I recently purchased a 5 horsepower Honda 4 stroke outboard motor for a small fishing boat. I used it twice and then had to put it in my Jeep to take it to storage.
I put it on the correct side for transport and yet it leaked oil all over the place. I cleaned it up and just put it in storage completely upright.
Do I need to drain and change the oil before attempting a start up? Is there anything I need to do to make sure I don't cause any long term damage.
I am really new to all of this, sorry if I sound like an incompetant hack.
thanks for any and all replies!
I put it on the correct side for transport and yet it leaked oil all over the place. I cleaned it up and just put it in storage completely upright.
Do I need to drain and change the oil before attempting a start up? Is there anything I need to do to make sure I don't cause any long term damage.
I am really new to all of this, sorry if I sound like an incompetant hack.
thanks for any and all replies!