kcman
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I will soon be doing my 20 hour maintenance and have two questions:
(Note: I plan to do this maintenance myself since it looks very easy and I have been doing fluid changes etc. on my autos for years).
* Motor Oil: My owners manual says to use 5W-30, 10W-30 or 10W-40 oil. My question is which would be best? I live in Tennessee and plan on using the boat with temps from the mid 50's on up. The highest temps we usually get in my area is the low to mid 90's. I am leaning to use 10W-30 but would appreciate input from others.
* Fuel Filter (not the fuel water separator). I plan on changing out the fuel water separator at the 20 hour point and yearly there after. What about the fuel filter? Should this also be changed out and if so, how easy is this to get to and change?
I asked my dealer these questions via email but they have not responded and do not appear to be good at responding once the boat is sold. I got a great deal on the boat but follow-up from the dealership is certainly not their strong point. Another reason I plan on doing the minor maintenance myself.
This forum is great -- I am glad I found it and thus far we are very happy with our new Bennington Pontoon.
(Note: I plan to do this maintenance myself since it looks very easy and I have been doing fluid changes etc. on my autos for years).
* Motor Oil: My owners manual says to use 5W-30, 10W-30 or 10W-40 oil. My question is which would be best? I live in Tennessee and plan on using the boat with temps from the mid 50's on up. The highest temps we usually get in my area is the low to mid 90's. I am leaning to use 10W-30 but would appreciate input from others.
* Fuel Filter (not the fuel water separator). I plan on changing out the fuel water separator at the 20 hour point and yearly there after. What about the fuel filter? Should this also be changed out and if so, how easy is this to get to and change?
I asked my dealer these questions via email but they have not responded and do not appear to be good at responding once the boat is sold. I got a great deal on the boat but follow-up from the dealership is certainly not their strong point. Another reason I plan on doing the minor maintenance myself.
This forum is great -- I am glad I found it and thus far we are very happy with our new Bennington Pontoon.