought them.
Thanks Tanner. Outboards are new to me.
Thanks, I did my fF200 yesterday, your video really helped
An evacuator for the engine oil is a great convenience. Nice neat operation. Plus it works great on all your other engines, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers etc... I would also recommend screwing in the spark plugs without the ratchet attached to the extenders for those who are not as familiar as you yourself with putting in spark plugs (better feel).
I also suggest replacing the o-ring on the fuel filter every year as well. By the fuel filter wrench also and keep it on the boat just in case.
Good Boating!
Definitely next time. That shit went everywhere. One more to go
Awesome video, good recommendation for partsvu as well. Thanks.
Superclear? To me it looks slightly milky witch indicates water in the oil.
Do you not have to gap the plugs?
The supply store sends OEM plugs that are already gapped for the engine.
No impeller replacement?
I do mine the recommended 300 hours. I'll try to do a video of that next. I would recommend when you purchase the kit to do it, also order the plastic ring. I break it every time not on purpose, but that thing is super snug on there.
@@tannergray509 Our local Yamaha dealer recommends spark plugs and impeller at 300 hours a. Its a 4 stroke and your not going to foul plugs like a 2 stroke engine. Even the impeller at 300 hours still looked good.
@@jeffk9405 You are correct about 300 hours on both. That is even what yamaha recommends, but for my piece of mind I like to change them and they don't cost much. It is one area that I believe you can see a possible issue that can be prevented. If one plug looks burnt up, etc. I'm not a professional by any means. When I changed my impeller it was bent and shaped by being rotated for 300 hours and sitting in the housing. Putting it in all the blades are straight out and will be pressed into the housing.
I do mine every 300 hours.
@@tannergray509 The blades will curve after about 30 hrs. I was referring to cracking or other deterioration. That's when they go bad as they fall apart and usually happens when motors sit for years without use or when the water intake gets plug by seaweed and the motor over heats. I have a 6 HP Yamaha that is 15 years old and the impeller has never been changed. Those impellers are pretty tough and can take a lot of abuse. The new 4 stroke motors are so dependable now days the dealer needs to make money at their service departments thru service intervals. I just looked at the new Yamaha service intervals and say water pump and plugs at 100 hrs. My local yamaha dealer tells me it is un-necessary to do before 300 hours. I have 1500 hrs on my 300's and they still run like the day I bought them.
Wow! A racket drill to remove a simple drain plug! Red Flag.