2006 Tohatsu 6hp detailed service-Everything you need to know!

Today was meant to be a trip out, the first of the year. As with all motors and toys its important to make sure they are in working condition before going to use them.
THIS IS WHY
So instead we give the motor a full service and here starts a series of pre season maintance of all the toys!!
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[@brownnoise357]

It's a good idea, at the end of every season, forbWinterising, to run the engine in a barrel of fresh water, or use those earphone type things for water supply - imho water barrel is better, as it heats up which helps remove salt from the water circulation System, then dump the old oil so it isn't in the engine and likely to damage it with combustion acids over the winter, whip the plug out, and while still out, put something like Redex or new clean engine oil into the Cylinder, a few cc's, and withba cloth over the plugbhole, use the pull cord to spread that oil around the cylinder and onto the rings. If the extracted oil is in a bit of s state, you can do a bit of a flush with some cheap hydraulic fluid, and smoothly rotate the engine with the pull cord for a couple of minutes, leave for 10 minutes for a tea break (biscuits optional) then repeat the 2 minutes with the pull cord, then drain the hydraulic fruid. Oil ways should now be nice and clean. Then fill with fresh oil, pull the pull cord a few times to spread the oil, check and adjust the Spark plug and replace in the engine. Now replace the gearbox oil, and replace the water pump impeller, greasedvready to go, check seals, replace if necessary, and reassemble with greasing where needed as you go. Then put the Outboard on the engine stand, cover it with a sheet or such, and it's safe and sound not deteriorating over Winter. That should be sufficient arse covering if you haven't got the service/maintenance Manual. Nice Outboards Tohatsu, I've had 4, 3 Tohstsu branded, and one Mercury, all 2 stroke. Still got a Winterised one in the Garage racked next to a Winterised 4 hp Yamaha 2 stroke. Next Boat Dinghy, they'll get started up again (both may need ignition parts after how long they've been there). Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob, who may get one of these new Tohatsu 6 hp, to look Posh on the New Boat. nah, just kidding, I just like the look of them tbh plus they look excellent on fuel consumption if treated right. 👍🙂

[@Johnx961]

Ha ha ha! sorry mate finding your oil drain plug was hilarious as I have one myself.

[@dp47280]

John I was really surprised when no oil came out!!! Stunned

[@DL101ca]

You chipped the bowl mate, now I'm gobsmacked...

[@jimcatx3090]

U should use thred sealer or antiseise on the bolts on the lower gear case makes them easy for serviceinnthe future

[@dp47280]

Your quite right. I think I only used marine grease. I’ve never had a problem though.

[@jimcatx3090]

BeMoreBear I would rather use antisieze but the manuals states to use thred sealer on most omc and Mercury’s

[@UUBrahman]

Excellent video with valuable explanations on Tohatsu 6hp repair - but, the last 6 minutes or so of the video are blank black screen.

[@dp47280]

UUBrahman thanks for that- not really sure what’s happened there.

[@williamweirjr9749]

Are you familiar with the oil drain bolt has a gasket type washer that has to be replaced each time?

[@thibs25130]

Hello, I have a problem selecting neutral. In neutral, my propeller must be free? If I adjust it so that my selector neutral is set with a free propeller, I can no longer shift into reverse. Thanks for your advice.

[@markjennings2315]

FOCUS!!!

[@dp47280]

I do the best I can with what I have.

[@billymasters11]

Thanks couldn’t figure out where the hell the oil drain screw was at 😂

[@dp47280]

3.6M and yes they do

[@MrAgreetham]

You skipped the bit I need to see. I changed the impeller ok but putting it back together the shaft wont go all the way in. I cant see what you do here.

[@chrisjohnston4369]

Great video. Do you happen to know how to remove the powerhead? I bought one of these engines and it's got a leaking gasket where the powerhead meets the gear case. It's leaking water (and I think exhaust).

[@Karkawry1970]

Assume, makes an ass out of you and me ;) Handy video, thanks. Just bought a 4-stroke mercury. So saved this FFR

[@dp47280]

Glad it helped and never assume anything!!

[@tylerw1418]

Assume makes an ass out of u in front of me actually 😉

[@tylerw1418]

Thanks man. Enjoyed it.

[@dp47280]

Awesome- it’s a good time to get maintenance done!!!

[@sunsetatshabooms4558]

Is it normal for a small amount of water to come out of the plug where u connect the shifting rod together

[@fisherman001]

It would be better if there would be sum title so that other country people also understand ❤️

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

Pretty good video old boy. The doom and gloom music, a matter of opinion I guess, personally I hated the music. Though liked the dialog.

[@dp47280]

we live and learn. I think general consensus is no music is better.

[@jond625]

Very helpful after much swearing. I finally figured out my problem was the shift rod not going up through. My issue now is my reverse position , I can’t get to reverse. What’s the best way to tighten it all up? Thanks! And who needs reverse?

[@dp47280]

There is a little trial and error BUT the trick is to loosen the clamp and shine a torch in the hole in the leg so you can see. SLOWLY move the shift lever so that you know which way it moves. For example moving the lever forward moves the shift linkage up(or down). Once you know that the aim is to make sure that the leg is in the same position as the shift linkage. My reverse was a bit tight so I just altered the position a little. You’ll get there. Let me know if you sort it.👍

[@jond625]

@@dp47280 thank you. My shift linkage itself shifted really hard for some reason. Seems to be working well now! Also, did you start the entire procedure in reverse? Awesome video!

[@inshanity84]

I had the same issue and was cursing up a storm. The nuetral position on the rod has to be exact and it's a cm in length. By the time I finally got it right I was wanting to sell it.

[@cescohsv7]

I need a good video on replacing the woodruff key for the flywheel on a 2011 4 hp 4 cycle Mercury Outboard. Thank you!

[@dp47280]

When i come across a motor like that ill keep it in mind

[@antikbildircin8518]

teşekkürler çok güzel bir anlatın olmuş

[@dp47280]

yorumun için teşekkürler

[@williamkelly7461]

I have the motor back together,it is in forward gear.I cannot push the rod down it won’t move from forward gear. Howto I get the rod down when it’s in forward gear

[@peteg8920]

Your gearcase oil looked kind of milky which means its contaminated with water. Your seals appear to be bad.

[@danbarzel8945]

did the gearbox case fill with oil when you put it in the filler hole? I never saw you fill the gearbox oil back.

[@danbarzel8945]

btw - very useful video - thanks

[@dp47280]

Hi, yes- the gearbox filled really easily. Filled from the bottom hole until it came out of the top hole. Easy peasy !!

[@dp47280]

Thank you

[@chrismccartney8668]

One thought using the. Cereal bowl make sure it is large enough !! We didn't and the GL5 oil ran down our arms !!@..

[@pierresergueeff5594]

Hello, can you tell me the procedure and parts to buy to unblock Tohatsu 4 stroke engine 6 hp bi-ylindres 2019 purchases to switch to 9.8 hp? thanks

[@dp47280]

sorry, what do you need help with? - what needs unblocking?

[@brownnoise357]

Seems mistaken. It isn't the single cylinder 6 hp you get to 9.8 hp it's the 8 hp thing Cylinder. You either get a 9.8hp carburetor, or I'm pretty sure you can get away with having the 8 hp Carburettor rejected to the same jets as the 9.8 hp ? Other than different jets, it appears the 8 hp carburetor is identical in every other way ? Check with a Tohstsu Dealer to be in the safe side that is all that's involved. Personally, I'd stick with the Outboard at 8 hp, as likely to have a much lower stressed everything, for a much longer service life, plus if upped to 9.8 hp, don't forget to change the Prop to suit the new power output. Hope that helps. Bob. 👍

[@johnhorne5147]

Turn the music off

[@robertb7254]

My 6Hp 2005 tipped over in the stand and broke the latching mechanism …(very soft metal) and supporting plates…..I have to Tape the cover to the lower half now…

[@dp47280]

gutting

[@CGRLCDR]

Thanks for posting. Nice video. What's the trick for sliding the shift rod through the clamp on the shift linkage? My friend and I spent three hours yesterday trying to connect the clamp through the hole in the side and couldn't get it. Also we had trouble getting the shift rod to go back through the little hole on the top of the case.

[@dp47280]

Chuck Gullage I used a set of long thin forceps to align the clamp and gradually raised the leg until it mated. Pretty tricky but ok when you can see where it’s meant to go.

[@CGRLCDR]

Thanks for getting back to me. I ended up using a right-angle Allen wrench with sticky plumbers butty to get the clamps in place. Surprisingly, that worked and I was able to bolt in the front side of the clamp. Now I can't get the shift rod to adjust properly. I'm getting to hate this motor. Grrrr.

[@dp47280]

It was a bit of trial and error but there are only 3 positions the gear lever can be in and only 3 the clutch can be in. The trick is to work out when the leg is in neutral (the prop will spin freely) and start from there. Match the 2 and tighten the clamp and life will be good again.

[@CGRLCDR]

@@dp47280 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to give it another whack tomorrow. It feels like the shift rod is stuck.

[@dp47280]

Chuck Gullage good luck. Let me know how you get on.

[@markjennings2315]

Took me a while to realize that really annoying music was actually in the background of this video :-(

[@dp47280]

yeah, A bit foolish to add music to it. If I could remove it I would.

[@127cmore]

Why didn't you change your plug , cheap as chips anyway and keep one spare on boat

[@dp47280]

I probably could have done. Because they don’t take much oil I tighten up and if it leaks I’ll change it then. Having an oil flush if I need to won’t do it any harm. Never had a problem with the oils plugs but maybe worth keeping a spare handy.

[@Qaib61]

Is this same motor as a Nissan 4 stroke 6hp ?

[@dp47280]

QAIB King Nissan and Parsun are the same. Tohatsu and Mercury are the same. I think there are similarities between all of them though.

[@Qaib61]

BeMoreBear yeah looks like everything on your motor is the same. Do you happen to know what kind of oil does my Nissan 4 stroke 6hp takes? And how much it takes?

[@TheJoesmoe1987]

Are these good motors? And fast

[@dp47280]

TheJoesmoe1987 I still have mine and find it good and reliable so far. As for fast??.... mine with standard prop on a 3.6m inflatable will do 13mph. That’s just a touch more than planing speed with one person. It can be lifted by one person easily. It won’t plane with 2 people. They do what they say on the tin and so far I can’t complain.

[@8180634]

I have the same motor for a few years. It has been reliable, super fuel efficient a and goes about 17mph with just me in a 13 foot aluminum boat, 13mph in the same boat with 2 people.

[@alanscott4078]

MUSIC IS TORTURE..muffles the audio. What would have been a really useful video completely ruined... Just saying