Engine repair and maintenance class

Blackfish,

I ordered the paper manual right off the Honda Marine web site. It directs you to the company that manages their technical publications.

Getting a good manual is the main reason I bought the motor.

Tom
 
not to hijack the thread, but I noticed Tom had an E-Tech on his boat. I have an E-tech on my Whaler. Basically the mechanic makes adjustments through the software, which is interesting because I have to bring it in for software updates. I should note that after three years (100 hours), the power head blew up. Evinrude is paying for everything, but even with a blown rod (I think), the thing still got us home.
 
NookieChinookie,

The operative word is had. I removed it in late June and replaced with a Honda BF90D. The main reason was BRP and I could not agree on what constituted a motor that was operating within specification.

When I saw an average measured operating temperature in the ETEC engine report around 90 degrees, I thought it was not operating correctly. BRP said that was within acceptable parameters. I disagreed and the motor was history. It also tended to use a lot of oil, 25-30 hours per tank of the expensive XD-100. Last summer alone I saved right at $90 in oil after switching to the Honda not to mention spark plugs.

I really wish I could have gotten a good shop manual on the ETEC along with the diagnostic software. I feel like I could have found out what was really wrong with the engine or at least had a reasonable idea of where to look. I am pretty sure the temperature issue was in the bypass cooling that is controlled by a spring loaded valve. It was for the first 1 year and was replaced by BRP (after numerous complaints to the dealer about running cold). I suspect it failed again right after replacement, because during the second year the average operating temperature was less than year 1.

I had 240 hours on the ETEC when it was taken off. I've got 95 on the Honda now and look forward to the next couple of thousand.

Tom
 
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