The following video shows how to add additional trim hydraulic fluid to a boats outboard trim motor. When you are having issue with your trim motor not raising the motor, this is a great place to check first. Most of the time you will find the trim motor has a leak and is not getting the correct amount of trim fluid in the trim cylinder to raise the motor to correct level. Following these easy steps to allow your trim motor to raise your outboard.

If you are having problems with you trim motor not moving up or down this is a great place to start. Generally adding fluid to the system and working the trim motor up & down will fix this problem. I would suggest trying this easy fix before changing out the entire system. This is a great way to trouble shoot a trim motor before replacing it.