Changing the oil on your inboard diesel

The best checklist for changing your diesel inboard’s oil (until you find a better one)

Porto Baia di Siracusa, June 2019

Changing your diesel inboard’s oil and filter is like launching a rocket. The difference between success and sudden, expensive failure is a checklist.

I use this checklist for my sailboat’s Yanmar 2GM20 inboard engine. You should be able to adapt it easily to other diesel inboard engines.

Contents

Download

A handy PDF for you to download and print:

Thumbnail image of the checklist

Time

Before you start

What you need

There’s a full list in the checklist, but here are some extra tips.

See also

Winterizing your inboard engine

The best checklist (until you find a better one) for winterizing your inboard diesel engine

Summerizing your inboard engine

The best checklist (until you find a better one) for getting your inboard diesel engine ready a new season

At your service

Humbly yours,

Marc, Supreme Purser