Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

[dufus2]

As my name implies, I am a dufus on more than one count. First, this is my first foray into a forum and second, I added two stroke oil to the oil resevoir in my Mom's 2012 Evinrude 9.8 four stroke outboard. It has not been turned over after my mistake and I planned on simply siphoning out all the oil via the resevoir and then dipstick (maybe this would have been a better name for me) hole, then re-filling with appropriate oil. My questions are: 1) is there simply an oil drain plug to make the job easier, and 2) will this be sufficient or do I need to somehow flush the system. Thanks.

 

[Bifflefan]

Re: Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

I don't know about the drain plug, but there is on other 4 strokes.
You will be fine just draining and adding the correct oil. No harm done, except to your pride.

 

[dufus2]

Re: Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

Thanks. One's pride heals. Sometimes motors don't. Thanks again. I will look for drain plug then add the correct oil.

 

[colbyt]

Re: Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

I would waste some oil and flush the system with 4 stroke oil before I refilled it. Might be overkill but oil is cheaper than motors. The plug should be on the bottom. Find a manual online somewhere.

 

[boobie]

Re: Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

If you didn't run the mtr with the 2 stroke oil in it, just drain it out and fill it with the 4 stroke oil. You won't hurt a thing.

 

[Gordon88]

Re: Oops, two stroke oil in four stroke evinrude 9.8

The old timers used to run a quart of transmission fluids through vehicles to clean out the system"valve train, lifters, pushrods, sludge in the engine and then flush the system and refill with new oil"

W/O running your engine for an extent of time like they mention above you'll be fine!