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<blockquote data-quote="Pappy" data-source="post: 404790" data-attributes="member: 3278"><p>A dealer may be able to help with that answer. Oil changes on the 4-strokes are recommended at the first 20 hours then every 100 hours or 1 year. When we do an annual on a 4-stroke it consists of compression check, oil, filter, engine fuel filter, gear oil, grease engine, pull prop (remove fish line) grease shaft and replace prop, change spark plugs (NGK are the only spark plugs we see failures on these days), grease steering etc. If there is a boat filter that is replaced as well. An engine/fuel system inspection including timing belts is also performed. Rarely are valve adjustments done. Add this up over 7 years and the costs may be closer.</p><p>Changing oil types on an Etec is a non-issue. Should you want to go to the XD-100 a computer is hooked up to the engine and it is changed to run it however if it is on anything but XD-100 you can run pretty much any oil including XD-100 anytime you want. </p><p>Oil costs do account for some of the annual service costs of a 4-stroke.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pappy, post: 404790, member: 3278"] A dealer may be able to help with that answer. Oil changes on the 4-strokes are recommended at the first 20 hours then every 100 hours or 1 year. When we do an annual on a 4-stroke it consists of compression check, oil, filter, engine fuel filter, gear oil, grease engine, pull prop (remove fish line) grease shaft and replace prop, change spark plugs (NGK are the only spark plugs we see failures on these days), grease steering etc. If there is a boat filter that is replaced as well. An engine/fuel system inspection including timing belts is also performed. Rarely are valve adjustments done. Add this up over 7 years and the costs may be closer. Changing oil types on an Etec is a non-issue. Should you want to go to the XD-100 a computer is hooked up to the engine and it is changed to run it however if it is on anything but XD-100 you can run pretty much any oil including XD-100 anytime you want. Oil costs do account for some of the annual service costs of a 4-stroke. [/QUOTE]
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