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

    Dealers are not machine shops/engine rebuild shops. I don't blame them a bit for not wanting to repair a power plant. Takes up too much of their time. Too much uncertainty for them.
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Throttle bodies and the inner walls of a cylinder and the piston rings get the least amount of lubrication. Therefore they are prone to corroding more quickly than other engine components. Fogging oils formulated to be compatible with engines having fuel injection should not be a problem to any...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    How many ways, how many times, does Mercury need to say no? What part of their initial no was not understandable? One phone call to Mercury, with their saying no, should have been enough. Perhaps a not only no but hell no should have been their reply. But then they would have been reported as...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    I did. Below is the post that I was referring to. "Is that a recent instruction? And for this engine ? I’ll need to check mine. But I know my other modern mercruiser engine manual definitely says to run a 2 stroke mix of fuel through the engine, before storage. Fogging oil plays havoc with...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    I can understand your grief and pain. But business in business. Have you heard the term "irrational expectations"? It comes to mind here. IMO Mercury is not looking to deny warranty claims. By the same token, they are not looking to approve claims that do not constitute a warrantable defect...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Why would fogging oil play havoc with a fuel injected motor?
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    From a Mercury ProXS 115 four stroke owners manual. The fogging oil is applied directly into the cylinder. For prevention of corrosion. Well downstream from the fuel injectors. In aircraft engines it is done quite often. Even in the desert. They go so far as to install dessicant plugs that...
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    Reversing Outboard output shaft rotation

    It is not that simple. On the other hand, it is not that complex. In a Yamaha counter rotating gear case, the forward and reverse gear locations are reversed from the standard lower unit. The forward gear is now in the back of the case, behind the pinion gear. Reverse gear is located in the...
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    Yamaha 2 stroke crank bearing, to grease or not to grease?

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

    Would you make a few hundred dollars repairing a motor while incurring thousands of dollars in risk? I don't blame a dealer at all. He has better ways of making money with less risk.
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    1996 Mariner 9.9hp (Yamaha?)

    What is the engine ID?
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    2006 Yamaha 150V Outboard - Bendix Not engaging

    Voltage drop can result due to poor electrical connections or an internal problem within a wire. The battery may be defective as well. Start with testing the voltage at the positive battery post. Then measure the voltage at the positive terminal of the battery cable, at the battery. Then...
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    2006 Yamaha 150V Outboard - Bendix Not engaging

    Is the model a V150TLR?
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Because if a force was great enough to bend a rod there is more than likely considerable other damage. To the bearings, to the crankshaft, etc. It is the modus operandi today to replace assemblies. The short block assembly for instance. Too much time and risk to dismantle same so as to replace...
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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

    What part?
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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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