Re: Changing motor oil on 2005 Mercury 4 stroke.
ross m adams send me a PM I may be able to help you with a manual.
jeffersondodson561 my mates motor was purchase new in Australia about a year ago so I guess it could have been manufactured 2008-2009? I don't know what a Verado is, I have a downloaded manual for a 2001+ fuel injected 115HP 4 stroke & I'm assuming they haven't changed very much to the current motors.
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here about leaking seals, if the drive shaft is pulled then there's a big hole there anyway?
raymor maybe it doesn't need extra oil to get above the adaptor plate, my mate drives his car like a granny so that means hard braking & idle speed acceleration, he also reverses up a steep driveway where he stores his boat. Given this it's easy to imagine oil getting pushed into the pocket above the adaptor plate and if the motor wasn't lowered to drain back to the sump before re-raising and undoing the sump plug then some oil could be retained above the adaptor plate.
Ross, I think I downloaded a manual from this link.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=309079&p=2072211#post2072211