Oil Change - 1996 Maxum 1700r?

[Stalefish]

Quick question y'all (noob to the fourm). I have a 1996 Maxum 1700R with the 3.0 4-cylinder Mercruiser engine and I need to do an oil change. Google, interestingly enough, can't tell me the exact oil and oil filter to get for this motor.

Can anyone help me?

[mmwjr]

Mercruiser/Quicksilver 25W40 for the oil. As far as I know there are only 2 different size filters but not sure what the 3.0 takes without doing a little research. Under Documents of this site is the Mercruiser manual for your engine and it should list it in there.

[Stalefish]

Yea, downloaded that PDF - no dice. It's actually fairly useless aside from the wiring diagram.

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by Stalefish

Yea, downloaded that PDF - no dice. It's actually fairly useless aside from the wiring diagram.

What! I said the Mercruiser manual not the Maxum owners manual. The Mercruiser manual is highly detailed.

Mercruiser manual #26 is for the 3.0

[jrsick]

I always get my oil filter from Wally's. One part number is 35-866340Q03. If there are two oil filters to choose from get the larger one, the smaller one is for outboards.

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by jrsick

I always get my oil filter from Wally's. One part number is 35-866340Q03. If there are two oil filters to choose from get the larger one, the smaller one is for outboards.

The smaller of the two I referred too is for the 4.3 without remote location while the larger is for the remote filter. The V8 uses the larger for either, I just don’t know about the 3.0.

[Stalefish]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

What! I said the Mercruiser manual not the Maxum owners manual. The Mercruiser manual is highly detailed.

Mercruiser manual #26 is for the 3.0

NOW we're talking! Thanks, mmwjr.

[jrsick]

My 2001 3.0 and 2006 5.0 used the same size oil filter. The larger one.

[Stalefish]

Originally Posted by jrsick

I always get my oil filter from Wally's. One part number is 35-866340Q03. If there are two oil filters to choose from get the larger one, the smaller one is for outboards.

Well, I hope I'm lucky, because I bought the exact one you listed, but it is the Standard version (shorter) for my 3.0.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[biggerseagar]

The only difference is the short one use less oil than the large one uses more in your fillups.

Roger

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by jrsick

My 2001 3.0 and 2006 5.0 used the same size oil filter. The larger one.

Thanks, great to know.