Complete newbie, Help!

[njm_T160]

Greetings All,

First time owner here... Just bought a 21' pontoon boat with a 1998 Mercury Force Power Series 40 motor hanging on it. SN 0E339847 ELPT.
I'm sure I'll have a million questions, but please let me start with a few simple ones...

Can anyone recommend a good service manual?? Possessing some old British bikes and cars, I've been forced to become fairly mechanically inclined... Yet I gotta believe boat motors are a whole different animal. Also, forgive the "basicness" of this question but is this motor Oil-injected??? Is this motor considered to be fairly reliable?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
-Nels

 

[TwoFish]

Re: Complete newbie, Help!

Welcome Nels!

Reliable if well maintained. Unfortunately not oil injected. It is premix. E.g. add oil to petrol 50:1 ratio. TC-W3 grade outboard oil.

I use a manual that I downloaded online but I?m sure there are better manuals around

 

[SweeperForce]

Re: Complete newbie, Help!

I have both of the main service manuals Seloc and Clymer. The Clymer is a little more detailed with better pictures. The downloadable programs are great but unless you have a laptop/notebook you can't take it to your boat. I think the Seloc was about $25 and the Clymer was around $45. Not to take business away from iBoats, but Amazon have great deals.

Tom

 

[carholme]

Re: Complete newbie, Help!

T160;

Your engine model number comes up as:

Model Manufacturer Year HP
H040412UT FORCE 1998 40

Parts Listing:

http://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury-outboard/2532.cfm

If you want a real service manual get the Merc manual P/N 90-831250R1

Gerry

 

[njm_T160]

Re: Complete newbie, Help!

Thanks for the help guys! I'm sure I'll have a bunch more questions coming soon...