Re: Mercury Survey, how do you like your 2000-2001 Engine?
I'm generally quite satisfied with my 2000 -Mercury 90 4-stroke.Where the engine lets me down is in the performance category. And I have to say thats my fault because when I bought the boat I didn't know 4-strokes were that much slower on take off than 2 strokes. And I like to floor the throttle on take-off and you just can't do that with a four stroke until it's been running a good 20 minutes or so. But I take solace in the fact that this engine can get my boat up to 47 mph with a correctly pitched prop, and that kind of top end speed on my boat goes beyound my expectations. If you like doing your own maintenance this is the engine for you. access to oil filter, spark plugs etc.. is easy.<br />For a while I'd wished I'd gone with the Ficht 90 injected. But the engine(merc90 4stroke) has been generally reliable. I've had it in the shop a few times to fix/change a couple of parts examples: fuel pump, a cracked sensor(not malfunctioning, just cracked), I've had a minor rpm loss problem which may or may not have been addressed yet. I haven't had enough time on the water to test it. <br /><br />I get great service from my merc/yamaha dealer. They even send there mechanics to my<br />lake to fix the problem and test drive the boat with me..beat that. Lately they've changed my fuel line and primer bulb for free, and they promised they would change other parts for me free of charge next spring if I was still having an rpm problem. All of this and my warranty is way passed expiry! So all in all I'm quite satisfied.
