Changing the plugs and the lower gear oil yearly is best. There are two flat head screw heads on the lower unit, an upper one for filling and a lower one for draining. Be sure to use marine grade lower unit oil not just regular gear oil.
I have a bad cylinder on my mercury outboard 200 h.p. can I just replace the bad cyliner without rebuilding the entire outboard.
The in-line 4 cylinder, 50 hp Mercury outboard requires a 50:1 ratio, one pint of 2 cycle oil, to six gallons of fuel.
A 4hp Mercury outboard requires a 50:1 fuel to 2 cycle oil mix.
The dry weight of a 1988 model, 115 hp Mercury outboard is 312 lbs.
A 65 hp Mercury outboard, SN 6315551 would be a 1976 year model.
The 2006 model, 60 hp Mercury outboard 2 stroke requires a NGK BPZ8H-N-10. The 4 stroke model requires an NGK DCPR7E.
199 lbs. for the 4 cylinder classic
In addition to the engine serial number, the horsepower rating is needed to determine the year model for a Mercury outboard.
If manufactured after 1965, an 80 hp Mercury outboard requires a 50:1 fuel, to 2 cycle oil ratio.
The 1973 model, 7.5 hp Mercury outboard, requires 6.8 oz. of gear oil.
If your engine is a 4 cylinder model, it is a 1985. If it is a 3 cylinder model, it is a 1986.
An 1985 model, 25 hp Mercury outboard requires a 50:1 fuel, to 2 cycle oil ratio.