200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

[G-Money]

I was told by a mechanic in '09 that when they removed the l/u of my '06 Suzuki 200 to check for another problem they would replace the impeller while they had it out. Well, I went to change it this week and found this...

I don't think it was changed ~18 months and 100 hours ago!

Do I need to worry about where the broken pieces of impeller went or do you think they would have passed through the cooling system?

 

[robert graham]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

Looks like some pretty good sized chunks, but hopefully they were chewed up enough to pass through your cooling sytem, otherwise they may still be in there. You could pull the side covers off and the thermostat out to try and check for the pieces. A piece of rubber would need to get ground up pretty small to pass through your tell-tale tube and out. Maybe the impeller was installed wrong(like upside down or with blades turned wrong) or motor was run dry for a few minutes causing it to overheat and tear up. Good Luck!

 

[stylesabu]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

WAS IT OVERHEATING? If not flush and put a new impeller in and keep an eye on it

 

[G-Money]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

Thanks for the replies! It wasn't running hot when I last used it in the fall, I was just getting it ready for the season.

EDIT: After thinking about, I also flush and backflush it after each use, so hopefully any pieces were forced out.

 

[robert graham]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

You're probably and hopefully O.K., but I'm sure you'd feel better if you really knew where those rubber pieces went. Maybe just run it and keep an eye on the cooling system. If/when you ever remove the covers, then maybe you'll find those rubber pieces stuck up in there. I'd still wonder what caused that impeller to break up like that. Good Luck!

 

[RiverRunner38]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

I wouldn't be concerned with it if it hasn't overheated yet, although i would keep an eye on it to make sure they (rubber pieces) aren't stuck in the cooling system just turned sideways and letting just enough water through to keep the engine cool. Best of luck!

 

[james roach]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

That is the worst impeller damage I have ever seen. I don't know how that engine is not running hot. Are all your warning systems working?

 

[G-Money]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

That is the worst impeller damage I have ever seen. I don't know how that engine is not running hot. Are all your warning systems working?

Yes, they are working fine and the p-stream was strong even before the change.

 

[stylesabu]

Re: 200 Suzuki damaged impeller...Should I be concerned?

its still moving water. unless is way over taxed it should be fine.