Yamaha 60F User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
60F
70B
6H2-28199-7V-E0

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Read this owner’s manual carefully before operating or working on your
outboard motor. Keep this manual onboard in a waterproof bag when
boating. This manual should stay with the outboard motor if it is sold.

Important manual information
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To the owner
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha outboard
motor. This Owner’s Manual contains infor-
mation needed for proper operation, mainte-
nance and care. A thorough understanding
of these simple instructions will help you ob-
tain maximum enjoyment from your new
Yamaha. If you have any question about the
operation or maintenance of your outboard
motor, please consult a Yamaha dealer.
In this Owner’s Manual particularly important
information is distinguished in the following
ways.
The Safety Alert Symbol means
ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR
SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
WARNING
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Failure to follow WARNING instructions
could result in severe injury or death to
the machine operator, a bystander, or a
person inspecting or repairing the out-
board motor.
CAUTION:
ECM00700
A CAUTION indicates special precautions
that must be taken to avoid damage to the
outboard motor.
NOTE:
A NOTE provides key information to make
procedures easier or clearer.
Yamaha continually seeks advancements in
product design and quality. Therefore, while
this manual contains the most current prod-
uct information available at the time of print-
ing, there may be minor discrepancies
between your machine and this manual. If
there is any question concerning this manu-
al, please consult your Yamaha dealer.
To ensure long product life, Yamaha recom-
mends that you use the product and perform
the specified periodic inspections and main-
tenance by correctly following the instruc-
tions in the owner’s manual. Any damage
resulting from neglect of these instructions is
not covered by warranty.
Some countries have laws or regulations re-
stricting users from taking the product out of
the country where it was purchased, and it
may be impossible to register the product in
the destination country. Additionally, the
warranty may not apply in certain regions.
When planning to take the product to another
country, consult the dealer where the prod-
uct was purchased for further information.
If the product was purchased used, please
consult your closest dealer for customer re-
registration, and to be eligible for the speci-
fied services.
NOTE:
The 60FEDO, 60FETO, 70BETO and the
standard accessories are used as a base for
the explanations and illustrations in this
manual. Therefore some items may not ap-
ply to every model.
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60F, 70B
OWNER’S MANUAL
©2007 by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
1st Edition, April 2007
All rights reserved.
Any reprinting or unauthorized use
without the written permission of
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
is expressly prohibited.
Printed in Japan

Table of contents
General information .......................... 1
Identification numbers record.......... 1
Outboard motor serial number .......... 1
Key number....................................... 1
EC label........................................... 1
Important labels............................... 2
Warning labels .................................. 2
Safety information............................. 3
Safety information ........................... 3
Rotating parts.................................... 3
Hot parts ........................................... 3
Electric shock.................................... 3
Power trim and tilt ............................. 3
Engine shut-off cord.......................... 3
Gasoline............................................ 3
Gasoline exposure and spills ............ 3
Carbon monoxide.............................. 4
Modifications ..................................... 4
Boating safety ................................. 4
Alcohol and drugs ............................. 4
Personal flotation devices ................. 4
People in the water ........................... 4
Passengers ....................................... 4
Overloading....................................... 4
Avoid collisions ................................. 4
Weather ............................................ 5
Passenger training ............................ 5
Boating safety publications ............... 5
Laws and regulations ........................ 5
Basic requirements ........................... 6
Fueling instructions ......................... 6
Gasoline............................................ 6
Engine oil .......................................... 6
Installation requirements ................. 6
Boat horsepower rating..................... 6
Mounting motor ................................. 6
Remote control requirements............ 7
Battery requirement .......................... 7
Propeller selection ............................ 7
Start-in-gear protection ................... 8
Basic components ............................ 9
Main components............................ 9
Fuel tank ........................................... 9
Fuel joint ......................................... 10
Fuel gauge ...................................... 10
Fuel tank cap...................................10
Air vent screw..................................10
Remote control ................................ 10
Remote control lever ....................... 10
Neutral interlock trigger ................... 11
Neutral throttle lever........................ 11
Tiller handle..................................... 11
Gear shift lever................................ 11
Throttle grip ..................................... 12
Throttle indicator ............................. 12
Throttle friction adjuster...................12
Engine shut-off switch ..................... 13
Engine stop button .......................... 13
Main switch ..................................... 14
Steering friction adjuster .................14
Power trim and tilt switch on
remote control or tiller handle .......14
Power trim and tilt switch on bottom
engine cowling .............................. 15
Trim tab with anode.........................15
Trim rod (tilt pin) .............................. 16
Tilt lock mechanism.........................16
Tilt support lever for power trim
and tilt or hydro tilt model..............16
Top cowling lock lever(s) (turn
type) .............................................. 16
Tachometer ..................................... 17
Digital tachometer ........................... 17
Oil level indicators (three
indicators 2) .................................. 17
Oil level indicator (digital type) ........ 18
Overheat-warning indicator (digital
type) .............................................. 18
Trim meter (digital type) .................. 18
Hour meter (digital type)..................19
Warning system ............................ 19
Overheat warning ............................ 19
Oil level warning and oil filter
clogging warning ........................... 20
Operation ......................................... 22
Installation..................................... 22
Mounting the outboard motor .......... 22
Breaking in engine ........................ 23
Gasoline and engine oil mixing

Table of contents
chart (50:1) ................................... 23
Procedure for oil injection models... 23
Pre-operation checks .................... 24
Fuel ................................................. 24
Oil.................................................... 24
Controls........................................... 24
Stop switches.................................. 24
Engine............................................. 24
Operation after long period of
storage.......................................... 24
Filling fuel and engine oil............... 25
Filling fuel for portable tank............. 25
Filling oil for electric start models.... 25
Oil level indicator operation............. 27
Operating engine........................... 27
Feeding fuel (portable tank) ............ 27
Starting engine................................ 28
Warming up engine ....................... 31
Electric start and prime start
models .......................................... 31
Shifting .......................................... 31
Stopping boat ................................ 33
Stopping engine ............................ 33
Procedure ....................................... 33
Trimming outboard motor.............. 34
Adjusting trim angle (Power trim
and tilt) .......................................... 34
Adjusting trim angle for hydro tilt
models .......................................... 35
Adjusting boat trim .......................... 36
Tilting up and down ....................... 37
Procedure for tilting up (hydro tilt
models) ......................................... 37
Procedure for tilting up (power trim
and tilt models) ............................. 38
Procedure for tilting down (hydro
tilt models) .................................... 39
Procedure for tilting down (power
trim and tilt models) ...................... 40
Cruising in shallow water .............. 40
Hydro tilt models ............................. 40
Power trim and tilt models............... 41
Cruising in other conditions........... 42
Maintenance..................................... 44
Specifications ................................ 44
Transporting and storing outboard
motor ........................................... 45
Storing outboard motor ...................46
Procedure........................................ 46
Lubrication (oil injection models)..... 47
Battery care ..................................... 47
Cleaning the outboard motor...........48
Checking painted surface of
motor............................................. 48
Periodic maintenance ................... 48
Replacement parts .......................... 48
Maintenance chart........................... 49
Maintenance chart (additional)........ 50
Greasing.......................................... 51
Cleaning and adjusting spark
plug ............................................... 51
Checking fuel system ...................... 52
Inspecting fuel filter ......................... 53
Cleaning fuel filter ...........................53
Inspecting idling speed....................54
Checking water in engine oil tank ...54
Checking wiring and connectors ..... 54
Exhaust leakage.............................. 55
Water leakage ................................. 55
Checking power trim and tilt
system........................................... 55
Checking propeller .......................... 56
Removing propeller ......................... 57
Installing propeller ........................... 57
Changing gear oil ............................ 58
Cleaning fuel tank ...........................59
Inspecting and replacing
anode(s)........................................ 59
Checking battery (for electric start
models) ......................................... 60
Connecting the battery .................... 61
Disconnecting the battery................61
Checking top cowling ...................... 61
Coating the boat bottom.................. 62
Trouble Recovery............................ 63
Troubleshooting ............................ 63
Temporary action in emergency ... 66
Impact damage ............................... 66
Replacing fuse ................................ 66
Power trim and tilt will not