Yamaha Outboard Resources Collection
One of PartsVu’s founding missions was to offer knowledge and resources to help you easily find the parts you need to perform essential repairs and maintenance. Additionally, if you are newer to DIY Yamaha outboard maintenance, we wanted to increase your levels of confidence by providing tips and direction.
To accomplish these objectives, we have created a continually growing collection of resources. We hope that you find them helpful, and if you have ideas for additional tools, don’t hesitate to let us know.
New Yamaha Owner's Knowledge Center
Buying a boat offers so much opportunity for fun and bonding with friends and family; however, it is a significant time and financial resource commitment. To help, we’ve assembled a collection of resources specifically designed for new boat owners. The Yamaha Owner's Knowledge Center includes The Boat Buying Guide, Yamaha Outboard Service Schedule, Essential Toolbox for Basic Boat Maintenance, and plenty more.
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Yamaha Outboards Maintenance Schedule
How often should you service your Yamaha outboard? Our Yamaha Outboard Maintenance Schedule outlines replacement and inspection activity based on “typical” use. This guide includes when to perform essential outboard maintenance, what products to use, and how-to guides for the most challenging maintenance requirements.
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Yamaha Outboard Maintenance Parts Charts
Finding the right parts and products for regular maintenance of your 4-stroke Yamaha outboard can be time-consuming and it’s all too easy to order the wrong part. PartsVu’s Yamaha Maintenance Charts outline everything you need to complete regular maintenance of your Yamaha 4-stroke outboard: Yamaha fuel filters, Yamaha oil filters, thermostats, Yamaha water pump repair kits, anodes, Yamaha gear lube, Yamalube engine oil, impellers, spark plugs, and much more. Additionally, each chart includes pre-assembled 20- and 100-hour service kits, pre-assembled Yamaha oil change kits, and the outboard cover specifically designed for your Yamaha outboard. We have also included proper color-matched Yamaha Marine paint, Yamaha Ring Free Plus, Yamalube Fuel Stabilizers, and other Yamaha 4-stroke outboard engine maintenance essentials.
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Yamaha Specs & Capacities Charts
This chart is designed to be a handy reference and purchasing tool for spark plugs, oil, and lube maintenance of your specific Yamaha Outboard 4-Stroke engine. Select your engine model to see details relating to engine oil and gear lube capacity, as well as oil filter and spark plugs for your engine.
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Yamaha Outboards Engine Schematics
If you’re looking for parts beyond the routine maintenance parts addressed in our Yamaha Outboard Maintenance Parts Charts, you may have to dive into Yamaha’s outboard engine schematics to find the correct Yamaha outboard parts. If you are using the engine schematic for the first time, it can be a little intimidating, so we put together a quick tutorial video to help.
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Yamaha Outboards - How to Perform a 100-Hour Service
Performing needed maintenance in a timely manner on your Yamaha outboard is the key to its overall longevity and reliability. These free maintenance guides walk through the process of performing a 100-service for a Yamaha 4-stroke or 2-stroke outboard engine.
Guides include tips for spotting small problems before becoming big problems, Yamaha maintenance information resources, and recommended products to perform service.
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Yamaha Season Breakout Guides
Our Yamaha season breakout guides are designed to make sure your first trip out on the boat for the season is a safe and enjoyable one.
Yamaha 4-Stroke Season Breakout Guide
Yamaha 2-Stroke Season Breakout Guide
Winterizing Outboard Motor— Yamaha Essential Maintenance
While preparing your engine for storage is considerably less fun that breaking it out, doing so is an essential part of Yamaha outboard engine maintenance. Properly winterizing your Yamaha outboard avoids engine damage and will facilitate a smooth start to the beginning of next season. If you don't know where to begin, this article walks you through the 6 recommended steps.
