E-tec 115 knocking - dealers in the southwest???

[Chris]

Originally Posted by matt h

I guess thats the problem

Based on what

[matt h]

well the 90 yam is a "fossil oil" burner and seems to be a common case of the e tecs not getting enough fossil oil so that seems to be the problem!

[matt h]

Originally Posted by Chris

Based on what

based on the amount that seem to blow up!!

[matt h]

[Chris]

Originally Posted by matt h

based on the amount that seem to blow up!!

There are 42 registered E-tec owners on here so far one of these (Markoboyo) has posted that he has a problem. As yet we dont even know what that problem is or what has caused it.

Thousands of these engines are sold in the US on a monthly basis and apart from the odd Forum NUMPTY trying to either wind up his mates or some bloke who has treated his engine like shit and is trying to get a freebie out of BRP there is little to no negative feedback.

So why don't you go and stick that woodburning stove hanging from the back of your rib up your arse.

[matt h]

little to no negative feedback

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100% customer satisfaction, splendid!!

[matt h]

QUOTE=Chris;325131] There are 42 registered E-tec owners on here

blimey you must be bored, come on old boy, get polishing that hull!!

[Chris]

Originally Posted by matt h

come on old boy, get polishing that hull!!

No need, even with half an inch of growth on the bottom its still faster than yours

[Chris]

Originally Posted by matt h

blimey you must be bored, come on old boy, get polishing that hull!!

No I just typed "e-tec" into the members search field for engines and it came up with 42, in fact I was wrong because if you type "etec" in you get another 47 so that makes a total of 89 (-1) happy e-tec owners.

Now how far up did your woodburner fit BTW

[matt h]

3 knots is easy to make up even if the engine size is 60hp difference, actually when you look at it like that, you need more speed!!

[matt h]

they are a lightweight economical engine tho!!

[matt h]

i just cant afford one, that the bloody problem!!

[Downhilldai]

Just because 89 people haven't posted problems on a public forum, it doesn't mean they haven't suffered any.

I reckon Chris wouldn't make it known if his e-tec started to become troublesome?

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Just because 89 people haven't posted problems on a public forum, it doesn't mean they haven't suffered any.

Oi! belt-up.

The reason Opti's are so noisy is to cover-up the knocking and banging.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Just because 89 people haven't posted problems on a public forum, it doesn't mean they haven't suffered any.

I reckon Chris wouldn't make it known if his e-tec started to become troublesome?

I think any problems I had have been covered on here....

Most of the problems were with my old 115 however this was down to bad rigging by a certain bunch of cowboys in Exeter. Once I got my head round the fact they were full of BS and found Race Marine in Taunton my problems were solved.

It comes back to that problem that the engine will only perform well if it is set up right to start off with.

I have had a set of top engine mounts on my new 150 because 1 of them had delaminated from the metal tube however I would not say this is a common problem and these type of mounts are common in Evinrudes going back 20 years.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Markyboyo

thanks for all the replies, I haven't managed to have a chat with a dealer yet but by the looks of things the guys at outboard services come well reccomended! I'll drop in on them one day next week to scope things out and ask for some advice! Lets see what happens!

What's the latest then Mark?

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Chris

I think any problems I had have been covered on here....

I have had a set of top engine mounts on my 150 because 1 of them had delaminated from the metal tube

Who was helming it for you that time

[Chris]

Originally Posted by bedajim

Who was helming it for you that time

Wow you really do know how to flog a dead horse don't you, poochy

It was a gradual thing that mainly happened in the first 20 hours, however I doubt the NYD '09 race did much to help.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Chris

Wow you really do know how to flog a dead horse don't you, poochy

It was a gradual thing that mainly happened in the first 20 hours, however I doubt the NYD '09 race did much to help.

Were you crew or shore based sponsor for that one

[Chris]

Originally Posted by bedajim

Were you crew or shore based sponsor for that one

No I just went along for the ride