MERCURY MERCRUISER 8.1L 496 CID # NUMBER 30 SERVICE REPAIR MANUAL Models Covered in This Manual Sterndrive (MCM) Model Serial Number 496 Mag HO 0M000000 & Up 496 Mag 0M000000 & Up Inboard (MIE) Model Serial Number 8.1S HO 0M000000 & Up 8.1S Horizon 0M000000 & Up ENGINE COVERED: 8.1L (496 CID) PETROL ENGINE CONTENTS: GENERAL INFORMATION MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINE REMOVAL & INSTALLATION STARTING SYSTEM IGNITION SYSTEM CHARGING SYSTEM FUEL SYSTEM FUEL INJECTION COOLING SYSTEM EXHAUST SYSTEM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS/ELBOWS DRIVES VELVET DRIVE TRANSMISSION HURTH TRANSMISSION POWER STEERING SYSTEM THIS MANUAL IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS: # ALL WINDOWS VERSION # ALL MAC VERSION # YOU NEED THE ADOBE ACROBAT READER TO VIEW THE DOCUMENT AS THE MANUAL IS PDF FORMAT. IF YOUR COMPUTER DON'T HAVE THIS APPLICATION YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL IT FREE FROM ADOBE ACROBAT WEBSITE # AS THIS MANUAL IS COMING TO YOU IN ZIP FORMAT, YOU NEED TO EXTRACT THE FILE BEFORE USE BY USING WINZIP OR WINRAR SOFTWARE. IF YOUR COMPUTER DON'T HAVE THIS APPLICATION YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL IT FREE FROM WINZIP WEBSITE THIS MANUAL PRESENTED FOR YOU IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT YOU CAN JUST PRINT OUT THE PAGE YOU NEED THEN DISPOSE OF IT WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR TASK. THIS MANUAL HAS DETAILED ILLUSTRATIONS AS WELL AS STEP BY STEP WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE NECESSARY DIAGRAMS OR PICTURES. THESE MANUALS ARE YOUR NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR REPAIR AND SERVICE INFORMATION & SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCED MECHANICS WORLDWIDE USED TO USE THIS FACTORY MANUAL TO FIX YOUR VEHICLE. USING THIS REPAIR MANUAL IS AN INEXPENSIVE WAY TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL, ALONG WITH ILLUSTRATED, THAT GUIDE THE READER THROUGH EACH SERVICE, REPAIR & MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. NOTE: I ALSO HAVE LOTS OF MANUAL WHICH ARE NOT ADVERTISED IN MY STORE, IF YOU NOT FOUND YOUR DESIRED MANUAL IN MY STORE, PLEASE MASSAGE ME AND I WILL TRY MY BEST TO PROVIDE YOU THAT MANUAL.