"Hello,
We finally broke do
"Hello,
We finally broke down and bought a boat. it's a 1988 FourWinns 160 Freedom with a OMC 3.0 L. This is my first boat, ever, and I've not really been around boating much, so I'm pretty clueless.
It runs pretty good, but the Maintence hasn't been kept up on the motor to good by the orginal owner. it cuts out a bit when cruising between 3000 and 4000 rpm.
I'm thinking it probably just needs to be gone thru and completely maintenanced by changing the oil, the fuel filters, outdrive lube, and spark plugs.
I've been reading the owners manual for the motor and stern drive and have some questions for you all.
1. In the manual is says to only use API Grade SF oil? What is that? I was looking at autozone for oil as it's about a 1/2 quart low, and all I saw was SM oil.
2. For the outdrive lubrication. The manual says to use OMC brand gear lube. I can't seem to find any OMC lube, what's an alternative to that, or what type of lube should I use?
3. For fuel filters on this boat, can I just use Automotive fuel filters, or do I have to use Marine specific?
Anything else I should look at changing or checking?
Also, how much should I reasonably expect to pay to have someone do all this? How about how much for a complete Tune-up?
Thanks in advance for all your help,
Mark"
We finally broke do
"Hello,
We finally broke down and bought a boat. it's a 1988 FourWinns 160 Freedom with a OMC 3.0 L. This is my first boat, ever, and I've not really been around boating much, so I'm pretty clueless.
It runs pretty good, but the Maintence hasn't been kept up on the motor to good by the orginal owner. it cuts out a bit when cruising between 3000 and 4000 rpm.
I'm thinking it probably just needs to be gone thru and completely maintenanced by changing the oil, the fuel filters, outdrive lube, and spark plugs.
I've been reading the owners manual for the motor and stern drive and have some questions for you all.
1. In the manual is says to only use API Grade SF oil? What is that? I was looking at autozone for oil as it's about a 1/2 quart low, and all I saw was SM oil.
2. For the outdrive lubrication. The manual says to use OMC brand gear lube. I can't seem to find any OMC lube, what's an alternative to that, or what type of lube should I use?
3. For fuel filters on this boat, can I just use Automotive fuel filters, or do I have to use Marine specific?
Anything else I should look at changing or checking?
Also, how much should I reasonably expect to pay to have someone do all this? How about how much for a complete Tune-up?
Thanks in advance for all your help,
Mark"