MERCURY MERCRUISER 8.1L 496CID # 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 IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND INTUITIVE ELECTRONIC PDF FORMAT WORKSHOP MANUAL WHICH HAS DETAILED ILLUSTRATIONS AS WELL AS STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH PICTURES & DIAGRAMS. ALL PAGES ARE PRINTABLE, SO RUN OFF WHAT YOU NEED AND TAKE IT WITH YOU INTO THE GARAGE OR WORKSHOP. THIS MANUAL ARE YOUR NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR REPAIR AND SERVICE INFORMATION. THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCED MECHANIC. USING THIS REPAIR MANUAL IS AN INEXPENSIVE WAY TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE/VEHICLE WORKING PROPERLY. EACH MANUAL PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON THE COMPLETE DIS-ASSEMBLY OF THE MACHINE. SO, IT ALLOWING YOU TO STOP WASTING MONEY ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND GIVE YOU ALL THE SOLID INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO PERFORM LARGER REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS AT HOME.