SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 23
MAINTENANCE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Section 1B - Maintenance
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Table of Contents
Lubricants / Sealants / Adhesives . . . . . . . 1B-2
Maintenance Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Scheduled Maintenance That Can Be
Changing Water Separating Fuel Filter . . 1B-19
MCM (Sterndrive) Models . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-19
MIE (Inboard) Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-20
Power Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-21
Checking Fluid Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-21
Filling and Bleeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-22
Closed Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-23
Checking Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-23
Flushing System MCM (Sterndrive) . . 1B-24
Flushing System MIE (Inboard) -
Performed By Owner/Operator . . . . . . . 1B-3
Scheduled Maintenance That Should Be
Done by Dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-4
Scheduled Maintenance That Should Be
Done by Dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Scheduled Maintenance That Can Be
Performed By An Owner/Operator . . . . 1B-6
Scheduled Maintenance That Should Be
Except 454 Mag MPI Horizon . . . . . . . 1B-26
Flushing System MIE (Inboard)
Done by Dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-6
Tune-Up Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-8
MCM (Sterndrive) Models . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-8
MIE (Inboard) Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-10
Firing Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-11
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-11
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-11
Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Sterndrive Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
454 Mag MPI Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-28
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-32
Checking Fluid Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-32
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-33
Throttle Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-33
Shift Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-34
Shift Cable and Transmission Linkage . 1B-34
Engine Coupler / U-Joint Shaft Splines . 1B-35
Drive Shaft Extension Models . . . . . . . 1B-36
Starter Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-37
Cleaning Flame Arrestor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-38
Plastic Side Mounted Flame Arrestor . 1B-38
Plastic Front Mounted Flame Arrestor 1B-39
Metal Side Mounted Flame Arrestor . . 1B-39
Serpentine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-40
Component Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-40
Inspecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-42
Replacing and/or Adjusting Tension . . 1B-42
Ignition Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-43
Cold Weather or Extended Storage . . . . . 1B-44
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-44
Power Package Layup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-45
20-Hour
Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
After Break-in Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-13
End of First Season Checkup . . . . . . . . . . 1B-13
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-14
Fuel Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-14
Test For Alcohol Content In Gasoline . 1B-15
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-15
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-15
Draining Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-48
Recommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-64
Coolant for Closed Cooling System . . . . . 1B-16
Crankcase Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-16
Overfilled Crankcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-17
Checking Engine Oil Level/Filling . . . . 1B-17
Changing Oil and Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-18
Index
90-861326--1
MARCH 1999
Page 1B-1
| Categories | Mercury MerCruiser Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercury MerCruiser 454 CID, Mercury MerCruiser 502 CID |
| Model Year | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
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