Learn How to Winterize your YAMAHA SX230 AR230 232 210 etc... stabilize fuel, antifreeze engines, fog cylinders, silicone spray engines.... tested to -30
Would love to see more videos from you about general care of the boat, trailer and such. Great to see a person that actually works on these boats post a video. There are a few DIY videos, but no one claims to have the experience you have.
marine stabilizer in the fuel... 2 gallons marine rv anti freeze for each engine.. a transfer pump and bucket.. .. run antifreeze thru ...then fog the cylinders with fogging fluid 3 seconds each cylinder..
@@sueleger4089 i got a pump from home depot for about $80.. it has regular garden hose fittings... it comes with the pick up hose from the bucket to the pump.. just need a short piece to attach to the flush ports on the boat
im much more familiar with the 1000/ 1100cc Yamaha ... I winterized a friends supercharged 1800 last fall, I couldn't find much info on it either... including the owners manual... so I pulled a small cap off the intake at the top front of the engine and sprayed fogging fluid into the intake... just tried to get some oil into the cylinders
@@navigator8420 , thanks for replying, a thread from "Greenhulk" says to fog at throttle body air intake for 5 seconds then run engine for 10 seconds, any thoughts?
running the engine after fogging would be a moot point ,as it would burn the oil coating off the inside of the cylinders.. I just bump the engine a couple times with out starting it... to spread the oil... the other option as done with regular boats is fog the running engine heavily till it stalls out, but I prefer the spray and bump method.
So a few questions. I have seen videos where the guy will actually stall the engine with the oil, you haven’t had the need to do this? You didnt replace the air filter after applying the oil or did I miss that step? Did you flush the line with air before you put in the antifreeze or just run enough through to push out any remaining water? I appreciate the vid, I live in PA so I get some pretty harsh winters and this is my first season with a boat like this. Thanks for your help.
I live on the side of MT Washington in NH... it gets very cold here... ive never had a problem... I buy and sell Yamaha, Honda and Seadoo boats and skis...stalling the engine with fogging fluid is the way they do it on inboard outboard engines, they way I did it is by the book from YAMAHA. the air filters are expensive and paper(unless you are running the mesh ones)... better to store out of the boat. You will be back in the engine compartment in the spring anyway. You are suppose to rev the engines to half throttle quickly 4-5 times to purge excess water from the system.( anytime you haul it out of the water or run it on the hose).so excess water should already be purged... then I run the 2 gallons each engine with short hoses to get plenty of antifreeze thru the system... if you look you will see it flowing out nice and pink ... follow my steps in the video and you wont have a problem in the spring.
For the price of a new paper filter ...its better if rodents don't have a chance to chew on them.. if you have the aftermarket mesh filters they will be fine left in the boat or jetski
Since these engines are an open loop cooling system is it necessary to put anti-freeze in? If any water is in the system and the temperature would go below freezing, the water is not trapped and would simply expand in the freezing process. No damage would occur from freezing because expanding freezing water has space to move... ??? The owner's manual doesn't suggest anti-freeze only says to bring it to Yamaha dealer for winterization , is this just a cash grab? Closed loop cooling like in Sea-Doo engines would definitely need anti-freeze.
I live on the side of mt washington... im not going to take any chances, I just winterized my 5 jet boats and 2 jetskis,... that's 12 engines...at 3k a pop... you better believe antifreeze is going into them...-30 for weeks WILL freeze stuff...I had a 430hp seadoo challenger, they already have antifreeze in the system, so you do not need to winterize them IF the antifreeze it up to par with the weather in your area... if not you will find the antifreeze has unsealed your sealed system come spring... long story short would you rather buy antifreeze at 2.50 a gallon or an engine(s) at $3000 each.... im sure YAMAHA would rather have your engine money than winterizing money
Looking at buying a Yamaha just like this... did it freeze over the winter? This is the factory recommended way or something you came up with? Those ports come with the boat like that or is that something you modified?
ive been winterizing my yamahas for 10 years now never had a freeze... sold this SX230 to a friend... helped him with spring launch last month, no problems... he love the boat....yes this is the factory method to winterize
Not sure the author of the video will respond, so I'll share what I know about these boats: It is recommended to expel any water thats in the engine (since they use direct water cooling) as part of the winterization process - any water that's still in the engine, when it freezes, will expand and cause internal damage to the engine. Adding antifreeze like this gent is doing is an extra preventative step if you get some harsh winters with hard freezes and consistent very low temperatures. As for the port, that is engineered into all Yamaha jetboats. The only thing that you need to get is the small nozzle adapter that twist-locks into each port so that you can run the engines on a standard garden hose when the boat is trailered.
well, I already replied.... I live 20 minutes from MT Washington in New Hampshire we get -30F regularly.... ive been winterizing my own Yamaha jet boats and jetskis for 10+ years now..... this is the proper method for winterization
Would love to see more videos from you about general care of the boat, trailer and such. Great to see a person that actually works on these boats post a video. There are a few DIY videos, but no one claims to have the experience you have.
Thanks for your help!
What items are needed to do the winterizing? Could you supply a list?
marine stabilizer in the fuel... 2 gallons marine rv anti freeze for each engine.. a transfer pump and bucket.. .. run antifreeze thru ...then fog the cylinders with fogging fluid 3 seconds each cylinder..
Could you tell me more about the pump and hoses?
@@sueleger4089 i got a pump from home depot for about $80.. it has regular garden hose fittings... it comes with the pick up hose from the bucket to the pump.. just need a short piece to attach to the flush ports on the boat
@@sueleger4089 www.homedepot.com/p/LEO-1-10-HP-115-Volt-Utility-Transfer-Pump-TRP010-2/313671066
I did not see you put the air filter back in should'nt you put them back in ? or leave out for the winter
I take them inside for the winter
Could you please comment on fogging Yamaha vx cruiser ho w 1800 motor?
im much more familiar with the 1000/ 1100cc Yamaha ... I winterized a friends supercharged 1800 last fall, I couldn't find much info on it either... including the owners manual... so I pulled a small cap off the intake at the top front of the engine and sprayed fogging fluid into the intake... just tried to get some oil into the cylinders
@@navigator8420 , thanks for replying, a thread from "Greenhulk" says to fog at throttle body air intake for 5 seconds then run engine for 10 seconds, any thoughts?
running the engine after fogging would be a moot point ,as it would burn the oil coating off the inside of the cylinders.. I just bump the engine a couple times with out starting it... to spread the oil... the other option as done with regular boats is fog the running engine heavily till it stalls out, but I prefer the spray and bump method.
So a few questions. I have seen videos where the guy will actually stall the engine with the oil, you haven’t had the need to do this? You didnt replace the air filter after applying the oil or did I miss that step? Did you flush the line with air before you put in the antifreeze or just run enough through to push out any remaining water?
I appreciate the vid, I live in PA so I get some pretty harsh winters and this is my first season with a boat like this. Thanks for your help.
I live on the side of MT Washington in NH... it gets very cold here... ive never had a problem... I buy and sell Yamaha, Honda and Seadoo boats and skis...stalling the engine with fogging fluid is the way they do it on inboard outboard engines, they way I did it is by the book from YAMAHA. the air filters are expensive and paper(unless you are running the mesh ones)... better to store out of the boat. You will be back in the engine compartment in the spring anyway. You are suppose to rev the engines to half throttle quickly 4-5 times to purge excess water from the system.( anytime you haul it out of the water or run it on the hose).so excess water should already be purged... then I run the 2 gallons each engine with short hoses to get plenty of antifreeze thru the system... if you look you will see it flowing out nice and pink ... follow my steps in the video and you wont have a problem in the spring.
@@navigator8420 Thank you!!!
You forgot to reinstall the air filter element after fogging. It does not need to be kept somewhere dry over the winter.
For the price of a new paper filter ...its better if rodents don't have a chance to chew on them.. if you have the aftermarket mesh filters they will be fine left in the boat or jetski
Since these engines are an open loop cooling system is it necessary to put anti-freeze in? If any water is in the system and the temperature would go below freezing, the water is not trapped and would simply expand in the freezing process. No damage would occur from freezing because expanding freezing water has space to move... ??? The owner's manual doesn't suggest anti-freeze only says to bring it to Yamaha dealer for winterization , is this just a cash grab? Closed loop cooling like in Sea-Doo engines would definitely need anti-freeze.
I live on the side of mt washington... im not going to take any chances, I just winterized my 5 jet boats and 2 jetskis,... that's 12 engines...at 3k a pop... you better believe antifreeze is going into them...-30 for weeks WILL freeze stuff...I had a 430hp seadoo challenger, they already have antifreeze in the system, so you do not need to winterize them IF the antifreeze it up to par with the weather in your area... if not you will find the antifreeze has unsealed your sealed system come spring... long story short would you rather buy antifreeze at 2.50 a gallon or an engine(s) at $3000 each.... im sure YAMAHA would rather have your engine money than winterizing money
Looking at buying a Yamaha just like this... did it freeze over the winter? This is the factory recommended way or something you came up with? Those ports come with the boat like that or is that something you modified?
ive been winterizing my yamahas for 10 years now never had a freeze... sold this SX230 to a friend... helped him with spring launch last month, no problems... he love the boat....yes this is the factory method to winterize
Not sure the author of the video will respond, so I'll share what I know about these boats: It is recommended to expel any water thats in the engine (since they use direct water cooling) as part of the winterization process - any water that's still in the engine, when it freezes, will expand and cause internal damage to the engine. Adding antifreeze like this gent is doing is an extra preventative step if you get some harsh winters with hard freezes and consistent very low temperatures. As for the port, that is engineered into all Yamaha jetboats. The only thing that you need to get is the small nozzle adapter that twist-locks into each port so that you can run the engines on a standard garden hose when the boat is trailered.
well, I already replied.... I live 20 minutes from MT Washington in New Hampshire we get -30F regularly.... ive been winterizing my own Yamaha jet boats and jetskis for 10+ years now..... this is the proper method for winterization
No worries man - just didn't see your reply on the page so I figured I'd try to be helpful. Good video!
What GPM is the pump you are using? Don’t want to force too much through and break a fitting