How to Winterize an Outboard Motor | Winterizing a 4 Stroke Outboard Motor | Boats.net

Get supplies for your outboard winterization kit here: http://bit.ly/outboard-winterization-kit Winterizing an outboard motor is an essential part of your year-round maintenance process. Ethanol fuel and moisture are primary culprits when it comes to engine damage over the winter, and protecting your engine from both will help ensure that come spring, your motor will start back up without any problems. Prepping your outboard for winter storage involves changing the engine oil and changing the lower unit oil in your outboard. We have videos that can help you with each of those parts of the process: Outboard oil change:    • Mercury 200 Oil Change | How to Change the...   Outboard lower unit change:    • Mercury 200 Lower Unit Oil Change | How to...   Then, John will help you prep your outboard for winter with his outboard winterization checklist, including treating the fuel, using fogging oil to protect the combustion chambers, and spraying the motor with an anti-corrosion treatment to protect your engine during the winter months. Read how to do this job step by step: https://www.boats.net/blog/how/to/win... VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Fuel system treatment - 1:16 Combustion chamber fogging - 2:00 Anti-corrosion treatment - 6:00 Find Mercury outboard parts here: https://www.boats.net/catalog/mercury... Talk to us: Twitter:   / boatsnet   Facebook:   / boats.net   Instagram:   / boatsnet   In the video we’re working with a Mercury 200XL Verado outboard motor, but you may have similar steps for your Mercury outboard. If you’re not sure whether these steps apply to your motor, leave a comment and we’ll get back to you. RELATED VIDEOS Mercury 20-HP spark plug change:    • Mercury Outboard Spark Plug Replacement | ...   Mercury 115 oil change:    • How to Change the Oil on a Mercury Outboar...