Great video, I wish I'd known a month ago when I was in the middle of Fredrick sound an hour away from Petersburg Alaska. I had some sludge on my pickup screen and my 2004 Optimax was new to me. After I limped back to town and did some Utube investigations I cleaned and fixed the warning tones. The Motor is very powerful pushes my skiff 35mph, cruise at 30. Thanks
Good video though the big oil tank is pressurized by a hose coming from crankcase pressure.so the air pressure is pushing the oil from remote tank to reservoir so the oil circuit is always under pressure and when no pressure , the ouling system will fail. Thank you I like you texan accent
Thanks for all of the great info. The problem I am having is the reserve tank always remains full of oil and I have had my boat for about two years and I have only filled the 3 gallon oil tank once and the level is going down way too slow.
your video helped me a lot, that cannister was sitting upright , this guy set it upright, and the oil was exhausted and didn't know how it would be refilled till this video.. Thank you, the cannister was on it's side, not like you had it in the video, but upright, crazy
Nice video...I have 95 mercury 150 XR6 Black Max, runs great. Oil always full and purged. I can run all day, no problem til I stop to fish, even hours. I'll prime my fuel line and get that same warning tone intermittently. Some days it won't, others it will. I'm always checking everything and it uses oil, has great oil pressure..I just don't what it causing the alarm. I can play with the trim and the key and I get the alarm to "go normal" with my 3 quick beeps. I don't run it when the alarm stays a solid tone. Any tips?
Great video and I was aware of all that you explained because I ran low oil once before. I have been grasping at straws with trying to correct a 4 beep low oil alarm and think I may have an oil sensor out on the Calin reservoir after I realized that I have good oil flow to allcomponents. Mercury and dealers try to make you change the whole tank that the sensor is not sold separate. Not true, I found the exact sensor for the tank just ordered it for 20 bucks when they wanted 350 for the whole thing. They pulled the same crap on a leaky oil pump, when I fixed it with a 15 cent oring. I have a 250 proxs and hope that I am on the right track with changing the sensor. Any response of where I am at with this issue?
Why not just fill the reservoir up also instead of waiting for it to fill up with the engine running? Just leave the cap loose and let air bled off as the engine is running? Thanks
Hola como estas, tengo una pregunta, me pasa eso del pitido o alarma de silbato, un mariner 115 hp 2 Stroke, me quede sin aceite por un segundo, y no para el silbato. Que puedo hacer.
I’ve got a 2006 200 optimax getting 4 beeps it has new oil sensor on it sometimes it beeps when we are out sometimes it doesn’t driving me crazy anything you could tell me to check
I am getting 6 alarms beeps after a minute of running. Only happens when I start the engine. Manual says maybe water in filter. I changed the fuel filter in the engine but still get 6 sounds about a minute after I start it. Can it still be an oil problem? I have a 2017. 250 Optimax
I have no clue what the beeps are for but my guess is that it could be just a battery warning beep that it's not charging but as long as you see your oil level keep slowly going down you should be good and as for water in your fuel, as long as the engine runs good you shouldn't have a clogged filter and clean carbs.
Great video! I have a question. I had the beep come on and off. Always had oil. Never ran out. Yesterday we were going 20mph amd it automatically brought the motor to 2 mph. We checked everything. That tank on the actual motor was probably close to 7/8 full. From your video sounds like it should be 100% full. Would that cause such a problem it would shut down. I was able to put back at 4 mph hour. Seem to run fine. But cause of the alarm. It would go any faster. Do you think there may be a different issue. Maybe electronic, or maybe that tank needs to be 100% full?
I have a 2006 250 optimax xs. similar to what you were saying, my little resevoir did not fill up. I loosened the knob, but still it didn't fill up. How do I gain access to the pump to check if it is working? How do you diagnose whether the pump is working?
Question. I have a 1985 Mercury XR2 and the alarm came on today (constant alarm, not intermittent) and I know the thermostats are working and water pump is newer, too, and spitting a steady stream out the back. I am getting a small leak in the oil reservoir cap that has the air/oil prongs that goes to the engine. My question is will that cap connector having a small leak cause that alarm to sound? I just gotta believe it is not overheating since the thermostat is fine and the water pump working. Thanks for any help.
Yes any leak on the on board oil tank will cause a loss of pressure and not fill your tank on the motor correctly which will in turn cause a lack of oiling of the motor and a possible alarm, I would a skilled mechanic in your area look at it and not run until you get it fixed as powerhead failure may occur
I have a 1988 Mariner Mag II outboard. How would you go about testing the oil low sensor and the low sensor buzzer itself? When I turn the key on I do not get the normal beep most boats have. The key is located in the shifter box. I have 2 wires coming out of the cap on the emergency oil reservoir. I just want to be able to test everything and make sure it is working correctly
You could take the sensor and float out and while the engines running you can Keep the float raised and then lower the float all the way and see if you get an alarm.
Hi can you advise me please, I have a optimax 115 2 stroke with the error water temp message displaying almost within 30 seconds of the motor starting Motor is not overheating first and thermostats are working Would this problem be heading towards 1 of the 3 sensors Can you advise me please because the marine mechanic did not have diagnostic computer for mercury and is advising to change all 3 sensors which is very expensive . What do you suggest??
I have a 2011 115 Mercury optimax I get the single all clear beep when I turn the key to on but I also get a single beep during cranking to start up. It starts fine it idle's fine it runs fine no other issues just a single beep during the cranking process of starting what is this beep for? I have asked my local shop and they couldn't help.
I have the same issue on 2018 optimax pro xs 150. It has about 8 hours on it. It does that extra beep but only occasionally. Same as you, idles and runs fine. All oil is up and pumping fine. Dealer told me battery maybe be weak but it is new and always charged...???
Great video man. I'm having trouble from the 3 gallon tank not transferring to the resivor is it possible I have air in the 3 gallon or the resivor any info would be appreciated
I would just pop your oil lines off of the 3 gallon tank and reservoir and blow air through them to check for a clog. It is pretty rare but it's possible.
I have a 1999 200hp merc , I was cruising at about 3500 rpm and the oil alarm sounded ….the motor cut back by itself ...I checked the oil tank OK ...I limped back to the ramp with no throttle and the alarm still sounding …..my mechanic replaced both power packs ….that fixed the problem.....now Im leary of going out …..does a bad power pack cause the alarm to sound and the engine cut back ? or do you think I have a oil injection problem ..
Your engine will not automatically ''cut back'' or reduce engine RPMs due to an oil injection problem. They didn't have that feature available back in 1999. Power Packs or switch box problems won't cause an alarm problem either. You may have an over heat issue or an oil injection issue going on. Further investigating should be done. hope this Helps.
@@ahrensmarineservicesllc4965 Thanx for your reply …….the peeb beep beep is oil problem according to my owners manual …...if it was a heat issue it would be a solid alarm …….confused ...should I remove the T stats and try it ?
@@rickstout7626 I think by 1999 the oil injection alarm changed on your engine. The motion sensor on the oil pump was deleted by Mercury. See if the oil tank under the motor cowling is full to the top of oil. If not, that can cause an alarm. If your motor is an EFI, it has a ''water in fuel filter'' alarm feature. there's a little red led light on the front of the motor that will illuminate if that an issue. Otherwise, you may need a new water pump impeller kit. Should be done every three years. they will usually overheat around 3000-3500 rpms when the impeller gets weak. Do not remove the thermostat's...that won't solve the issue, and they need to be in there.
Hi i have a 90hp mercury 2 stroke. There is a alarm buzzing everytime I turn the key to ON/START, no beeping just a continuous alarm. I thought It may be a overheating alarm but it's still buzzing after engine has cooled off. I have also checked my oil tank and it's under half way. Any suggestions?
Locate the 2 light blue colored wires, coming out of the bottom of the oil tank. Unplug one or both of them...if the alarm goes away, your oil tank will need to be replaced. The float has sank I side the tank. Hope this helps.
I have a question. I have a 94 mercury 150 xri. Was running it, made a sharp right turn and a alarm started to go off. Beep beep beep and so on the entire time. Shut it down checked the oil, the big tank was about a little less than half full. Water was peeing out the pee hole. Everything seemed fine. Took it to the ramp to put it on trailer and it died. It will turn over but will not run. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The beep, beep, beep alarm is probably caused by the small onboard oil tank under the engine cowling. If it's a little bit low, sometimes during a hard turn, this will allow the float sensor in the tank to drop...thus causing the alarm. The no start problem can be caused by a variety of things. the engine will need to be looked over to find the cause.
It could be possible that you somehow lost spark VIA some kind of engine safety wire like a coolant temp wire that would remove spark if it goes over a certain temp. So pull a spark plug and plug it back in the spark plug wire and place the plug on a good ground like a bolt into the heads without paint on it and turn thw engine over and see if there is a spark on the spark plug.
I do have a question, I have a 1996 Mercury 200 hp EFI engine. My 3 gallon tank was about 1/2 empty so I added a gallon of Quick Silver 2 stroke oil to the tank, I had no alarms going off other than the test when you first start the engine. And I did this at the end of the weekend so my boat was on the new lift I just bought and I had lifted the motor up with the power trim and ungauged the lift keeper to keep the motor up out of the water. Anyway the next week when I put the motor down and started the motor the alarm kept on going off beep, beep ,beep never stopping. So I got out the owners manual to see what I should do next. It said to take off the engine cover and see if a small red light was on in the front of the engine , something about water in a filter. But the light was not on, so then it said to check the oil tank on the motor, and sure enough it was almost empty. Well I had put all the oil I had in the remote tank the week before so I had to stop and drive over to the marina and pick up 2 quarts for this small tank. So I got back and added 1 qt. was all it would hold, the float on mine was on the fill cap. and when I started the motor the test alarm sounded and then went silent as normal. So what's my problem ? Is it my oil pump that's suppose to pump from the remote tank up to the smaller tank on the engine or is there something else that could be causing this problem? Please reply so I can maybe do some testing on it. Please call me @ 573-808-4954 and leave me a message and I will gladly return your call. Thanks, Tracy
Tracy the alarm can be oil level or water but being the light wasn't on then it your oil level. Always keep oil in both tanks full at all times. The oil tank on the engine has the oil level sensor on it. Now when you add oil to the main tanks the larger tanks always get air out of system. This is done by starting the engine and remove the cap off the tank that's on the engine till oil starts to come out the top then put cap back on and off you go as long as no leaks. P.s. if ever you see the red light it's water in big filter with 1 wire hooked to blue probe on bottom. Hope this helps
@@ja.k.triggered5826 This is where I'm at, I think. I drained the gas separator and the pump side. I don't think it's gas. I have the big oil tank half full. Maybe loosening the small reservoir cap and running it would be the cure. The boat will run about 4000 RPM/ 35 mph with a 3 beep alarm intermittently which stayed on until we loaded and shut off the motor. I like this motor and want to maintain it correctly. Thank you
Little bit of common sense or research goes along way. Amazing how people just run theses expensive motors without the slightest idea of how they work. Pickup a shop manual, learn the basics.
Great video, I wish I'd known a month ago when I was in the middle of Fredrick sound an hour away from Petersburg Alaska.
I had some sludge on my pickup screen and my 2004 Optimax was new to me. After I limped back to town and did some Utube investigations I cleaned and fixed the warning tones. The Motor is very powerful pushes my skiff 35mph, cruise at 30.
Thanks
Good video though the big oil tank is pressurized by a hose coming from crankcase pressure.so the air pressure is pushing the oil from remote tank to reservoir so the oil circuit is always under pressure and when no pressure , the ouling system will fail.
Thank you
I like you texan accent
Thanks for all of the great info. The problem I am having is the reserve tank always remains full of oil and I have had my boat for about two years and I have only filled the 3 gallon oil tank once and the level is going down way too slow.
your video helped me a lot, that cannister was sitting upright , this guy set it upright, and the oil was exhausted and didn't know how it would be refilled till this video.. Thank you, the cannister was on it's side, not like you had it in the video, but upright, crazy
Cool! Great info!
Nice video...I have 95 mercury 150 XR6 Black Max, runs great. Oil always full and purged. I can run all day, no problem til I stop to fish, even hours. I'll prime my fuel line and get that same warning tone intermittently. Some days it won't, others it will. I'm always checking everything and it uses oil, has great oil pressure..I just don't what it causing the alarm. I can play with the trim and the key and I get the alarm to "go normal" with my 3 quick beeps. I don't run it when the alarm stays a solid tone. Any tips?
Great advice. Thanks
Thank you!
Awesome info thank you
Great advice
thanx for the info bt I loosened that black cap on the reserve tank bt it's not filling what could be the problems and the oil alarm is not coming off
Great video and I was aware of all that you explained because I ran low oil once before. I have been grasping at straws with trying to correct a 4 beep low oil alarm and think I may have an oil sensor out on the Calin reservoir after I realized that I have good oil flow to allcomponents. Mercury and dealers try to make you change the whole tank that the sensor is not sold separate. Not true, I found the exact sensor for the tank just ordered it for 20 bucks when they wanted 350 for the whole thing. They pulled the same crap on a leaky oil pump, when I fixed it with a 15 cent oring. I have a 250 proxs and hope that I am on the right track with changing the sensor. Any response of where I am at with this issue?
I want to know if a mercury 150hp optimax 2 stroke could work with mix gaz
Why not just fill the reservoir up also instead of waiting for it to fill up with the engine running? Just leave the cap loose and let air bled off as the engine is running?
Thanks
My 250 Mercury every time I turn the switch on it beats five times and then it'll go off what's the problem
Hola como estas, tengo una pregunta, me pasa eso del pitido o alarma de silbato, un mariner 115 hp 2 Stroke, me quede sin aceite por un segundo, y no para el silbato. Que puedo hacer.
I’ve got a 2006 200 optimax getting 4 beeps it has new oil sensor on it sometimes it beeps when we are out sometimes it doesn’t driving me crazy anything you could tell me to check
Thanks for this...
I am getting 6 alarms beeps after a minute of running. Only happens when I start the engine. Manual says maybe water in filter. I changed the fuel filter in the engine but still get 6 sounds about a minute after I start it. Can it still be an oil problem? I have a 2017. 250 Optimax
I have no clue what the beeps are for but my guess is that it could be just a battery warning beep that it's not charging but as long as you see your oil level keep slowly going down you should be good and as for water in your fuel, as long as the engine runs good you shouldn't have a clogged filter and clean carbs.
Great video! I have a question. I had the beep come on and off. Always had oil. Never ran out. Yesterday we were going 20mph amd it automatically brought the motor to 2 mph. We checked everything. That tank on the actual motor was probably close to 7/8 full. From your video sounds like it should be 100% full. Would that cause such a problem it would shut down. I was able to put back at 4 mph hour. Seem to run fine. But cause of the alarm. It would go any faster. Do you think there may be a different issue. Maybe electronic, or maybe that tank needs to be 100% full?
Hes not answering questions jut a blow off
Is there a video showing oiler delete on a 1996 mercury 150
What if the beep is steady without starting? I unplugged the wires that came from oil tank and it stopped bepping. Bad float in tank maybe?
I have a 2006 250 optimax xs. similar to what you were saying, my little resevoir did not fill up. I loosened the knob, but still it didn't fill up. How do I gain access to the pump to check if it is working? How do you diagnose whether the pump is working?
Lucky vang. I'm having the same issue as you having did ever figure out the problem ?
very helpful
Basically bleed the air out?
Air locked.
Question. I have a 1985 Mercury XR2 and the alarm came on today (constant alarm, not intermittent) and I know the thermostats are working and water pump is newer, too, and spitting a steady stream out the back. I am getting a small leak in the oil reservoir cap that has the air/oil prongs that goes to the engine. My question is will that cap connector having a small leak cause that alarm to sound? I just gotta believe it is not overheating since the thermostat is fine and the water pump working. Thanks for any help.
Yes any leak on the on board oil tank will cause a loss of pressure and not fill your tank on the motor correctly which will in turn cause a lack of oiling of the motor and a possible alarm, I would a skilled mechanic in your area look at it and not run until you get it fixed as powerhead failure may occur
I have a 1988 Mariner Mag II outboard. How would you go about testing the oil low sensor and the low sensor buzzer itself? When I turn the key on I do not get the normal beep most boats have. The key is located in the shifter box. I have 2 wires coming out of the cap on the emergency oil reservoir. I just want to be able to test everything and make sure it is working correctly
You could take the sensor and float out and while the engines running you can
Keep the float raised and then lower the float all the way and see if you get an alarm.
Great information, thank you.
I bypassed my oil injection system n run 50:1 premix in my tank...never a problem
On a optimax dfi?
So I am curious that I only get the 4 beeps at idle, it goes away with any throttle at all, is that this or something else?
Hi can you advise me please, I have a optimax 115 2 stroke with the error water temp message displaying almost within
30 seconds of the motor starting
Motor is not overheating first and thermostats are working
Would this problem be heading towards 1 of the 3 sensors
Can you advise me please because the marine mechanic did not have diagnostic computer for mercury and is advising to change all 3 sensors which is very expensive . What do you suggest??
I have a 2011 115 Mercury optimax I get the single all clear beep when I turn the key to on but I also get a single beep during cranking to start up. It starts fine it idle's fine it runs fine no other issues just a single beep during the cranking process of starting what is this beep for? I have asked my local shop and they couldn't help.
I have the same issue on 2018 optimax pro xs 150. It has about 8 hours on it. It does that extra beep but only occasionally. Same as you, idles and runs fine. All oil is up and pumping fine. Dealer told me battery maybe be weak but it is new and always charged...???
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Great video man. I'm having trouble from the 3 gallon tank not transferring to the resivor is it possible I have air in the 3 gallon or the resivor any info would be appreciated
I would just pop your oil lines off of the 3 gallon tank and reservoir and blow air through them to check for a clog. It is pretty rare but it's possible.
I have a 1999 200hp merc , I was cruising at about 3500 rpm and the oil alarm sounded ….the motor cut back by itself ...I checked the oil tank OK ...I limped back to the ramp with no throttle and the alarm still sounding …..my mechanic replaced both power packs ….that fixed the problem.....now Im leary of going out …..does a bad power pack cause the alarm to sound and the engine cut back ? or do you think I have a oil injection problem ..
Your engine will not automatically ''cut back'' or reduce engine RPMs due to an oil injection problem. They didn't have that feature available back in 1999. Power Packs or switch box problems won't cause an alarm problem either. You may have an over heat issue or an oil injection issue going on. Further investigating should be done. hope this Helps.
@@ahrensmarineservicesllc4965 Thanx for your reply …….the peeb beep beep is oil problem according to my owners manual …...if it was a heat issue it would be a solid alarm …….confused ...should I remove the T stats and try it ?
@@rickstout7626 I think by 1999 the oil injection alarm changed on your engine. The motion sensor on the oil pump was deleted by Mercury. See if the oil tank under the motor cowling is full to the top of oil. If not, that can cause an alarm. If your motor is an EFI, it has a ''water in fuel filter'' alarm feature. there's a little red led light on the front of the motor that will illuminate if that an issue. Otherwise, you may need a new water pump impeller kit. Should be done every three years. they will usually overheat around 3000-3500 rpms when the impeller gets weak. Do not remove the thermostat's...that won't solve the issue, and they need to be in there.
@@ahrensmarineservicesllc4965 Thanx for the reply !
Hi i have a 90hp mercury 2 stroke. There is a alarm buzzing everytime I turn the key to ON/START, no beeping just a continuous alarm. I thought It may be a overheating alarm but it's still buzzing after engine has cooled off. I have also checked my oil tank and it's under half way. Any suggestions?
Locate the 2 light blue colored wires, coming out of the bottom of the oil tank. Unplug one or both of them...if the alarm goes away, your oil tank will need to be replaced. The float has sank I side the tank. Hope this helps.
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I have a question. I have a 94 mercury 150 xri. Was running it, made a sharp right turn and a alarm started to go off. Beep beep beep and so on the entire time. Shut it down checked the oil, the big tank was about a little less than half full. Water was peeing out the pee hole. Everything seemed fine. Took it to the ramp to put it on trailer and it died. It will turn over but will not run. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The beep, beep, beep alarm is probably caused by the small onboard oil tank under the engine cowling. If it's a little bit low, sometimes during a hard turn, this will allow the float sensor in the tank to drop...thus causing the alarm. The no start problem can be caused by a variety of things. the engine will need to be looked over to find the cause.
Also be sure that your water seperating fuel filter isn't full of water. On EFI models, it's located on the side of the engine.
It could be possible that you somehow lost spark VIA some kind of engine safety wire like a coolant temp wire that would remove spark if it goes over a certain temp. So pull a spark plug and plug it back in the spark plug wire and place the plug on a good ground like a bolt into the heads without paint on it and turn thw engine over and see if there is a spark on the spark plug.
I do have a question, I have a 1996 Mercury 200 hp EFI engine. My 3 gallon tank was about 1/2 empty so I added a gallon of Quick Silver 2 stroke oil to the tank, I had no alarms going off other than the test when you first start the engine. And I did this at the end of the weekend so my boat was on the new lift I just bought and I had lifted the motor up with the power trim and ungauged the lift keeper to keep the motor up out of the water. Anyway the next week when I put the motor down and started the motor the alarm kept on going off beep, beep ,beep never stopping. So I got out the owners manual to see what I should do next. It said to take off the engine cover and see if a small red light was on in the front of the engine , something about water in a filter. But the light was not on, so then it said to check the oil tank on the motor, and sure enough it was almost empty. Well I had put all the oil I had in the remote tank the week before so I had to stop and drive over to the marina and pick up 2 quarts for this small tank. So I got back and added 1 qt. was all it would hold, the float on mine was on the fill cap. and when I started the motor the test alarm sounded and then went silent as normal. So what's my problem ? Is it my oil pump that's suppose to pump from the remote tank up to the smaller tank on the engine or is there something else that could be causing this problem? Please reply so I can maybe do some testing on it. Please call me @ 573-808-4954 and leave me a message and I will gladly return your call. Thanks, Tracy
Tracy the alarm can be oil level or water but being the light wasn't on then it your oil level. Always keep oil in both tanks full at all times. The oil tank on the engine has the oil level sensor on it. Now when you add oil to the main tanks the larger tanks always get air out of system. This is done by starting the engine and remove the cap off the tank that's on the engine till oil starts to come out the top then put cap back on and off you go as long as no leaks. P.s. if ever you see the red light it's water in big filter with 1 wire hooked to blue probe on bottom. Hope this helps
@@ja.k.triggered5826 This is where I'm at, I think. I drained the gas separator and the pump side. I don't think it's gas.
I have the big oil tank half full. Maybe loosening the small reservoir cap and running it would be the cure.
The boat will run about 4000 RPM/ 35 mph with a 3 beep alarm intermittently which stayed on until we loaded and shut off the motor. I like this motor and want to maintain it correctly. Thank you
Will that cause it to shut off
No, there is nothing in the engine warning system that will totally shut off the motor.
Can you read me a bedtime story?
THE OIL CODE IS 3 BEEP OR 4 BEEP
4 beeps every 30 seconds
Little bit of common sense or research goes along way. Amazing how people just run theses expensive motors without the slightest idea of how they work. Pickup a shop manual, learn the basics.