Service manual

90-898303

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Gear Case Mounting Nuts

• 3.0 Liter EFI 2006 MY

• The current nickel plated brass nut can crack due to corrosion

• Changing to a stainless steel nut. The change will occur about model

year switch over

• New nut 11-896895 will back fit.

Traditional 2-Stroke

• The traditional 2-stroke engines include all Carb and EFI 9.9 to 200

HP. Due to emission rules in the U.S., these engines can no longer be

sold in the U.S. at the end of 2005 MY. Currently (2005 MY) on the

S/N mat for these engines it is marked NOT FOR SALE IN CA. S/N

decal on swivel bracket and the EPA label is marked with 2005 MY.

• The emission rules in Canada are slightly different and will allow the

sale of traditional 2-stroke engines until the end of 2005 CY. Because

of this, engines built after 2006 MY start will be shipped with the S/N

mat marked as a 2005 MY engine, S/N decal will be 2006, and 2005

EPA label on the engine. The S/N mat will be marked NOT FOR

SALE IN THE U.S.

• Engine built after the end of 2005 CY will have no EPA label, the S/N

decal and mat will be 2006 and the S/N mat will be marked NOT FOR

SALE IN THE U.S. & CANADA.

• V-6 carb engines (150/200 HP) will no longer be built after the end of

2005 CY, the V-6 EFI engines (2.5 & 3.0 liter) will continue to be built

for international sales only, excluding Canada.

Hi-Performance Gear Lub

All Outboards built in Fond du Lac will receive the Hi-Performance gear

lubrication. The V-6 product recommendation in the operations manual

will be changed to state the use of the Hi-performance lub

Notes

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