Changing fuel filter on small outboards
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I show how to change the fuel filter on a small outboard. If I am not mistaken, this process will be the same for outboards up to 20hp. There is a possibility that outboards bigger than that use a filer casing that is reusable and all you'll be changing is the filter inside. The process is similar to this.
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thank you! I just replaced the fuel filter on my tohatsu 9.8 HP and this video gave me the confidence to do it no problem.
You're welcome, glad it helped!
Thanks for the video. I have a Tohatsu 20 HP outboard. Pretty much the same process as yours, but mine is much harder to get to. The location on yours is great.
Always plesure and thanks for watching! Hope it goes smoothly for ya.
thanks dude, easy and so simple
You welcome and yes it is quite simple even on the bigger motors too.
Smart,amazing!
Blue!! Hey buddy hope you doing well 8-)
Thanks buddy! U too🙏🏾
Good job bro. I bet we need to do that on mine, lol along with other stuff.
Thank you kindly! Yours may need a new filter, carb cleaning and a spark plugs.
is that tohatsu 9.8 hp? how often do you need to change the fuel filter?
Under heavy use, around 200 hours or so, same as the impeller
Do you have a video on how to set up a gas tank external for the outbound motor?
Oh my, I do not. I need to make one. I may make it this weekend then, ot should be easy.
Hi! Does the arrow need to point away from the carburetor or towards the carburetor?
Towards the carb. Just checked it.
@@ErickMartinSucre I actually checked mines this morning and the arrow is facing away from the carb. Like the gas line comes into the motor housing, I followed the gas line and it goes into the fuel filter, arrow pointing away and then it goes into carb. recently bought a 5HP 2015 Tohatsu. It starts just fine. But I know that doesn’t mean is okay.
@@abnergarcia6252 The arrow just points to the flow of the gas, but in reality, it'll still filter the gas either way.
@@ErickMartinSucre do think going back with factory filter is best or can an Amazon brand do just fine?
These filters are generic for the most part. An Amazon one will do just fine.
Can we use ordinaryfuel filter which is for scooters.does these filters work on outboards,asweel.
As long as it can fit the hoses I don't see an issue with it. Make sure you don't get a filter that is too big.
Is there a way to flush salt water out of a 6hp?
Yes. I use a small squared trash bucket and I fill it with water half way and pour some bio degradable detergent like Dawn dish sopa or Simple Green. I made a video showing how it's done. th-cam.com/video/EHHLWiJmSCU/w-d-xo.html First part of the video goes over how to clean and flush the outboard.
Hi Eric have you ever changed the impeller???
Not yet. Still pumping strong so far
@@ErickMartinSucre my understanding is Tohatsu recommends every 50 hrs or 3 months.
Whats your opinion??
Is it worth going to the trouble of checking??
@@dariomendez4755 I can only speak of experience. 200+ hours owning it for 2 1/2 years and no issues with cooling impeller
@@ErickMartinSucre Good enough thank you so much
@@dariomendez4755 My pleasure
How often should you change the fuel filter and what are the signs that it’s going bad?
A fuel filter can easily last several years, depending how often is used. Most common cause of a dirty or clogged fuel filter is sluggish acceleration and sometimes random stalling.
Do you need to prime it at all somehow?
Yeah, before you start the engine you need to prime it. I is an external tank and fuel line. The fuel line has a prime bulb.
Can you just clean it?
Yeah, you probably could with like some brake cleaner. The main issue with that is the paper film inside, it deteriorates overtime and will need replacing regardless. Thankfully they are super cheap.
@@ErickMartinSucre thank you for your expertise! Im new to outboards and im having Another issue with my new tohatsu 6hp, i used it few times on lakes and ocean and now at high rpm motor drops torque bogs down and continues to rev but not giving any power or propulsion, i thought it was spun propeller at first but after replacing it, nothing changed, motor stlill sputters at high rpms continues to rev but no propulsion forward :( i have no idea how to fix it, we have only 1 tohatsu dealer and theyre booked till february
That happens sometimes to me when I make quick turns. You Rev down and Rev up again and it goes away. This is caused by a pocket of air, if you want to prevent that from happening completely, a hydrofoil is needed.
@@ErickMartinSucre it never did that initially, it def not normal, it started occuring recently, i cannot run it on full throttle because of this, if it is pockets of air then i wonder if lower shaft would help prevent that issue, since sometimes i feel like 15 inch is not low enough for saturn boats (even tho its recommended), i think 17inch shaft would do the trick, but they dont have those. Some say it can be a bad external fuel line, thats clogging up filter