Yamaha 115 4 stroke

[THE GOOCH]

I have a 17.5 edgewater with a 115 yamaha f 115 4 stroke and I need to get an oil change and a spring prep...I winterize the boat myself but I need an oil change...anyone have anything else they recommed I do...last year I had it done by general marine in OCMD...I can't get ahold of them so I might try harbor marine...is this somthing that I can easliy do myself or isn't it worth it? thanks

[LuckyLady]

If you leave the boat in the water for the season 100% replace your zincs on the engine and tabs

The engine oil and gear oil would need to be changed. I do recommend to do that at the end of the season because god forbid if there was ever salt water in the gear oil or something like you would most likely have issues with it in the spring.

You may want to check your records most marinas during winterization up here, change the gear oil as part of engine winterization.

Other than that pull the prop and grease the shaft.

Spark plugs are rarely needed unless the service center heavily fogged the engine. I recommend start up and run it and see if she is running fine. Don't change the plugs until after start up and blow all the fogging oil out or you will most likely coat the plugs with oil and foul them.

Again depending on the amount of fogging they did to the motor it might take a little cranking to get her started once started she will blow a bit of blue smoke and then eventually clear up. Once the smoke clears if she is running rough change the plugs

Before the initial start up you want to make sure that your batteries are fully charged before cranking.

The engine has an inline fuel filter physically on the motor typically if standing on the ground looking at the motors it is on the right side on the front lower part of the motor. Drop the bowl and clean or replace the filter.

The boat might actually have a fuel water separator in the bilge or close to the motor. That too should of been changed at the end of the season in case of water.

Other than that depending on hours you might need a high pressure fuel filter it is a silver canister that is a little buried on the motor or a water pump.

Hope that helps

[THE GOOCH]

Mary thanks so much for the quick response....you are always willing to give someone a helping hand and offer advice...you are one of the main people that make this site great....thanks again...

[gottaflylee]

If you leave the boat in the water for the season 100% replace your zincs on the engine and tabs

The engine oil and gear oil would need to be changed. I do recommend to do that at the end of the season because god forbid if there was ever salt water in the gear oil or something like you would most likely have issues with it in the spring.

You may want to check your records most marinas during winterization up here, change the gear oil as part of engine winterization.

Other than that pull the prop and grease the shaft.

Spark plugs are rarely needed unless the service center heavily fogged the engine. I recommend start up and run it and see if she is running fine. Don't change the plugs until after start up and blow all the fogging oil out or you will most likely coat the plugs with oil and foul them.

Again depending on the amount of fogging they did to the motor it might take a little cranking to get her started once started she will blow a bit of blue smoke and then eventually clear up. Once the smoke clears if she is running rough change the plugs

Before the initial start up you want to make sure that your batteries are fully charged before cranking.

The engine has an inline fuel filter physically on the motor typically if standing on the ground looking at the motors it is on the right side on the front lower part of the motor. Drop the bowl and clean or replace the filter.

The boat might actually have a fuel water separator in the bilge or close to the motor. That too should of been changed at the end of the season in case of water.

Other than that depending on hours you might need a high pressure fuel filter it is a silver canister that is a little buried on the motor or a water pump.

Hope that helps

Also, make sure that the shaft does not have line around it. My has a washer that the prop lays on, pull that washer up and look behind it...may save you lower unit...