I just completed my first 20 hour oil change. Thanks for your instructions, they were helpful as the manual is pathetically incomplete (not even mentioning the oil filter !?!). A few comments: - I refilled with pretty much exactly 700 ml. I wonder how you measure the oil level ? 400ml cannot be correct. Make sure the yellow oil dipstick is not screwed in! it would make a huge difference if you do this. - No need to refill the oilfilter housing, it is an open circuit. you can see all the air with a little bubbling oil in the round window next to the dipstick. - I filled it up at around 600 ml, then I ran the engine for a couple of minutes and then I refilled to the upper level of dipstick level it was 700ml. Greetings Sam
I have never prepared it for long storage, I run it once a month to temperature as a minimum. As I’m always about in my garage. But it’s something I could try end of this season
Nice video, thank you very much for the explanation. When replacing the oil filter, I cannot see whether there is an O ring or a gasket in between when closing it?
Thanks, very useful I am about to do my first oil change.... after the recommended 20 hours (not sure if that actually includes the break in hours? you refill the gear oil from the top rather than the bottom hole with the pump. I guess it should not matter? lol full is full do you reuse your gaskets? the manufacturers always tell you to switch but for practical purposes it is not needed all the time I guess? when do you change the two inline filters, it says check in the manual. but what should I check, after 20 hours it still looks clean, i.e. yellow.
@@SamuelLanghorn hi I just do an annual change of all the parts you saw me do. I will start doing the wear plate and the gasket for the water pump every year on top of what you saw on the video now also. I rarely get 20hours use in a year as I go fishing inshore close. Yea I did it fill it from the top but I did not have a pump gear change kit that time. It is better to do that way. Depends if I can get all the parts whether I reuse the gaskets. However I know if I haven’t changed one it all ways niggles in the back of my head I didn’t do it and I eventually end up changing them 😂.
I got a 6hp Suzuki as well, looks the same like yours. But it does not have an oil filter housing as yours. And yes, it is a 4stroke. Any idea where the oil filter could be hiding?
Best thing to do would be look a the identification plate as I show in the beginning of the video and search for a manual online. For example my 6hp is a DF6 model from reading the first part of serial plate. Most 4strokes have oil filters might be yours does not. But have a look for the serial/ identification plate usually located on the clamp of the outboard. Then search that online
@@mohdfakrurrazi2887 when you put the gear link back together after taking the lower end off. You need to make sure the gear shaft is moved back to neutral. You can do this by moving it with your hand up and down then moving the propeller each time. The propeller will move freely both ways if it’s in neutral. This is when you line it back up and put the lower end back together. set the gear lever to neutral and connect the gear rod to the gear lever through the small access hole once it’s lined back up. You need to be careful when you line the gear shaft through the linkage, as you can push the gearbox into gear again if you haven’t loosened the linkage enough. If that happens lever will not be set to the correct gear and it will not go into gear. You can leave the linkage loose and reset to neutral through the access hole if this happens but sometimes you might to take the lower end off again.
You are a good man! Thank you for taking the time to share this information! Well done and greatly appreciated… 👍🏻
I just completed my first 20 hour oil change. Thanks for your instructions, they were helpful as the manual is pathetically incomplete (not even mentioning the oil filter !?!).
A few comments:
- I refilled with pretty much exactly 700 ml. I wonder how you measure the oil level ? 400ml cannot be correct. Make sure the yellow oil dipstick is not screwed in! it would make a huge difference if you do this.
- No need to refill the oilfilter housing, it is an open circuit. you can see all the air with a little bubbling oil in the round window next to the dipstick.
- I filled it up at around 600 ml, then I ran the engine for a couple of minutes and then I refilled to the upper level of dipstick level it was 700ml.
Greetings
Sam
I’ve been waiting for this video. Just got my 6hp Suzuki.
Hope it helps
Great Video, thank you! Is it possible to show how you prepared your Engine for a longer period of storage?
I have never prepared it for long storage, I run it once a month to temperature as a minimum. As I’m always about in my garage. But it’s something I could try end of this season
Nice video, thank you very much for the explanation.
When replacing the oil filter, I cannot see whether there is an O ring or a gasket in between when closing it?
@@jos9678 no gasket on the oil filter housing to engine there is a small o ring on the filter itself
Thanks, very useful
I am about to do my first oil change.... after the recommended 20 hours (not sure if that actually includes the break in hours?
you refill the gear oil from the top rather than the bottom hole with the pump. I guess it should not matter? lol full is full
do you reuse your gaskets? the manufacturers always tell you to switch but for practical purposes it is not needed all the time I guess?
when do you change the two inline filters, it says check in the manual. but what should I check, after 20 hours it still looks clean, i.e. yellow.
@@SamuelLanghorn hi I just do an annual change of all the parts you saw me do. I will start doing the wear plate and the gasket for the water pump every year on top of what you saw on the video now also. I rarely get 20hours use in a year as I go fishing inshore close.
Yea I did it fill it from the top but I did not have a pump gear change kit that time. It is better to do that way.
Depends if I can get all the parts whether I reuse the gaskets. However I know if I haven’t changed one it all ways niggles in the back of my head I didn’t do it and I eventually end up changing them 😂.
I got a 6hp Suzuki as well, looks the same like yours. But it does not have an oil filter housing as yours. And yes, it is a 4stroke. Any idea where the oil filter could be hiding?
Best thing to do would be look a the identification plate as I show in the beginning of the video and search for a manual online. For example my 6hp is a DF6 model from reading the first part of serial plate.
Most 4strokes have oil filters might be yours does not. But have a look for the serial/ identification plate usually located on the clamp of the outboard. Then search that online
Do you have the manual of technical especifications.? I need please 😢 Df6 2014 4 tiempos
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Hello thomas , do you know why my gear cannot go foward ? Suzuki 5Hp 4 stroke
@@mohdfakrurrazi2887 when you put the gear link back together after taking the lower end off. You need to make sure the gear shaft is moved back to neutral. You can do this by moving it with your hand up and down then moving the propeller each time. The propeller will move freely both ways if it’s in neutral. This is when you line it back up and put the lower end back together. set the gear lever to neutral and connect the gear rod to the gear lever through the small access hole once it’s lined back up. You need to be careful when you line the gear shaft through the linkage, as you can push the gearbox into gear again if you haven’t loosened the linkage enough. If that happens lever will not be set to the correct gear and it will not go into gear.
You can leave the linkage loose and reset to neutral through the access hole if this happens but sometimes you might to take the lower end off again.