edwardschnog
Cadet
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2003
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- 15
Dear Sirs,<br /><br />I have recently purchased a 225XL Mercury 4 stroke outboard engine.<br />Serial # OT750085.<br /><br />This engine is mounted on a Boston Whaler 210 Outrage model year 2003.<br /><br />I have been using this boat / engine for approx. 8 months now.<br />I take very good care of my boat and engine, after each use in salt<br />water I thoroughly flush the engine with fresh water and I even spray<br />silicone after each use all over the the engine. Since the last 3 to 4<br />times I have used the engine I have this strange noise (sounds like the<br />squeaking noise of a fan belt) as soon as the engine has been used for a<br />while, meaning the engine has warmed up to its normal working temp. When<br />the engine has just started and for a approx. 10 minutes after that the<br />engine does not make this sound.<br />Someone told me that it might be the bushing from the shaft that goes<br />down to the gearbox.<br /><br />Also I noticed that when driving at approx. 4000-6000rpms the engine<br />drops down in speed after a few seconds. First the engine used to go<br />full throttle at approximately 6000rpms and now it does not go more than<br />5500rpms.<br /><br />I am really wondering what is wrong with this engine and if someone as<br />experienced the same trouble before with his YAMAHA or MERCURY 225<br />4-stroke engine.<br /><br />Pls advice me with your experience.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Edward Schnog<br /><br />PS. I know that the engine is still under warranty, but I just want to<br />speed up this procedure, since I live in Curacao and I am the only one<br />who has this engine, the mechanics over here do not have the experience<br />to solve the problem.
