All secrets of getting your boat ready for the summer. MerCruiser 3.0 maintenance.

Getting your boat ready for the summer. MerCruiser 3.0 maintenance. Oil and filter change. Gas filter change.

[@alexpapathomas6814]

very great video, doing my first service for the bayliner after the first season of fun haha. a few things for you readers to denote, when starting have the throttle in choke mode but pump it about 5 times if relatively cold, but keeping the throttle pulled back as far as you can so you dont rev the hell out of the engine. before you even try turn it over, allow the tks valve to open, takes a while but the engine will warm up faster. secondly take off cover or switch on your blower for 4minutes min. then lower your outdrive. this is to prevent the bellows from being put under pressure, turn on water, then complete the rest of the starting procedure. its keys to follow the first few points as if not it could lead to unnecessary wear on the engine and lead to shortcomings in the future. have fun boating guys!

[@powerstrokelou2918]

Great video. Very helpful. Greetings from California.

[@ilyasait9346]

Thanks for the video, super helpful!

[@jimkelly8332]

Thank you for posting. I wasn't at all sure how to fill the gear lube reservoir. Very helpful. You're a class act.

[@kpoxa79]

Jim Kelly you are welcome.

[@kpoxa79]

Thanks!

[@mitchhall4243]

Thanks for the video. Just bought an older boat with same engine!

[@barrybebenek8691]

Great tips in the video. Thanks from a fello ‘Ukie’ in Toronto. 🇨🇦👍🏼

[@sergiohernandez-uw7ch]

The shavings from the lower unit screw are completely normal and that tells you that your gears are working fine, the oil from your lower unit needs to look normal, but if it looks milky that means your exhaust seal is bad you will need to replace that. When you refilling your lower unit oil you need to bring the unit down. Good luck

[@jocelynvallee3722]

Very happy with the detailed informations you provided, we have the same boat and engine, so every details apply to my boat. Great job, I subscribed right away !

[@bxbmbr766]

Your videos are easy to follow please making more content like this

[@getmykitchendeal]

Nice video. Your place looks like mine in NE Philadelphia. Great video! Thanks for sharing, now i can get my boat serviced by myself. Comments were helpful too, especially for sterndrive!

[@kpoxa79]

getkitchendeal you are welcome. Trying to do my best. :)

[@tikhang1808]

Thanks a lot... This is really helpful...

[@mt4tradingsignals842]

Awesome, well presented video

[@ArturSiewierski]

thanks for sharing! :)

[@bxbmbr766]

New subscriber love your video

[@drcoffee5588]

You should lower the drive to vertical before starting the engine

[@JonathanMacklin]

Thank you for posting this. Where did you get the oil and filter ar?

[@ChrisG9978]

Thanks for posting, very informative. You don't have to remove your gear oil reservoir to drain it, the gear oil will drain out from the reservoir when you remove both drain plugs and drain your gear oil. Not necessary to remove the reservoir.

[@kpoxa79]

Thank you. I didn't know that!

[@ChrisG9978]

Just make sure you remove the reservoir cap when you drain the lower end oil the next time, and allow it to all drain out through your lower drain plug near the prop. Much easier.

[@brandonlarose9097]

Hey. I was just wondering if you have ever changed your spark plugs before?, or cleaned your carb. This video helped me a lot and was wondering if you make another one on clean the carb and changing the spark plugs. Thanks

[@kpoxa79]

I did, but had no camera with me. Spark plugs are super easy. Remove the wire. Unscrew the plug. That's it. However Inever cleaned my carb.

[@sublimefreak2244]

What is that pull handle in the engine compartment for

[@donaldsaunders3059]

Great video well explained but I was just wondering where the oil pressure sensor is located on that motor because I cannot find it on my bayliner 175

[@kpoxa79]

Sorry, I don't know where the oil sensor is on this engine.

[@surfycube284]

If you take the oil cap off it will drain quicker

[@blakemilne3219]

Great video man, really helpfull!! you wouldnt know where the water temp sensor is on this motor would you?

[@kpoxa79]

Sorry, no. So far no problems there. :)

[@johnharrison712]

Can you make a check list in google sheet or etc, so we can just copy and paste it?

[@nicolebraxton6273]

I have a 1995 bayliner capri ls1750 what oil and gear lube do I need

[@alexrodriguez2343]

I bought a boat like that but I had a problem with the propeller so they changed it. I would like to know that # is the boat

[@alexrodriguez2343]

# for oil filter

[@kimjensen3467]

Say goodbye to your U-joints 😉. Never run your engine with the drive in trailer position or all the way up. It puts a huge load to your bearings and u joint splines.

[@kpoxa79]

Ok. Thanks for the warning.

[@crisprtalk6963]

thanks.

[@harveyroad6]

He never put it in gear...

[@barrybebenek8691]

Only if you put it in gear. Out of gear, there no real stress on the joints.

[@kimjensen3467]

@@barrybebenek8691 It still puts stress on the joints. They are not made to move at that angle.

[@jerrykuhlman8277]

Jerry Kuhlman I was wondering what size hose and fittings you used to replace the oil plug to get it through the boat water drain hole?? Thank you in advance.

[@kpoxa79]

It is a kit and it was preinstalled with my boat.. I don't have a size.

[@kpoxa79]

Some thing like this: www.amazon.com/Oil-Drain-Kit-thread-size/dp/B0000BYO1R

[@djflashlinx5150]

my understanding is that you never run the engine with the outdrive at an angle

[@mr.diyourselfchannel4343]

Hey we’re did u get your guilder set up I have same boat if you can give me details I would appreciate it thanks and nice video this helped a lot as we have same boat

[@kpoxa79]

What is guilder?

[@mr.diyourselfchannel4343]

The hardware with the pvc pipes to help u get boat on trailer we’re did u get the metal parts from?

[@kpoxa79]

@@mr.diyourselfchannel4343 all hardware was there when I bought this boat. Sorry can't help you with this.

[@mr.diyourselfchannel4343]

Ok understandable it looks really nice thanks for fast reply have a blessed day

[@portedadrien9293]

Thanks, Do you know if a 3.0L mercruser 2009 is EFI of with a carburator?

[@kpoxa79]

I think its carburetor.

[@portedadrien9293]

@@kpoxa79 Tanks.

[@AlexC-gk2ri]

Have the same exact boat just probably worse shape thanks to previous owner grrr. What nationality are you? Near Montreal?

[@kpoxa79]

I`m Ukrainian. Yes, near Montreal. My boat is in great condition, thanks to previous owner :) love it.

[@tonybologna139]

Do you know where I can buy that oil drain tube??

[@kpoxa79]

www.wholesalemarine.com/hose-kit-oil-drain-mercury-mercruiser-32-865281a02.html ask here.

[@pitbull1969rr]

what size or part number is the oil filter wrench? mine is stuck . regular clamp is slipping.

[@kpoxa79]

Sorry, I don't remember the size. Just bought one in a local car part shop and it fitted well.

[@Mxl100]

You don't run your blower for a couple mins before starting your boat??

[@kpoxa79]

I do, when it's a first start of the day. Or I can smell gas fumes.

[@johnathan5262]

is it just me or does something sound off with this engine almost like a scraping sound, my 3.0 sounds more girthy with no high pitch sounds. just curious

[@kpoxa79]

If you are about hissing sound, it's air. It sounds like this when it's cold. It's normal.

[@terriarebalo6624]

What is drive oil and where do I find it?

[@kpoxa79]

Any marina should have it.

[@kpoxa79]

Its a blue oil for your outboard unit.

[@terriarebalo6624]

Iro79 it’s gear it’s also called a gear oil right

[@kpoxa79]

@@terriarebalo6624 yes its gear oil

[@terriarebalo6624]

Iro79 cool thx

[@yvanb6409]

salut iro79 je sais que tu es de la montégérie et moi aussi. es ce qu on peux se parle de bateau et changement d huile... en te remerciant a l avance. j ai un bayliner 170 3.0litre

[@kpoxa79]

Do you speak English? My French is very bad, sorry.

[@yvanb6409]

@@kpoxa79 72/5000 sorry Iro79 i thought you spoke french. sorry for inconvenience

[@yvanb6409]

@@kpoxa79 yes i speak english but very bad like you , your french

[@blakemilne3219]

Great video man, really helpfull!! you wouldnt know where the water temp sensor is on this motor would you?

[@brant2369]

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[@blakemilne3219]

Great video man, really helpfull!! you wouldnt know where the water temp sensor is on this motor would you?

[@blainesmith4391]

Look at the thermostat housing on the front top of the engine, where the two hoses connect. It is on the bottom of it.