Morning all,
After searching for a bit before posting, I really could not find my exact motor or model with the similiar problem.
I bought some new lower unit oil last night and wanted to put it in. The boat sits outside but is covered and wso is the motor. We have had an enormous amount of reain here in the last few weeks. I went to lower or tilt the engine down but before that I had to raise it to get it off the support bracket. Turned the key on and tilted it up no problem. raised the support bracket and the tilted it down to where I wanted it no problem. Drained the oil, put the plugs back in and then went to raise the motor back again so I could put it back on the bracket. When I pushed the tilt trim button on the throttle, not a sound from the tilt motor or movement of any kind from the motor. I turned everything back off and went to the back to look around, everything loooked good and no leaks at all. Me being new and just getting this motor, I figured maybe the fluid was low. But I had to loosen the mecahnical valve so I could manually lift the motor to get to the reservoir cap. Once the motor was raised enough, I tightened the valve back up and rested the motor on the support bracket. When I took the reservoir cap off a bunch of fluid came out. I thought d**n. Well there was enough fluid I guess but now I have to replace the fluid I just wasted on the ground. I looked at the service manual and it says 21 fl oz and full is right to the bottom of the reservoir cap. So I am thinking if full is to the bottom of the cap and the inlet and cap to the reservoir sits sideways, when no more fluid runs out, that is full then. So why would fluid come running out or maybe it was just a tad over full. So I put the cap back on. The troubleshooting section of the trim/tilt says wen you push the tilt switch and you hear no running tilt motor or it humming then go to the power-supply section to troubleshoot.
Once there, I turn the key off and remove it and the safety switch. Connect the batteries like the book says. In this order by the book. Check for 12 volts at the starter solenoid. Good. Remove both relays. Check for 12 volts or positive battery voltage at V1 of the relay block while being across to V2 with the negative lead of the ohm meter. Nothing. Something confusing is the way the relay block is oriented in the power-supply section showing you V1(positive battery voltage) and the wat it is shown or oriented in the back on the electrical schematic. I am not sure if I am checking the correct lead or not. Nevertheless, if no voltage is present, assuming I was on the correct pin, I am to check the connections or RED wire between the relay block and the starter solenoid. This tells me V1 has got a red wire connected to it. If the red wire checks good then I am to check the black wire from the back of the relay block to engine ground. Is there only 1 red and 1 black wire to the back of the relay block? I do not have another person with me to push the trim switch and listen for clicking relays. All I know for sure was the tilt motor, was not even hinting at making any sounds at all. What I have read here is these relays are a common problem. When I bought the boat a few weeks ago and we put it in the water for a test ride, when the previous owner went to lower the motor into the water at the dock, he had to tap on the motor housing with an adjustable wrench slightly to get it moving. After those few slight taps, the tilt never had a problem again and once I received it, its been fine since. Its just been since its been sitting for a few weeks until last night it did this.
Any ideas at all would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all and have a nice day.
Sid
After searching for a bit before posting, I really could not find my exact motor or model with the similiar problem.
I bought some new lower unit oil last night and wanted to put it in. The boat sits outside but is covered and wso is the motor. We have had an enormous amount of reain here in the last few weeks. I went to lower or tilt the engine down but before that I had to raise it to get it off the support bracket. Turned the key on and tilted it up no problem. raised the support bracket and the tilted it down to where I wanted it no problem. Drained the oil, put the plugs back in and then went to raise the motor back again so I could put it back on the bracket. When I pushed the tilt trim button on the throttle, not a sound from the tilt motor or movement of any kind from the motor. I turned everything back off and went to the back to look around, everything loooked good and no leaks at all. Me being new and just getting this motor, I figured maybe the fluid was low. But I had to loosen the mecahnical valve so I could manually lift the motor to get to the reservoir cap. Once the motor was raised enough, I tightened the valve back up and rested the motor on the support bracket. When I took the reservoir cap off a bunch of fluid came out. I thought d**n. Well there was enough fluid I guess but now I have to replace the fluid I just wasted on the ground. I looked at the service manual and it says 21 fl oz and full is right to the bottom of the reservoir cap. So I am thinking if full is to the bottom of the cap and the inlet and cap to the reservoir sits sideways, when no more fluid runs out, that is full then. So why would fluid come running out or maybe it was just a tad over full. So I put the cap back on. The troubleshooting section of the trim/tilt says wen you push the tilt switch and you hear no running tilt motor or it humming then go to the power-supply section to troubleshoot.
Once there, I turn the key off and remove it and the safety switch. Connect the batteries like the book says. In this order by the book. Check for 12 volts at the starter solenoid. Good. Remove both relays. Check for 12 volts or positive battery voltage at V1 of the relay block while being across to V2 with the negative lead of the ohm meter. Nothing. Something confusing is the way the relay block is oriented in the power-supply section showing you V1(positive battery voltage) and the wat it is shown or oriented in the back on the electrical schematic. I am not sure if I am checking the correct lead or not. Nevertheless, if no voltage is present, assuming I was on the correct pin, I am to check the connections or RED wire between the relay block and the starter solenoid. This tells me V1 has got a red wire connected to it. If the red wire checks good then I am to check the black wire from the back of the relay block to engine ground. Is there only 1 red and 1 black wire to the back of the relay block? I do not have another person with me to push the trim switch and listen for clicking relays. All I know for sure was the tilt motor, was not even hinting at making any sounds at all. What I have read here is these relays are a common problem. When I bought the boat a few weeks ago and we put it in the water for a test ride, when the previous owner went to lower the motor into the water at the dock, he had to tap on the motor housing with an adjustable wrench slightly to get it moving. After those few slight taps, the tilt never had a problem again and once I received it, its been fine since. Its just been since its been sitting for a few weeks until last night it did this.
Any ideas at all would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you all and have a nice day.
Sid
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