99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

[Island_oki2000]

I have a 99 that came on my Sea Pro I just bought. The guy I bought it from said he had it serviced last year but he had not run it in a while and the fuel was old.

When we took it for a test ride it started great, ran great except for one spot in the throttle that the motor started to act up. Move the throttle in either direction and it smothed out.

Now that I've been running it it seems like everytime it hits that spots and the throttle stays at that point for a second, the motor sputters like it's not getting fuel and then the check engine light comes on. I turn the motor off and bam it's good to go.

He though it was old fuel, but it only happens at that one spot in the throttle and I've since ran about 40 gallons of high octane through it with sea foam and it still does it.

Any idea before I take it to the mechanic and pay money for him to hook up the computer. Not sure I want to, since the guy I bought it from stated after it did it to him the first time he had his mechanic connect to it and there weree no codes.

Thanks for the help!

BTW...got another post out there for a O/B mounted Navigator trolling motor to see if there is anyone who knows who I can contact to have it rebuilt. Opened it up and it's a mess, like water got into it.

 

[Island_oki2000]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Sorry, one more question. Anyone know the max RPM range for this motor?

Thanks,

 

[seahorse5]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

If the rough running and check engine light come on at the same throttle setting, then there is probably a bad spot in the throttle position sensor, the TPS.

Is your TPS moved by a wire loop or by a solid rod? If you have the wire loop, then that is the problem. Those were supposed to be changed out with the newer rod and a new TPS that was included in the kit. See your dealer for the kit if that is what you need. There was a service bulletin about it or perhaps it was in one of the many FICHT service literature booklets or dealer letters.

 

[Island_oki2000]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Thanks, since I just bought the boat, I don't have a manual yet, can you tell me what I'm looking for and where to look to see if I have the loop or the rod?

I called bombidier (spelling) about the recall they had a long time ago. When I read the tech my serial number, he stated that my motor had all the warranty work complete. Do you think that fix would have been included?

Where would I find service bulletins for my motor?

Thanks,

 

[seahorse5]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Look on the front of the motor, just above the intake manifold and below the flywheel for the TPS. You will see three wires coming out of its port side and watch the stb. side throttle linkage as the throttle lever is moved and you will see either the wire loop or about a 1/4" rod moving the TPS

It was not part of the injector bracket recall from years ago.

Your best bet is to talk to a trained FICHT tech at a dealership to see what your motor might need. He will also have to hook up a laptop to find out what the error codes were that triggered the check engine light.

 

[Faztbullet]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Doubt its got the pins in t-stat housing....

 

[ChrisAG]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

The RPM it stumbles at might be the point at which the computer switches the fuel and spark to homogeneous (from stratified) combustion. If the motor was updated it should have reduced this issue, but I don't think the problem was ever completely eliminated in the Ficht engines.

 

[Island_oki2000]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Looks like I never replied to this thread after I took it in to the mechanic. It was the TPS rod. He swapped it out and the motor runs perfectly. Now my only thing is to get used to it to find the best trim for performance.

UPDATE: I'm in Kuwait on deployment, so will be hitting the water in Sept and Oct before moving to Alaska...of course, with my boat!

 

[Island_oki2000]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Anyone know where I can find the specs for this motor. I'm trying to find out the GPH average for this motor? Other than that, is there a recommended way to get an accurate GPH?

 

[wilde1j]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Get a FloScan or Navman fuel flow meter.

 

[Island_oki2000]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Can anyone tell me if the Navman Fuel 2100 will work for my Ficht? The instructions say for carburated outboards only. Thanks, Kyle

 

[Haffiman]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

It will work on any engine with a single suction line (no return) from fuel tank.
Hooked on the fuel line from the tank, it will work on a Ficht. Seems to be some warnings out that you should install between a filter and engine as the sensor is a bit sensitive.

 

[seahorse5]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

inline fuel senders such as Navman are not accurate with fuel injected or direct injected motors, that is why they say carbureted engines. Injected motors use a vapor separating tank and the internal float and needle valve only opens when more fuel is needed by the motor, so the fuel sender for the gph gauge only sees a stop, the flow, then stop, then flow of gasoline, especially at lower speeds.

 

[Haffiman]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

Yes and no. The same happens in the carburator float bowls as well. In the 60 loopers there are both vapor chamber and carb float bowls. However the latest versions of the DI engines are delivered with instruments that gives the consumption from the EMM which makes equipment like this partly not needed. Ficht's however do not have this feature.

 

[boobie]

Re: 99 Evinrude 225hp Ficth

The theory always was. 10 % of the hp at wot was the amount of gals you'd use per hr. ;ie 100 hp mtr would use 10 gal per hr at wot.