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griz7

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Hi everyone i'm new to this forum but I decided to join where I have been fishing and running outboards for years, this is my first 4 stroke outboard and I am a big Yamaha fan, I bought a new 9.9 Yamaha four stroke last summer and just love it, I have it just broke in now and I like to do my own maintenance, I was changing the oil and I just can't seem to figure out how to check the oil properly, I added the right amount of oil .8 of a litre or .85 quart and my dipstick is only showing right at the add or just below the line sitting level on the stand, these motors do not have a spin on filter, what am I doing wrong? any help would be appreciated thanks.
 
Just happened to be in town today and stopped by my Yamaha dealer to ask some questions about my oil change, the Mech at the dealer told me to put in the recommended amount .8 of a litre and that's it, it does not matter if its not in the hash marks as long as you can see it on the stick, he said if you over filled or put more than .8 of a litre in the the engine to bring it up into the hash marks it will blow the oil out when your motor is in the tilt position, he had to re sticker a lot of the new kicker engines for this very reason, so I feel better now knowing that this is normal, hope this helps somebody else out. thanks
 
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