Mercury Verado 135hp - Running in period

CJL · 31 August 2007, 10:23

Anybody know what the run in period is for a 135 Verado?

How long at how many revs?

Chris

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 13:28

Longer the better within reason!!!

qcamel · 31 August 2007, 13:41

It is about 10 hours with some full throttle periods to get it all seated correctly. Great resource is www.veradoclub.com. The guy that runs the site Glen is a little grumpy but the owners tips pdf is fantastic and the knowledge on the forum is second to none.

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 13:46

Aren't they all..........

Bigmuz7 · 31 August 2007, 14:44

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Originally Posted by qcamel

It is about 10 hours with some full throttle periods to get it all seated correctly. Great resource is www.veradoclub.com. The guy that runs the site Glen is a little grumpy but the owners tips pdf is fantastic and the knowledge on the forum is second to none.

Thats a good link Ollie, thank you, has put my mind at rest about the early supercharger noise I had

CJL · 31 August 2007, 14:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by qcamel

It is about 10 hours with some full throttle periods to get it all seated correctly. Great resource is www.veradoclub.com. The guy that runs the site Glen is a little grumpy but the owners tips pdf is fantastic and the knowledge on the forum is second to none.

Thats a really good website. Nice to see Merc and the owners are doing a joint development programme!

Chris

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 15:29

I wonder if Verado owners will ONLY buy Mercury oil in case the engine blows up??? Or do they realise an oil good enough for a Ferrari is good enough for them?

Ahh just reading through the forums some people are brave enough to use Mobil or Castrol.......

CJL · 31 August 2007, 15:55

Well I don't give a sausage!

My new and shiny Verado

will be running on the pukka and expensive warranty required oil!

Chris

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 15:57

What about a new and expensive car - do you only buy the manufacturers oil???

if you think it's funny to waste money carry on............

CJL · 31 August 2007, 16:04

Well I don't give a sausage!

My not so new and shiny Audi

still runs on the pukka and expensive warranty required oil!

Chris

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 16:24

Interesting to note that Suzuki don't reccommend an oil for their outboards. Several dealers have told me they use - Quicksilver oil - Yamaha oil even Volvo oil....

Suzuki obviously don't think the make of oil matters very much - then again they aren't a Yank company.

This sums it up a treat.

"One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil. Of COURSE we
couldn't just have a super-sophisticated new outboard motor that ran on
just any old 4-stroke oil, like SAE SJ from Autozone. Oh, NO! We have to
invent a whole new line of ultra-profitable, very limited availability
motor oils you can only get at....guess where.....Your MERCURY dealer!
Federal law provides that if they specify a BRAND of motor oil, they have
to GIVE it to you for the life of the engine..... So, through the
loophole, we invent a new motor oil of stupid miltiple viscosity and
threaten to void your warranty, I'm sure, if you use SJ 15W-40 from
Autozone."

qcamel · 31 August 2007, 16:42

Here we go again, change the record will you?

Downhilldai · 31 August 2007, 17:52

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Interesting to note that Suzuki don't reccommend an oil for their outboards. Several dealers have told me they use - Quicksilver oil - Yamaha oil even Volvo oil....

Suzuki obviously don't think the make of oil matters very much - then again they aren't a Yank company.

Soozooks don't use a sophisticated high pressure oil injection system, with fancy injectors, so their 2-strokes run ok on normal TCW-3 oil. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
They ploughed their R&D money into 4-strokes, rather than high-tech 2-strokes and have done very well out of it too.

codprawn · 31 August 2007, 22:55

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Soozooks don't use a sophisticated high pressure oil injection system, with fancy injectors, so their 2-strokes run ok on normal TCW-3 oil. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
They ploughed their R&D money into 4-strokes, rather than high-tech 2-strokes and have done very well out of it too.

I was on about new 4 strokes..............

Chris · 31 August 2007, 23:02

I heard that suzuki are shortly going to stop backing up any of their 2 stroke engines and will stop manufacturing replacement parts.

OUCH !

Chris

Bigmuz7 · 01 September 2007, 09:18

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I was on about new 4 strokes..............

And your point is ? My 275 only needs 7 litres per annum.... period. I'd buy gold plated, knobs on, oil to keep it running perfect! Whereas my last two stroke burned 1.5 litres every trip

codprawn · 01 September 2007, 13:09

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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

And your point is ? My 275 only needs 7 litres per annum.... period. I'd buy gold plated, knobs on, oil to keep it running perfect! Whereas my last two stroke burned 1.5 litres every trip

My point is European companies aren't allowed to rip people off by saying you can only use their own make of oil. The Yanks get away with it and people fall for it every time.

Don't tell me an engine oil that is good enough for a Ferrari or Honda engine at over 8,000rpm isn't good enough for a 4 stroke outboard.

And whatever Mercury may say there is no way they could invalidate the warrenty on an EU engine if you don't use their own oil - the fines wouldn't be worth it!!!