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Any portable Suzuki owners (4 to 15 hp) out there? Do you drain the engine oil before laying it on its side when transporting it? What does Suzuki recommend?
Any portable Suzuki owners (4 to 15 hp) out there? Do you drain the engine oil before laying it on its side when transporting it? What does Suzuki recommend?
According to the manual, you need to drain the oil if you plan to store it on its side over a long period. They don't mention draining the oil before transport but you need to lay on the right side and drain gas from the carb.
Thanks. As a matter of fact I'm looking at the DF6 model as a kicker for my larger boat, and possibly as a motor for a 12' ft aluminum boat.
The reason I asked is because Yamaha and Honda do tell you to drain the oil, not merely suggest. Tohatsu, Nissan and Merc just say to lay them on the correct side according to their manuals, but I couldn't find any Suzuki manuals on their site.
Ops, i misread and thought you were looking for a store too.
Anyway, from what i read, you can check if oil is in the cylinder or not by removing the spark plug(s) and pull start, if no oil spit out, then it is good, otherwise, you will have pull till most of oil is out. Somewhat troublesome but better than draining the oil everytime.
