Evinrude Johnson outboard trim won't work or go up or down. How to fix this outboard motor problem
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2021
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Sometimes your Evinrude or Johnson outboard motor might not trim up or down from the control box. There are some steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue. Start by trying to trim the motor up or down from the motor switch. If you can trim it from the motor then you may need to check the control box switch / contacts by taking apart the control box at the front of the boat.
If you can't trim up or down from the motor switch, then you can remove the engine cover and look for 2 relays. Usually you will have trouble with just one side (Trim up OR trim down), so locate the 2 trim relays, which will be near your air intake usually, and then swap the 2 relays. If one side of your trim (that wasn't working before) starts working, then it is one of your relays at fault. As was the case in this example. In this example I have OMC control box, and a Johnson / Evinrude 115 V4 Looper motor. Just one of the relays was stuffed, but I replaced both and kept the old one as a spare.
If swapping the relays doesn't change anything, then it could be a wiring problem or a problem with the contacts going into the relay holder. In which case you can inspect the wiring, or spray some contact cleaner into the relay holders to remove any corrosion that might have built up.
Lastly, the control box often will have dirty contacts inside behind the switch. Taking apart the control box and just checking / contact cleaning the contacts for the switches is recommended. - Авто та транспорт
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Mine trimmed up and not down... swapped over and both trims started working again. Didn't even need to buy a new one! I will go and get some new ones just in case. Legend, cheers mate
Welcome!
Saved me, as well! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks mate. Pointed me in the right direction. Off to buy new relays.
no worries
Thank you very much . I'm 300km from any store and was slightly freaking out how I was going to get my boat on the trailer . You're the man .
Awesome, glad to hear it helped.
You Just saved my Day...The worst part was that i am trash-collector som I had that fuse/rele on board.. Amazing, Lucky bastard 🤣🤣
I did this, then saw this vid. I had the original relays, which were sealed with somthing which cold be peeled away, and i could easily pop them open. One had sooty contacts. I cleaned them, and applied contact cleaner and protection spray. This could be a temporary fix even without cleaner/protection if new relays are not availible at the moment. I changed one relay, and kept the repaired as a spare. Good video.
My 97 115 just started acting up. Thanks so much for posting this. Going to give it a try. Cheers from north Texas, large mouth bass capital of the world.
You're welcome. Shout out to Texas. I'll visit Texas one day!
Thank you so much. You just saved me a lot of money and time. So grateful, made my day.
You're welcome!
really clear and helpful, thanks.
No worries mate
the johnson i have will go down but wont go up. switch on the console is new and the relay has been replaced, it still wont go up
Thanks mate, simple and well presented vid. Question, agree relays do vary in price lol, looking at the ones you bought, they are 30A, (I’m led to believe that the original ones are 40A NO and 30A NC , means not much to me lol), so my question is, the ones you installed will do the trick nicely ? Cheers, Frank from Sydney
Just bit the bullet and bought the ones from jaycar as per video, $22 a pair, worked a treat. Cheers
Thank you
Very helpful
Glad it helped
Did you ever do the vid on changing out the switch? I can't find it, mine still broken after changing relays
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Welcome 👍
Put new brp throttle but trim didn’t work on throttle. Ran positive to red on trim handle still nothing, ran positive to red going to motor and throttle handle and it worked for a day. It stopped trimming down at handle. Trim on motor works fine. Needed up messing around and fuse went on motor but had spare. Disconnected trim and trying to figure out wtf is wrong lol
Hi mate do you know much about power packs n coils? Im have a lot of trouble finding that when the motor is cold the boat runs sweet but when it’s warmed up the motor bogs down and spits and splatters like a car on limmitier going bttr bttr bttr ect till I back of it runs good under low rpm then when accelerating it does as described. Can you attach a way for me to send you a video please?
great. thx
No worries mate
Just saved my ass thank you
No worries mate
I was helping a friend today with the same exact engine set up. His motor would go down but not up. I pulled both relays and switched them and still not able to get engine to go down. I did see a minimal amount of corrosion on the block where the down relay was plugged .Wet the block with wd-40 and it still didn't work after I reinstalled the relay. What is the best way to deal with the corrosion?
If it's proper corroded out, you could cut the end off and replace the connector if you have enough freeplay in the wiring. Then use a light coat of some Dielectric grease to prevent corrosion
thankyou would you know jaycar part number?
My 115 ocean pro is doing the same thing. Motor turns over, trim doesnt work and just clicks. I replaced both relays and nothing. Any suggestions? Thank you!
Put your finger on the relay, and press the trim button. You'll be able to feel if the relay is clicking. If it is, then your problem is between the relay and the hydraulic pump. If the relay is not activating and you can't feel anything, then the problem is between the switch and the relay. You said it clicks, so the switch is probably activating the relay, but theres an issue between the relay and the pump. Start at the relay end, and check the terminals coming off the relay. Corrosion or a loose connector is possible. Then trace those wires down to the pump, and check the pump end. Put a multimeter on the pump end, see if voltage is coming through. Thatll help find out where the problem lies. Good luck
I have the exact same motor and I'm having issues with mine. I tested the blue and green wire by the female connector before it does down to the trim motor and I'm only getting .5 volt reading. Any idea what could be wrong?
Only the control switch and the tilt switch on the motor run to the relays. Check the switches mate. Could be corroded, not letting enough voltage through to the relays.
Great vid I have the ocean pro 115 that is blowing fuses as soon as I hit up or down any ideas
I have the same problem, only when I swapped them, trim up still didn't work and trim down worked fine. What's next?
Did you ever figure out what was wrong with it I’m having the same issue bought two new relays but still won’t go up but goes down fune
Hi, I have almost same engine as yours but 90HP. When I replace relay they work for a couple of up and downs but then back to working up or down but not the opposite. Any ideas?
A relay has a load rating. If the relay keeps blowing, the load is usually too heavy for that particular relay. Check you are replacing with the correct amperage relay. If that is correct, your tilt/trim is pulling too much load and may need looking at / replacing.
My local key west dealer thinks theres only two wires going to your tilt and trim ? Lol ..im looking for the female plug in for mine , that round plug in with the wire safety around it ? I put on a 2000 johnson 100 hp i think , removed a 1996 88 evenrude spl ..and i got both male plug ins , no wire safety clip either ? And my dealer dont know much ? 😂
Mine is doing the same goes down but not up switch the relays and it’s still only going down any ideas it’s a 70 Johnson 2000
Check the tilt limit switch, may have to google the location as I can't remember but I do know that it will only cause it not to trim up but will still allow you to trim down.
So, weird scenario for me on this and I may need some help. I recently went to the rear to use the controls on the motor to trim up. It went up as high as I needed it to, then when I tried to trim it back down, nothing. Trim up and down both are not working. Even the control panel up/down at the console won't do anything and it was just working seconds before I used the switch at the motor. Could this be a relay issue? I'm hearing a clicking sound from the relay when I hit the trim down switch, but no click sound when I hit the up switch. I just ordered the relays just in case, I'm hoping I don't have to replace the trim motor but will if I need to obviously. I swapped the relays around to weed out a bad one but nothing seems to work.
If you swapped the relays and can still here the click from the down relay when you hit the down switch, I'm thinking it's the hydraulic motor. Valve might be jammed which fried the up circuit (either fuse or wire?) and explains why the click on the down relay still doesn't activate the pump. Let us know how you go. Good luck
@@Unfastened I got the relays in. Popped both new relays in and the trim works perfectly now
@@austinthompson2127 Good stuff mate. that's a cheap fix. I'd be happy with that
@@Unfastened thanks for the helpful video man! Saved me a lot of headaches and time. I would have probably been chasing a ghost problem had I not come across your video!
I've got a 1999 evinrude 40hp 4 stroke. I can't for the life of me find these relayts anywhere on the engine. Anybody have any idea where? Googling the image brings up diagrams that make no sense.
My problem is the engine keeps trimming down , not stop … maybe the relay also ?
Yes some relays become sticky, so once the relay latches it won't unlatch. Try replacing / swapping it
If the relays are bad will that make my outboard not start
Hi, most outboards with tilt/trim will have relays for each function (one for up, one for down) and the starter motor also has it's own relay. If yours will not start, just check the starter relay, make sure it is getting power when the key is turned.
Starter relay is new still no power to motor or trim
@@bercy1921 Does the motor have controls or is it tiller steer?
@@Unfastened it has controls
No power to start the motor or to trim up or down? Must be wiring or switches mate