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Old 14 November 2007, 04:24   #1
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E-Tec oils are temperature dependant???

Looking to buy a Etec 90 in the newt few months so I decided to download
the manual from the bombardier website. Apparently E-tecs MUST be run on xd100 in temps under 32 degC!???
Slightly optimistic delivering them set to run on lesser oil in the uk I think!!
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Old 14 November 2007, 10:48   #2
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cold weather operation

the E-TECs come from the factory setup for regular TC-W3 oil. In cold weather, just use the XD-100. To make things simpler, just use XD-100 synthetic oil all the time and have the motor set for the "reduced oiling" programming.

For freezing weather operation (32°F - 0°C), ALL oil injected Johnson and Evinrude engines require the XD-100 oil, not just E-TEC.
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Old 14 November 2007, 15:07   #3
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Looking to buy a Etec 90 in the newt few months so I decided to download
the manual from the bombardier website. Apparently E-tecs MUST be run on xd100 in temps under 32 degC!???
Slightly optimistic delivering them set to run on lesser oil in the uk I think!!

Mark,

I think you will find they only need to be run on XD100 if using them in sub freezing temps.

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Old 14 November 2007, 16:16   #4
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From the E-Tec 90 manual:
"IMPORTANT: When operating in conditions
under 32°F (0°C), Evinrude/Johnson XD100
oil must be used."


Got your "C" in the wrong place.

jky
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Old 15 November 2007, 04:24   #5
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Cheers guy's, my mistake. That makes much more sense!
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