) Outboard manufacturers include an alternative to the hydraulic tilt system for this exact scenario and it is called the manual tilt release valve. Mercury OptiMax (book) Covers all 75-250 HP OptiMax models. Changed plugs, fuel filter, drained the old gas, put 25 gals of prem with quickclean, no fire. Don't be taken by the recommended person that supposedly did this service. If you pull the fuel line off the tank you will see a hose barb, that hose barb is the anti siphon valve.
2001-2002 Mercury 115 HP Online manual application: Mercury Outboard motor 01-02 Mercury 115 HP (115HP) EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) outboard engine. When reassembled, the motor was still only running on cylinders 1-3 and 5 even though I had 90psi of fuel and 80psi of air pressure. How to replace mercury optimax tracker valve 2012-2013 Mercury M logo Blue decal. How to replace mercury optimax tracker valve