Mercury 150 EFI four stroke

frenky · 23 November 2013, 10:15

Mercury 150 EFI 4 stroke, 4 cylinder, 3.0 L

I would like to have your experience about this engine.

Durability, consumption, availability of parts, service costs comparable to other brands...

Do you think is this engine better than Yamaha F150, Suzuki DF150?

Thanks.

bliksem · 23 November 2013, 10:21

I do not know where you live in Croatia.
As for as I know from my previous holidays in Croatia, i would choose for an engine that has a decent and vertified agent IN YOUR NEIGBOURHOOD.

I guess all the engines you are mentioning are spot on and will do what you expect them to do (although some things can happen any time). Hence my reasoning: choose according the closeness of certified dealer.

Good luck

Dav9790 · 23 November 2013, 20:21

I would have to say from experience of working with these engines that the new merc f150 is lighter, has more torque and is more efficient but it is each to their own choice with outboards. I would recommend the mercury.

frenky · 24 November 2013, 10:46

looks like there is time to buy one of this mercury...after so many Yamaha's and Suzuki's...

Consumable parts and service is not an issue, problem could be if I need lower unit, shaft or something like that. Why!? I have rental boat fleet and sometimes customers doing some unbelievable damages...

As I researched , this mercury is durable engine and easy for maintenance and unil now I didn't jet heard that somebody had an issue with this engine.

Only thing I'm concerned is cooling system, scale inside the system. In dis segment suzuki is not so good, after 400-500 hrs you have to clean engine or you risking major damages, Yamaha is here better....

I have one new suzuki 140 lean burn and I can tell I'm not satisfied, sometimes after rough driving and stopping to idle the engine switches off by itself, i believe O2 sensor is problem , same i heard for 115.

CJL · 24 November 2013, 17:06

Sweet as a nut.

We've done about 100hrs now and it's a very tidy lump.

Chris

clydeoutboards · 26 November 2013, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Dav9790

I would have to say from experience of working with these engines that the new merc f150 is lighter, has more torque and is more efficient but it is each to their own choice with outboards. I would recommend the mercury.

er its made by the same company, same weight, same gear ratio, same power, same revs etc so buy which ever is cheapest.

Portholme · 26 November 2013, 14:50

I'm pretty sure they sell Selva in your country too, which are rebadged Yamahas.

Searider · 26 November 2013, 16:34

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Originally Posted by clydeoutboards

er its made by the same company, same weight, same gear ratio, same power, same revs etc so buy which ever is cheapest.

So, are you saying that the Merc is made by Yamaha?

It's not the same engine though, is it?

matt h · 26 November 2013, 17:13

Nope.. completely different!

Kernow Buoy · 26 November 2013, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by frenky

Mercury 150 EFI 4 stroke, 4 cylinder, 3.0 L

Do you think is this engine better than Yamaha F150, Suzuki DF150?

Thanks.

I'm guessing he missed this bit?

Searider · 26 November 2013, 19:04

I'm confused!

What is Clyde saying then?

Turbodiesel · 26 November 2013, 20:45

It's the same as Mariner or should I say the Mariner is the same as a Mercury! Nothing to do with Yamaha!

frenky · 26 November 2013, 20:52

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Originally Posted by Portholme

I'm pretty sure they sell Selva in your country too, which are rebadged Yamahas.

yeah, but nobody want to have yamaha with selva sticker for same price.

peterwhite · 26 November 2013, 20:53

The mercury F150 is a completely unique engine designed and built by Mercury. It has no relation in any shape or form to any other brand other than mariner which is just a marketing name for mercury. It is not the same as a Yamaha, suzuki or any other outboard. I would recommend it as from personal experience it is a good well made outboard which has been developed to be lightweight yet powerful and efficient.

ynp · 27 November 2013, 08:46

Very nice engines. I have two of them on the H733 . We have only 10 hours on the clock and I cannot comment on the durability. They are light, the torque is huge for the size and they are not too thirsty.

A friend has 45 hours on his Merc 150 four stroke and he have had no problems with his unit. He repowered and his previous engine was a two stroke Yamaha 200 hp.

I heard too that they are being marketed as 150 bhp Mariners too, but I've never seen the new Mariner.

Portholme · 27 November 2013, 09:56

yeah, but nobody want to have yamaha with selva sticker for same price.

I agree. If they are the same price that's some screwed up pricing policy!

redthunder · 27 November 2013, 14:10

We have two of the new mercury 150's on our rib. 210 hours. Great on fuel, light & powerful. Smartcraft dials are a great bonus plus they are a fair bit cheaper to buy than other makes.

AJ. · 27 November 2013, 18:25

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Originally Posted by redthunder

We have two of the new mercury 150's on our rib. 210 hours. Great on fuel, light & powerful. Smartcraft dials are a great bonus plus they are a fair bit cheaper to buy than other makes.

I had the option of buying a brand new F150 toyed with the idea about swapping out the current 5 yr old Suzuki Df140 on the RC.

I didn't in the end but don't understand why they are so much cheaper than other brands and to be honest that was one of the reasons why I didn't.

Can anyone in the know explain why? Surely a 150 whether Mercury or one of the other manufacturers is still 150hp? (And I'm not looking to spark a debate about 150 at the prop or fly wheel!)

Turbodiesel · 27 November 2013, 20:45

The reason they were so cheap was that they actually made a cock up with the pricing! But they kept it as an introductory price to get some out there, but now it has gone up to a reasonable price but its still cheaper than the Yamaha and Honda and i think Suzuki too (but don't quote me on that!!)

AJ. · 27 November 2013, 23:18

Oh interesting so I probably lost the deal of the year then! I did speak to someone at the time who will remain nameless who would also be biased and negative towards Mercury. He felt that Suzuki are far more technology advanced over the Mercury hence the price difference. However in my mind this doesn't always win as I am a firm believer in keeping things simple means less things to go wrong and with the self service of the Mercury this was attractive.

Is there any pros and cons to Suzuki over Mercury F150?