Owner`s manual

ILMOR MV8 Owner’s Manual • Page 29
ILMOR blended synthetic 5W-30 is the recommended oil for use in the
MV8 5.7L, 6.0L and 6.2L engines. Synthetic 5W-50 is required for the 7.4L en-
gine only. Use of supplemental oil additives is not required. ILMOR blend-
ed synthetic contains all the necessary additives for the MV8.
• EnsuretheengineisOFFandtheenginesafetystartingswitchisdisconnected.Leave
the throttle/shift control lever in neutral. The engine must be warm.
• Opentheenginecompartmentandlocatetheoildrainhose,whichrunsfrom
the bottom of the oil pan along the port side of the engine. At the end of the
oil drain hose is a brass plug.
Note: Never drain oil into the bilge or into the water. Wipe up any spilled oil
immediately and dispose of the rags and drained oil in a proper manner on-
shore. Many bodies of water are environmentally protected by law. Dumping
in the water can result in signicant nes.
• Removetheengineoilcaplocatedontheoilfillneck.(Thisaccesstoairwill
speed up the oil draining process.)
• Removethebilgedrainplugtodropthedrainhosethroughthehole.Drainthe
oil into a container on the ground. (On some V-drive models, you will thread
the line through a hole that runs through the lower edge of the transom.) Alter-
natively, a suction pump can be hooked up to the oil drain hose to remove the
engine oil.
• Loosenthebrassendcaptoallowtheoiltodrain.Becarefultoavoidround-
ing off the edges of the brass end cap during loosening and tightening.
• Theoilfilterislocatedattherearoftheengine.Removetheoilfilterand
dispose of it properly on-shore.
• Lightlylubricatetheoilfiltergasketandspinthenewfilteronuntilthe
gasket makes contact. Hand-tighten the filter one-quarter to one-half turn
after contact. DO NOT use a filter wrench to tighten.
• Re-attachtheoildrainplugtotheendofthehoseandre-fillthecrankcase
through the oil cap opening on the fill neck. Hand-tighten the oil cap.
• Checktheoillevelwiththedipstick.Iftheoildrainhoseandwaterlinesareon
the port side of the engine as it came from the factory, cable tie the lines to keep
them from coming in contact with hot areas in the engine compartment.
• Afterthewarm-upperiodthefirsttimeaftertheoilchange,turnOFFthe
engine. Disconnect the engine safety starting switch and leave the throt-
tle/shift control lever in neutral. Open the engine compartment cover
and verify that there are no leaks around the new oil filter and fitting, the
drain line or the valve covers.
• Addmoreoilasnecessaryandre-checklevelsifoilisadded.