Evinrude Outboard Models and Manuals

Evinrude Outboard Owners: Workshop Service and Repair Manuals Directory

Service Manual Directory by Year

Evinrude Outboard Production 1907-2020: Select Model Year Below

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Evinrude Marine Outboard Motor Model Identification

Your Evinrude outboard model number can usually be found on the nameplate located on the motor or the mounting bracket. The nameplate should contain a serial number and a model number that will identify the year and certain details of each motor and help you obtain the correct parts and service literature.

1980-Present: Evinrude outboards from 1980 to the present use a model number that can help determine the year and features of the motor. See the model number code here. Pre-1980: Evinrude outboards prior to 1980 do not have a consistent model number codes. See the model number charts below for engine identification.

1980 - 1998 | 1999 - 2001 | 2002 - Up

Evinrude outboard mounting brackets have a metallic embossed tag with the motor's serial number. The serial number tells the horsepower, the options it's supposed to have, the length of the driveshaft in the lower unit and what year it was made.

1. Look at the first digit. If it's a letter other than "J" or "E," it's a model variation built for a boat builder to include in a boat "package." This also indicates it could be a variation built for a country other than the United States.
2. Move to the next group of digits a set of two or three numbers that tells you the horsepower.
3. Examine the next group of two or three letters that identify the trim on the basic motor. Some examples are "FRE" for Four-stroke Remote Electric-start or "TE" for Tiller, Electric.
4. Shift to the next group, a single letter that appears appended to the trim code. If there are only numbers after the three-letter trim code, your motor has a short driveshaft, likely 15 inches in length. If there is a letter: "L" represents a 17-inch driveshaft; "Y" stands for a 19-inch driveshaft; "X" is a 20-inch driveshaft; and "Z" is a 22-inch driveshaft.
5. Remember the word "Introduces." The next two letters are a simple substitution cipher using that word as its key to identify the year of production. "I" denotes 1. "N" equals 2. "T" stands for 3. "R" means 4. "O" stands for 5. "D" represents 6. "U" means 7. "C" stands for 8. "E" represents 9 and "S" denotes 0. If that two letter group is "CE," it means your motor was built in 1989 since "C" stands for 8 and "E" stands for 9.