Change Your Boat Oil
Just like cars, boats need to have their oil changed. Four-stroke outboards, inboards and stern drive boats require regular oil changes. Follow these quick steps to change your boat oil.
Steps
- Determine how often you should change the oil. The frequency will vary by model, but a good rule of thumb is to change the oil every 100 hours of operation or at least once a year.
- Decide whether you should bring your boat to a dealer or do it yourself. Unfortunately, there aren’t any quickie oil change shops for boats, so you have to change your boat’s oil yourself or take it to your local dealer.
- Learn that if you decide to go it alone start the engine to warm it up.
- Turn off the engine.
- Remove the drain plug.
- Drain the old oil.
- Change the filter
- Replace the drain plug
- Fill the engine with new oil, using marine grade oil. Boat engines work much harder than car engines and automotive oil isn’t made to protect marine engines.
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References
- http://www.discoverboating.com
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