You keep me laughing, Mark. Don't feel bad, I didn't have any manuals for the 140 and my dealer wouldn't let me watch the first oil change. (Said something about insurance policy but I guess they have trouble justifying the charge.) Took me a little while to figure it out myself, but you know about my injuneer'n'. Since I'm not to good at explaining, I have to find it on the 'net for others.
My next project for the 140 (after the warranty period of course) is the change the alternator to somewhere between 100 to 140 amp. Nothing like have a total electric boat.
Why no oil filter on 4 stroke outboards?
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I swear in your picture (from the manual or link I presume) it looks like they left the oil filter off, doesnt it??
Oil changes have to be one of the highest margin things they do, and of course while you are there, they can check your ignition timing for 19.99 now with the computer....
(off topic) I run a 1999 Volvo which likes to report everything that might have possibly gone wrong with the engine - trouble is in NYS now, if your engine light is on you automatically fail inspection.
I got an OBD tool from Harrison Engineering (with whom I have no interest or connection) which lets me read codes and clear them - I get one or two popping up a year, like
'possible bad connection to air flow sensor'
Instead of $899 bill to (hopefully) fix by replacing air flow sensor, I clear it with the box, then inspect...car passes emissions test fine.
I swear in your picture (from the manual or link I presume) it looks like they left the oil filter off, doesnt it??
Oil changes have to be one of the highest margin things they do, and of course while you are there, they can check your ignition timing for 19.99 now with the computer....
(off topic) I run a 1999 Volvo which likes to report everything that might have possibly gone wrong with the engine - trouble is in NYS now, if your engine light is on you automatically fail inspection.
I got an OBD tool from Harrison Engineering (with whom I have no interest or connection) which lets me read codes and clear them - I get one or two popping up a year, like
'possible bad connection to air flow sensor'
Instead of $899 bill to (hopefully) fix by replacing air flow sensor, I clear it with the box, then inspect...car passes emissions test fine.
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It does look like there is no filter.Catigale wrote:Mark
I swear in your picture (from the manual or link I presume) it looks like they left the oil filter off, doesnt it??
Oil changes have to be one of the highest margin things they do, and of course while you are there, they can check your ignition timing for 19.99 now with the computer....
This MacGregor site sure is handy. I couldn't find reference to where the filter is till the location was described and Billy posted the link. I'm hesitant to do much on motors except simple maintenance. I sure glad I wasn't defeated by this one.
My son said; "dad you shouldn't mess with that motor much. Why don't you just take it in." He had observed me try to fix the recoil on my 2 hp Johnson and have the coil unspring when I was blindly fixing it.
Well I redemed myself a little on this one. In addition, as I told him, not only it is it much cheaper to do this myself but I save time. I save the time of having to drag the boat to the dealer many miles away and then wait for them to do the maintenance then have to spend the time draging it all the way back.