So I went into the dealer to buy a filter for an oil change and they are now selling a boxed oil change kit (oil, filter, new gasket). So I figured I`d try it out. I was somewhat skeptical that the kit had the required 4.3 liters so I even asked the Parts Counter guy and he just pointed to the sticker that said it was for a F115. The kit also comes with instructions and says for the F115 from the year 2000 on that the required amount of oil is 3.7 liters. The kit comes with 4-one liter bottles. Now my owners manual says 4.3 liters excluding filter, the engine has a sticker that says 4.3 liters. This online link says 4.3 litres http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/assets/pdf/applicationguides/outboard_en.pdf , but there is another site that says 3.7 liters http://www.yamahaoutboards.com/outboards/Inline-4/specifications. I realize the last link is for the current model year but the engine appears to be the same displacement. Yet another link from the US for the Oil Change Kit, calls for 4.3 liters or 4.5 with filter. To me 800 mils of oil is a lot. I`ve added the 4 liters so far and plan to call the dealer tomorrow, but what the heck ?
Is this some kind of Yamaha fix to the making oil problem? The filter accounts for 200 extra mls from what I`ve gathered, but the F115 kit seems not to even take that into account if the Engine Oil Capacity is 3.7 liters. Clear as mud so far, any other F115 owners encounter this?
Is this some kind of Yamaha fix to the making oil problem? The filter accounts for 200 extra mls from what I`ve gathered, but the F115 kit seems not to even take that into account if the Engine Oil Capacity is 3.7 liters. Clear as mud so far, any other F115 owners encounter this?