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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Those are not bearing inserts. They are the bearings themselves. Color coded instead of being described by thickness. What piston motor maker does not use bearings of different thicknesses in order to obtain the desired clearance between parts?
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    This does not seem to be a matter of abuse, operator error or the quality of the motor. It falls into the category of sh1t happens. Happens to us all. Not the motors fault, not Mercury's fault, not the OP's fault. It just is what it is. Hopefully a lesson can be learned so that action can be...
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    Hooked up battery backwards to yamaha 70 etlj 1986

    Throttle handle trim switches are known to have a higher failure rate given their exposure to the elements. If it is the age of the motor then it is long over due to be replaced. The battery being connected backwards should not have affected the trim/tilt switch. Each to trouble shoot. Reverse...
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    2003 Yamaha 150 Salt Water series

    I second 99yams thoughts. Reverse the power leads at the relay. Green where blue was and blue where green was. Then use the trim and tilt buttons. If it clicks and sometimes goes up, but now consistently goes down, I think the relay assembly is kaput.
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    Trim@Tilt locked in the up position.2005 150 2stroke

    Square shank screw driver. Blade sized to completely fill the screw slot. Big adjustable wrench on the screw driver shank. Man up and break the screw loose.
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    Yamaha Tach Signal

    It is just a variable AC frequency. Do you have a frequency setting on your multimeter? You should be able to detect a small AC voltage as well.
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    Tilt and trim alternative for 93 Yamaha 40hp

    Aftermarket. CMC comes to mind.
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    Yamaha 50 HP Idles to 3000

    Is the motor a two stroke or a four stroke model? If four stroke is it carburetted or fuel injected?
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    uanble to start sometimes

    Have you any idea what brand and model motor it is?
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    115 Yamaha Tachometer - Other functions?

    What tachometer type do you have? Is it a Yamaha brand? Is it analog needle and dial type, analog digital display type or is it digital digital display type?
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    2017 Yamaha F25....Is it NMEA AND/OR Yamaha Digital Gauge compatible?

    Without the complete model identity it is difficult to say. Why was nothing after the F25 not provided?
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    Is YDIS like mercury vessel view?

    From what little I know about Vessel View it is like Yamaha's Command Link. Something the operator uses. YDIS is for a technician that is trouble shooting a problem in a motor.
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    Is YDIS like mercury vessel view?

    It is no as in YDIS is not like Vessel View.
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    2003 Mercury 60ELPTEFI Oil Filter Part #

    Straight from the Mercury Marine Parts Catalog.
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    2014 Yamaha 115hp not enough amps to start motor

    Measure battery voltage at the battery while the motor is being cranked. What is it? Measure battery voltage at the starter motor solenoid while the motor is being cranked. What is it?
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    2014 Yamaha 115hp not enough amps to start motor

    Most all Yamaha four strokes use a transistorized ignition system. Battery voltage powers the ignition coil. Controlled by what Yamaha calls the ECU. Engine Control Unit. It switches off battery power to cause the coil to fire the plug. A relative few Yamaha four strokes, and a number of Yam...
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    2014 Yamaha 115hp not enough amps to start motor

    Yes. Battery power through the ignition coil results in the spark plug firing.
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