2004 Seadoo Inline Oil Filter

[shep]

Hey guys:

I have a 2004 Utopia with a Mercury Optimax M2 200 DFI 2.5L Engine ( SN# 0E415782, Model No: S200J20AS ). At the end of last year I changed all the filters I could including fuel and oil. I changed the inline oil filter, Mercury PN# 875284. I'm just about to fire it up for the season, but I had a question. The inline filter has a arrow pointing on it going towards the smaller oil reserve tank. I believe I remember reading somewhere on this forum about priming beforehand, and couldn't seem to find that post again. when I removed the old inline oil filter, I basically cut off the tie wraps, removed the old and replaced with the new. I do not want to make the mistake of having the engine run without oil, as that would really spoil my summer.... If anyone ( Dr Honda might know if I need to prime the oil system ( and how ), and if I have the filter on in the correct direction, ( almost sure I do, but want to be sure). I've attached pics of the filter and oil.

Thanks!

 

[Dr Honda]

On the Merc engines... purging the filter isn't as critical as on the little Rotax engines. The reason is... you have a oil tank on the engine. The oil bubble will simply hit the tank, and float safely to the top. The Rotax engines don't have that tank, and when the bubble hits the pump... you run out of oil.

 

[shep]

Thanks again good Dr! Appreciated. I was spending a bit of time going through the thousands of posts here tonight and finally came accross the one I remembered from Eddie and rookie:

If you are talking about the filter between the main thank, and the small tank on the engine... its not a big deal. When you start the engine, it will be fed oil from the small tank. Then, at idle, open the small tank, and the pressure will fill the filter, lines and purge the air quick.

Bleeding the system is little more than running the engine, loosening the engine mounted tank cap until the bubbles escaped and the oil came out slowly. It's pretty easy to tell if you loosen the cap whether air and oil (or just oil) is coming out.

Should I worry about opening the small cap to let any air bleed out? Just always wanting to be safe, ( and it's a long weekend coming up! )

Let me know what you think, and thanks again!!