From my time doing boat work, it helps with lees oil spillage to to tilt the motor up and just cut a old milk jug into a scoop and dump the filter into it. Its a little more time but alot less clean up. Hope this might help someone on here, I love this channel and like how informative your videos are since the marine industry is like no other when i comes to good information.
We used to have a gallon oil jug that we did that with. I spilled it one day on the back of a boat and got so frustrated that I stopped using it lol I should start doing that again :) Thank you!
@@BornAgainBoating Aw man ive been there, theres nothing like trying to clean the blackest 4 year old engine oil out of chalky porous fiberglass... Keep up the good work man.
Hahahha yes, this was a little extreme. It's worse if the gear case is still a good lower unit and we have to carefully chisel around the case to try and save the gear case. Once it's trash though, save the time and smash it with a hammer to get it off quicker :) Sometimes I miss freshwater too lol this wasn't that bad though. We have another Yamaha F250 right now that the driveshaft is frozen in the crank. It's not coming out. We had to cut the driveshaft and pull the power head! With the powerhead on the forks of the forklift we tied a chain to the driveshaft and hooked it to the back of another forklift. It picked up the other forklift! Now it's basically weighing the price of disassembly the block and changing the crank shaft, or buying a new engine! A lot of people don't realize how rough the saltwater can get :)
I've seen a lot of people do that. I never got that good at forming the funnel and would end up making a huge mess and getting frustrated lol I'll have to try it out again :) yea, it gets pretty tight with multiple engines! Thank you for commenting :)
I jus t took my boat out and have F225 twin on there. I have had the boat about a year and they did a full service when I purchased theboat. I reviewed the service history and they replaced the annodes and the thermostatsamong other stuff. This weekend I took it out and one of the engines keeps gettign a temp alarm. The engine was not sending water out of the telltale port. I cleaned the port and it started sending water through it but the alarm will not clear. The engine will run about a minute and then alarm comes back in. I have taken this to a tech 3 times and each time I seem to get a large bill and new problem. Thanks and great videos.
@Rick Lacombe Hello, sorry to hear about that. What year are your engines? Sadly, you might be looking at midsection kits. Those F225's from about 2002-2005 the midsections will corrode out and they will overheat at idle because they are dumping water into the exhaust and not cooling the engine properly. Hopefully this isn't your issue, but it is not an uncommon thing for the older F225's.
@@RickLacombe oh no, yeah, 2003 is the prime year for this issue. No, sorry I dont have any videos on this. What you need to do is pull the lower unit and look up in the exhaust to see if it has a bunch of white spots and holes. Then you can also take a piece of a garden hose and tighten that onto the water tube. Turn on the water and see if water comes pouring out the exhaust before getting into the engine. It's usually pretty clear once you have the lower unit off and look up in the midsection. Yamaha sells these kits at cost now for a few years and they are usually around $800 or so. It is extremely important that you get the right kit based on your engine year and PID or primary identification number. They have different kits for different years so look it up through your PID for who ever does it, if this is infact what's going on with your engine. Hope it all goes well, let me know what you come up with!
It appears to me the thermostat failed/had issues due to all the crap in the cooling system, yes? If no, why did the thermostat fail? Would flushing the cooling system with fresh water after the engine was run in saltwater prevent some cooling system issues? Great video, what a royal PITA to work on these engines!
Yeah, that's just what warm saltwater does to the engines :/ not really much can be done about that. Time and age will make the stats fail, but freshwater flushing certainly helps! Thank you! They aren't that bad ;)
Please buy a dead blow hammer, they work wonders. Love the videos Aircraft technician 30 yrs and small engine repair shop owner, love how everything relates.
I've got a dead blow but I didnt want to damage it on a junk case ;) that's awesome! That's a long time in the business! And to run your own shop, nice work!
@@BornAgainBoating As my wife says " if you don't do it someone else will" when it comes to hard work or running a business. Keep the videos coming from a "more technical view" and forget the negative comments. Good job
Great video series! Even tho I'm maintaining a little Yam 90 that is run on small freshwater fish and ski up here in Ontario, Canada I've learned a ton watching you work on the big offshore boats and motors. Love love love these Yamaha motors. Our's is an '04 and still runs like fine watch.
Do you prefer quicksilver four stroke oil over yamalube for the outboard? I’m trying to figure out if there is a better four stroke oil than yamalube, thanks.
What about the cylinder head anodes, do you have a video of that somewhere else? Or a video of you opening the cylinder head crank case? Is replacing those anodes as simple as removing the bolts that attach the cylinder crank case? Hard to find info on this. Thank you
you all prolly dont give a shit but does anyone know a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Ameer Rocco thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Is there anything in this service that would cause the oil pressure display not to read on the engine monitor at the helm? Like a wire unplugged?. Mine stopped displaying after this service was done. I have good oil levels and no alarms, I also replaced the oil sending unit thinking it may have failed. But still no display on my digital EMU.
Hey Jeff! No, most of the oil filters are upside down so I dont pre-fill any of the oil filters. Now the water separators that are in the boat, yes. I do pre-fill those with fuel! Here's some more info if your interested about the whole pre-filling vs. Not pre-filling :) www.bornagainboating.com/pre-fill-fuel-filter-water-separator/ Thanks for the question!
Another great video! What do think about leakdown test? I know yamaha recomends the compression test to check the motor "health" and just the leakdown test when you have a problem to find the "source" of it but I like the leakdown test. I also have Stevens gap spark tester but usually I use a home made spark tester. I´ll try to post some pics later. Best regards
Thank you! Leak down is a great test. It shows you way more than the compression. It's just more time consuming is the main reason why most people only do it when they need too. I agree though, leak downs are great! My leak down tester went under in Hurricane IRMA, cleaned it out the best I could and it still works! It just jumps a little bit as you are putting the air into the cylinder :) The Stevens is great, I'd love to see your homemade tester though, what did you make it out of?
@@BornAgainBoating Hi Aaron! Didnt take any pic from my tester but I'll show the video from here I took the idea and is exactely the same thing. These guys are russians and I dont understand a word but I´ve been learning a lot with them as well just by see the videos. They dont work on "big guns" as you do but most of videos are nice. You can watch it on 1st minutes of the video. Is something really stupid and simple. The advantage is that you can test spark and spark plugs ua-cam.com/video/njMPJVdkZz0/v-deo.html Have a good weekend
Great videos man!! I’ve been a fan for awhile now. I have the same year and engine size in this video and they are a little over 1500hrs. The port engine is a little louder than the starboard so I was wondering if that is a sign of a mid section replacement? When I pull both L/U for service the starboard mid section is clean and the port is starting to look like the surface of the moon, thoughts? Thanks.
Thank you! Yes, that is the beginning signs of the mid section failing. These 250's usually didn't have that much of a problem with the midsections. Usually it was the 225's and only from about 2002-2004. So you shouldn't see that, but it isn't impossible, if it's starting to look like the moon and run louder, then you might be looking at a mid section kit :( We haven't done a mid section for a while now, but if I'm remembering correctly, I think Yamaha was selling the kits basically at cost, with not mark up, because it was such an issue. They were only like $800 I want to say, just to get the problem fixed. That was awhile ago though, not sure what they cost now.
Looks like that boat got to you just in time! You can’t always judge people who don’t keep maintenance because let’s face it, it gets expensive and sometimes hard times happen. But if that want the case here, I hope those poor engines get treated better from now on.
Good video man. I do not own a boat and doing my homework now before buying. in your opinion, what is the easier motor to work on and best performance for saltwater boats within 20-23 feet
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I am preparing to change thermostats and anodes on my twin 2005 f250's. How many powerhead anodes are there in total? and what are the part numbers. Thanks
Informative vid is it common for a 100hr service that the engine has that much salt crud on the engine anodes and thermos or is it cause the boat lives in the salt water and doesn't get flushed with fresh also what is the cost of doing this work apart from the leg replacement. Finally do 2 stroke Yamaha's ie a 90hp have engine anodes cheers enjoy ur vids
Hey Ken! Thank you! No, these anodes haven't been done for probably 8 years or so and maybe 600 hours. If you change them out regularly, like say every 300-400 hours or every 3-4 years. They don't normally look like that. You can usually change them out in a matter a half hour to a hour. This one is just it's age and not doing them. The thermostats look like that more often than you would think though. Even at 100-200 hours. That is because of the salt of the water, but also most of the boats spend a lot of time at the sand bar and running in shallower water. Sucking up the sand and crude. Most Yamaha 2-Strokes have anodes on the block, but they are internal anodes, if I remember correctly. It's been awhile since I've done one! But I think on the 90 you have to pull the head off and there is one anode inside the block there that you can change. Those engines are almost bulletproof though! One of the best engines Yamaha ever made. Even down here, the 20 year old engines in this salt water still ran great and most of the time you don't see the same salt build up and crude in them as with these Four-Strokes. Plus with a hand full of bolts you could take the exhaust cover off and clean the whole thing out if they did build up salt. Yamaha's 40, 50, 60, 75, 90, 130 2-Strokes were some of the best engines on the market. I think Yamaha dominated the market all through the 90's and early 2000's with these engines. They were just so amazing, super simple and solid!
I've got a motostop filter wrench, it's like the Yamaha one but it's more expensive and you have to grind one side of it down because it won't fit into some engines :( Here's a different one from Marine Tech Tools that is smaller and cheaper! I've been thinking about getting it and swapping it out :/ amzn.to/3biu7M6
I had no idea that warm saltwater environment is that nasty on the innards of outboards. Is this also a lack of maintenance and if so, how long did this level of clogging take?
Yeah, it's pretty harsh anywhere in warm saltwater or Caribbean type environments :( this one was left for a long time but after a few years this will build up like that. I'd say 5-6 years with normal use and not changing them. Then 2-3 years with lots of use and not changing them :)
the oil filter on my Subaru is surround by hot exhaust pipes and you’re guaranteed to spill oil on them so i get that burning oil smell next time I drive it. It’s basically a trap from a Saw movie.
Hahahah that's funny. It's crazy how some of these engines have been designed. It's like the engineers are playing a joke, because you can't really see someone looking at that and saying, "Yes, this is great! That's the perfect location!"
@@jeffmckinsey8769 right! When I first started doing these and hadn't gotten the rag trick down. Sometimes it would get so bad I would have to dump a bunch of degreaser in the pan and then hose it out lol
Hey Fred, you can use any garden hose attachment that will screw in. But I'm wondering what your midsection looks like? Those 02 225's had that midsection corrosion issue, I hope yours isn't starting to go.
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You have to pay for it, but I got mine from www.selocmarine.com/seloc_online/index.php. They were very helpful in figuring what I needed for my outboard.
Good eye, I was surprised too! They probably could have kept running it for even longer if that chain hadn't got wrapped up in the prop. Which I'm still wondering about myself lol I've only seen that happen when the anchors gets left down or falls off the front. But they said they randomly picked it up out in the gulf in like 5 ft of water
Hi, i want to buy a used 4 stroke engine to replace my old 2 stroke 250hp v6, can you tell me the yamaha 4 stroke 200hp 2002 is a good option or is it too old? Thanks
Hello! We wouldn't take off a 250 and put on a 200HP four-stroke. 2002 you might be looking at a midsection and it's also really slow compared to that 250 two-stroke!
@@BornAgainBoating The 4 stroke engine is also v6. I do offshore fishing and the fuel economy is very important, I have spent more than half of the gasoline consumption than a 200HP 4 stroke. This is the main reason, so I think a 2002 engine already looks very old. As a professional and with all the experience you have, what would be your recommendation or advice? Many thanks for your attention.
Lmao that starboard motor smh... Fred Flintstone ingenuity at its finest 😉. I find it very hard to believe that it’s only been 100 hrs since it was last serviced. I would say I’m shocked that someone would actually run that lower unit like that but I’m not.
Lol yeah, you see some pretty ridiculous stuff lol I kind of believe the same thing, but it's what they said lol It's amazing how durable some of the stuff is though lol
One of my big pet peeves is oil dripping into the engine shrouds, so I am using an old Harley-Davidson trick that I found works on these engines. I have an F225, so it may be a tad easier, but the oil filter tool keeps the cowlings clean. ua-cam.com/video/SJnu0-Q_xgk/v-deo.html (I am not setup for monetizing, so this is not for self-promotion, just helping others out with an idea). BTW, thanks for the anode replacement info. Now back into boating again, I am so glad I watched this video. I used to have old Mercury/Mariner 2-strokes, there was no engine anodes back then, so without seeing this video, I would have not known to change them.
Dear god, that’s the worst maintained outboard I’ve ever seen. And here I was, worried about the tiny bit of white corrosion I had on my anode cups after 1000 hours. I’m on my 4th anode replacement. I’m so OCD with my maintenance I was worried about the white chalky looking anode around my cups. Then I found out that this dude exists and I just realized how spotless my outboard is. How the heck do you let an engine go that far on service? Wow. Insane
Jesus it's a shame that my 24yr old ox66 looks 100x better than this. Thats why I laugh when people tell me to buy 4stroke. I tell them my ox66 will outperform their 60k twin 250
@@antonioprado8068 sorry mate your engine is junk my last v6 4 stroke did 20 years with only 1 minor problem and my new 250 sho is far superior to your old clunker in every aspect 😁
From my time doing boat work, it helps with lees oil spillage to to tilt the motor up and just cut a old milk jug into a scoop and dump the filter into it. Its a little more time but alot less clean up. Hope this might help someone on here, I love this channel and like how informative your videos are since the marine industry is like no other when i comes to good information.
We used to have a gallon oil jug that we did that with. I spilled it one day on the back of a boat and got so frustrated that I stopped using it lol I should start doing that again :) Thank you!
@@BornAgainBoating Aw man ive been there, theres nothing like trying to clean the blackest 4 year old engine oil out of chalky porous fiberglass... Keep up the good work man.
Thank you! lol yeah, it usually stains instantly! lol
Thank you very much, my dear brother.❤❤❤❤
Great info. Really appreciate the technical how to.
When are you going to do a maintenance video on a Yamaha VF V MAX SHO 250
Wow! I have never had to beat a gearcase off like that. I love fresh water more and more everyday! haha
Hahahha yes, this was a little extreme. It's worse if the gear case is still a good lower unit and we have to carefully chisel around the case to try and save the gear case. Once it's trash though, save the time and smash it with a hammer to get it off quicker :)
Sometimes I miss freshwater too lol this wasn't that bad though. We have another Yamaha F250 right now that the driveshaft is frozen in the crank. It's not coming out. We had to cut the driveshaft and pull the power head!
With the powerhead on the forks of the forklift we tied a chain to the driveshaft and hooked it to the back of another forklift. It picked up the other forklift! Now it's basically weighing the price of disassembly the block and changing the crank shaft, or buying a new engine! A lot of people don't realize how rough the saltwater can get :)
mid 70s merc the aluminum would look like wet newspaper and would not come apart
Seem like this would be a great job to have if had Constant work
I like using a form a funnel for the filter and tilt the engine up and a oil pan it keeps it pretty clean but it sucks with multiple engines
I've seen a lot of people do that. I never got that good at forming the funnel and would end up making a huge mess and getting frustrated lol I'll have to try it out again :) yea, it gets pretty tight with multiple engines! Thank you for commenting :)
I jus t took my boat out and have F225 twin on there. I have had the boat about a year and they did a full service when I purchased theboat. I reviewed the service history and they replaced the annodes and the thermostatsamong other stuff. This weekend I took it out and one of the engines keeps gettign a temp alarm. The engine was not sending water out of the telltale port. I cleaned the port and it started sending water through it but the alarm will not clear. The engine will run about a minute and then alarm comes back in. I have taken this to a tech 3 times and each time I seem to get a large bill and new problem. Thanks and great videos.
@Rick Lacombe Hello, sorry to hear about that. What year are your engines? Sadly, you might be looking at midsection kits. Those F225's from about 2002-2005 the midsections will corrode out and they will overheat at idle because they are dumping water into the exhaust and not cooling the engine properly. Hopefully this isn't your issue, but it is not an uncommon thing for the older F225's.
@@BornAgainBoating Do you have a video showing of how to do the inspection process? Or a series of steps to roll out everything else? 2003
@@RickLacombe oh no, yeah, 2003 is the prime year for this issue. No, sorry I dont have any videos on this.
What you need to do is pull the lower unit and look up in the exhaust to see if it has a bunch of white spots and holes. Then you can also take a piece of a garden hose and tighten that onto the water tube. Turn on the water and see if water comes pouring out the exhaust before getting into the engine.
It's usually pretty clear once you have the lower unit off and look up in the midsection.
Yamaha sells these kits at cost now for a few years and they are usually around $800 or so.
It is extremely important that you get the right kit based on your engine year and PID or primary identification number.
They have different kits for different years so look it up through your PID for who ever does it, if this is infact what's going on with your engine.
Hope it all goes well, let me know what you come up with!
@@BornAgainBoating Will Do. Thanks for the insight.
It appears to me the thermostat failed/had issues due to all the crap in the cooling system, yes? If no, why did the thermostat fail?
Would flushing the cooling system with fresh water after the engine was run in saltwater prevent some cooling system issues?
Great video, what a royal PITA to work on these engines!
Yeah, that's just what warm saltwater does to the engines :/ not really much can be done about that. Time and age will make the stats fail, but freshwater flushing certainly helps! Thank you! They aren't that bad ;)
love the claw hammer lol, great video
Thanks 👍
Thanks, great video!
Awesome...worlds of knowledge!!!
Thank you
Please buy a dead blow hammer, they work wonders.
Love the videos
Aircraft technician 30 yrs and small engine repair shop owner, love how everything relates.
I've got a dead blow but I didnt want to damage it on a junk case ;) that's awesome! That's a long time in the business! And to run your own shop, nice work!
@@BornAgainBoating As my wife says " if you don't do it someone else will" when it comes to hard work or running a business.
Keep the videos coming from a "more technical view" and forget the negative comments.
Good job
What kind of blue geese is that?
Thanks for all the great videos. I rebuilt my VST from one.
Great video series! Even tho I'm maintaining a little Yam 90 that is run on small freshwater fish and ski up here in Ontario, Canada I've learned a ton watching you work on the big offshore boats and motors. Love love love these Yamaha motors. Our's is an '04 and still runs like fine watch.
Very cool!
Love the videos!!
How can I tell if my 2008 Yamaha f-250 is a 3.3L or a 4.2L?
Do you prefer quicksilver four stroke oil over yamalube for the outboard? I’m trying to figure out if there is a better four stroke oil than yamalube, thanks.
What about the cylinder head anodes, do you have a video of that somewhere else? Or a video of you opening the cylinder head crank case? Is replacing those anodes as simple as removing the bolts that attach the cylinder crank case? Hard to find info on this. Thank you
Doesn't the thermostat housings have anodes that need to be replaced
Keep the videos coming Ive been waiting for the tech videos vs the back yard crap
you all prolly dont give a shit but does anyone know a way to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Dane Calvin instablaster ;)
@Ameer Rocco thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
I like your channel good job
Is there anything in this service that would cause the oil pressure display not to read on the engine monitor at the helm? Like a wire unplugged?. Mine stopped displaying after this service was done. I have good oil levels and no alarms, I also replaced the oil sending unit thinking it may have failed. But still no display on my digital EMU.
Aaron do you add oil in new oil filters before installing them?
Hey Jeff! No, most of the oil filters are upside down so I dont pre-fill any of the oil filters.
Now the water separators that are in the boat, yes. I do pre-fill those with fuel!
Here's some more info if your interested about the whole pre-filling vs. Not pre-filling :)
www.bornagainboating.com/pre-fill-fuel-filter-water-separator/
Thanks for the question!
Great video! quick question though. What grease are you using?
Another great video!
What do think about leakdown test?
I know yamaha recomends the compression test to check the motor "health" and just the leakdown test when you have a problem to find the "source" of it but I like the leakdown test.
I also have Stevens gap spark tester but usually I use a home made spark tester. I´ll try to post some pics later.
Best regards
Thank you!
Leak down is a great test. It shows you way more than the compression. It's just more time consuming is the main reason why most people only do it when they need too.
I agree though, leak downs are great! My leak down tester went under in Hurricane IRMA, cleaned it out the best I could and it still works! It just jumps a little bit as you are putting the air into the cylinder :)
The Stevens is great, I'd love to see your homemade tester though, what did you make it out of?
@@BornAgainBoating Hi Aaron!
Didnt take any pic from my tester but I'll show the video from here I took the idea and is exactely the same thing.
These guys are russians and I dont understand a word but I´ve been learning a lot with them as well just by see the videos. They dont work on "big guns" as you do but most of videos are nice.
You can watch it on 1st minutes of the video.
Is something really stupid and simple.
The advantage is that you can test spark and spark plugs
ua-cam.com/video/njMPJVdkZz0/v-deo.html
Have a good weekend
Thank you! Wow now that is interesting! How well does it work? It looks pretty neat!
Great videos man!! I’ve been a fan for awhile now. I have the same year and engine size in this video and they are a little over 1500hrs. The port engine is a little louder than the starboard so I was wondering if that is a sign of a mid section replacement? When I pull both L/U for service the starboard mid section is clean and the port is starting to look like the surface of the moon, thoughts? Thanks.
Thank you! Yes, that is the beginning signs of the mid section failing. These 250's usually didn't have that much of a problem with the midsections. Usually it was the 225's and only from about 2002-2004. So you shouldn't see that, but it isn't impossible, if it's starting to look like the moon and run louder, then you might be looking at a mid section kit :( We haven't done a mid section for a while now, but if I'm remembering correctly, I think Yamaha was selling the kits basically at cost, with not mark up, because it was such an issue. They were only like $800 I want to say, just to get the problem fixed. That was awhile ago though, not sure what they cost now.
How many quarts of oil?
What kind of oil filter wrench is that?
Looks like that boat got to you just in time! You can’t always judge people who don’t keep maintenance because let’s face it, it gets expensive and sometimes hard times happen. But if that want the case here, I hope those poor engines get treated better from now on.
Hahah yeah, I agree completely! sometimes it just gets put off and put off until it's a real issue lol
Good video man. I do not own a boat and doing my homework now before buying. in your opinion, what is the easier motor to work on and best performance for saltwater boats within 20-23 feet
I'd go with either a Yamaha, Mercury, or Suzuki
Is the marine grease on the anode bolts used instead of anti seize paste?
Thank you for your question! Please post it in our Born Again Boating Community! Go here and scroll down to access - it’s free: www.bornagainboating.com/
One rookie mistake I made was not pre Filling with fuel my water separator fuel filter. It was impossible to pump up.
Quick question what’s the part number for the inline fuel filter housing for a Yamaha 250 fourstroke. The housing on mine are starting to strip
You could get the whole assembly: 6P3-24560-03-00 or just the cup: 6P3-WS24B-03-00 old numbers are assembly: 6P3-24560-01-00 and cup: 6P3-24562-01-00
Thanks a million
Great videos
Thank you!
I am preparing to change thermostats and anodes on my twin 2005 f250's. How many powerhead anodes are there in total? and what are the part numbers. Thanks
Best place to look is boats.net
, how much oil it takes to 250 Yamaha four stroke 2006
Does Salt Away really work in cutting down the salt build up on your internal components when flushing your engine after a day on the water?
Yes it does :)
Informative vid is it common for a 100hr service that the engine has that much salt crud on the engine anodes and thermos or is it cause the boat lives in the salt water and doesn't get flushed with fresh also what is the cost of doing this work apart from the leg replacement. Finally do 2 stroke Yamaha's ie a 90hp have engine anodes cheers enjoy ur vids
Hey Ken! Thank you! No, these anodes haven't been done for probably 8 years or so and maybe 600 hours. If you change them out regularly, like say every 300-400 hours or every 3-4 years. They don't normally look like that. You can usually change them out in a matter a half hour to a hour.
This one is just it's age and not doing them. The thermostats look like that more often than you would think though. Even at 100-200 hours. That is because of the salt of the water, but also most of the boats spend a lot of time at the sand bar and running in shallower water. Sucking up the sand and crude.
Most Yamaha 2-Strokes have anodes on the block, but they are internal anodes, if I remember correctly. It's been awhile since I've done one! But I think on the 90 you have to pull the head off and there is one anode inside the block there that you can change. Those engines are almost bulletproof though! One of the best engines Yamaha ever made. Even down here, the 20 year old engines in this salt water still ran great and most of the time you don't see the same salt build up and crude in them as with these Four-Strokes.
Plus with a hand full of bolts you could take the exhaust cover off and clean the whole thing out if they did build up salt. Yamaha's 40, 50, 60, 75, 90, 130 2-Strokes were some of the best engines on the market. I think Yamaha dominated the market all through the 90's and early 2000's with these engines. They were just so amazing, super simple and solid!
@@BornAgainBoating Cheers Aaron thanx for reply mate
@@Ken-fisho for sure! Thank you for all of the comments :)
oil on water pump good idea
What filter tool do you use to loosen the primary fuel filters on a Yamaha f250 2005
I've got a motostop filter wrench, it's like the Yamaha one but it's more expensive and you have to grind one side of it down because it won't fit into some engines :( Here's a different one from Marine Tech Tools that is smaller and cheaper! I've been thinking about getting it and swapping it out :/ amzn.to/3biu7M6
Thanks
Can you please recommend me a site where can i buy Second Hand Outboard Yamaha Engines please?
it’s 11 o’clock, i dont own a boat, i like it .
Hahahah awesome!
Do you put any grease on the thermostats?
Not really, mainly just on the bolts that keep the housing on
I had no idea that warm saltwater environment is that nasty on the innards of outboards. Is this also a lack of maintenance and if so, how long did this level of clogging take?
Yeah, it's pretty harsh anywhere in warm saltwater or Caribbean type environments :( this one was left for a long time but after a few years this will build up like that. I'd say 5-6 years with normal use and not changing them. Then 2-3 years with lots of use and not changing them :)
Thanks for the info. Spoiled with CA delta freshwater I think.
Nice
the oil filter on my Subaru is surround by hot exhaust pipes and you’re guaranteed to spill oil on them so i get that burning oil smell next time I drive it. It’s basically a trap from a Saw movie.
Hahahah that's funny. It's crazy how some of these engines have been designed. It's like the engineers are playing a joke, because you can't really see someone looking at that and saying, "Yes, this is great! That's the perfect location!"
I spray brake parts cleaner on any excess oil spillage it dramatically helps that situation.
@@jeffmckinsey8769 right! When I first started doing these and hadn't gotten the rag trick down. Sometimes it would get so bad I would have to dump a bunch of degreaser in the pan and then hose it out lol
Where are you located
Where can I find the remote key switches?
You have to make them: ua-cam.com/video/op8wSLiG9hA/v-deo.html
Excime sir I'm mechanic 2stoka and 4 stoke because 4 stoke timing system full I'm watching
No reason to replace stat gaskets ?
The new stats come with a new gasket. You just pull the whole old thing out and put the new one in
What does that service cost one one outbound?
I believe it's somewhere around $1000, maybe a little more, maybe less. Depends a lot on who is doing it and what the labor rate is :)
Where can I get one of those red hose nozzles?my 02 f225 only pees in a bucket.
Hey Fred, you can use any garden hose attachment that will screw in. But I'm wondering what your midsection looks like? Those 02 225's had that midsection corrosion issue, I hope yours isn't starting to go.
@@BornAgainBoating ok great thank you
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Hye sir I need Yamaha , Mercury service manual where I can download it's possible,
Hello, I'm not sure where a good place to download service manuals is. Sorry, If I come across somewhere I will let you know!
You have to pay for it, but I got mine from www.selocmarine.com/seloc_online/index.php. They were very helpful in figuring what I needed for my outboard.
I’m surprised that puppy was not overheating!😀
Good eye, I was surprised too! They probably could have kept running it for even longer if that chain hadn't got wrapped up in the prop. Which I'm still wondering about myself lol I've only seen that happen when the anchors gets left down or falls off the front.
But they said they randomly picked it up out in the gulf in like 5 ft of water
Hi,
i want to buy a used 4 stroke engine to replace my old 2 stroke 250hp v6, can you tell me the yamaha 4 stroke 200hp 2002 is a good option or is it too old?
Thanks
Hello! We wouldn't take off a 250 and put on a 200HP four-stroke. 2002 you might be looking at a midsection and it's also really slow compared to that 250 two-stroke!
@@BornAgainBoating The 4 stroke engine is also v6. I do offshore fishing and the fuel economy is very important, I have spent more than half of the gasoline consumption than a 200HP 4 stroke. This is the main reason, so I think a 2002 engine already looks very old.
As a professional and with all the experience you have, what would be your recommendation or advice?
Many thanks for your attention.
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The ol legends!!
DAM I run a opti and would buy an EVINRUDE way less hassle.
Lol yeah, these engines were a little over complicated lol
Lmao that starboard motor smh... Fred Flintstone ingenuity at its finest 😉. I find it very hard to believe that it’s only been 100 hrs since it was last serviced. I would say I’m shocked that someone would actually run that lower unit like that but I’m not.
Lol yeah, you see some pretty ridiculous stuff lol I kind of believe the same thing, but it's what they said lol It's amazing how durable some of the stuff is though lol
You pop off the hood... and there is another hood!
One of my big pet peeves is oil dripping into the engine shrouds, so I am using an old Harley-Davidson trick that I found works on these engines. I have an F225, so it may be a tad easier, but the oil filter tool keeps the cowlings clean. ua-cam.com/video/SJnu0-Q_xgk/v-deo.html (I am not setup for monetizing, so this is not for self-promotion, just helping others out with an idea). BTW, thanks for the anode replacement info. Now back into boating again, I am so glad I watched this video. I used to have old Mercury/Mariner 2-strokes, there was no engine anodes back then, so without seeing this video, I would have not known to change them.
Dear god, that’s the worst maintained outboard I’ve ever seen.
And here I was, worried about the tiny bit of white corrosion I had on my anode cups after 1000 hours. I’m on my 4th anode replacement.
I’m so OCD with my maintenance I was worried about the white chalky looking anode around my cups. Then I found out that this dude exists and I just realized how spotless my outboard is.
How the heck do you let an engine go that far on service? Wow. Insane
gday mate that is the ugliest engine i have ever seen did anyone flush it ever?
Jesus it's a shame that my 24yr old ox66 looks 100x better than this. Thats why I laugh when people tell me to buy 4stroke. I tell them my ox66 will outperform their 60k twin 250
Your engine is junk 😂
@ well that 26yr old junk still outperforms when a 5yr old 4 stroke grenades. Or rusts through the exhaust
@@antonioprado8068 sorry mate your engine is junk my last v6 4 stroke did 20 years with only 1 minor problem and my new 250 sho is far superior to your old clunker in every aspect 😁