Evinrude 250hp E-Tec Major Problems!! - Page 2

Bigmuz7 · 27 September 2009, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

I agree - a number of years back, a local Ermintrood dealer was trying to flog me a FICHT motor, saying how marvellous they were, knowing he'd had loads of them back in with blown powerheads

Rotters arent they ?

.. I can recount worse .. after buying a certain excavator product over many years and consistantly having the seats break apart .. and, I'd just welded the 40th one or so and got sick of doing so .. I pointed it out to the dealer and he said .. "oh .. thats the first one I've ever heard of ?" ... Do they think we are zipped up the back ?

Downhilldai · 27 September 2009, 21:30

Similarly and also off topic, a guy on the Bramber trailer stand at Southampton Boat Show was trying his utmost to convince me that he'd never known of an Alko sealed wheel bearing failing........

Markyboyo · 28 September 2009, 18:02

Hmmmm....I went out for a run today and when I flushed the engine on muffs when I got home it sounded a little "knockey". I took the cover off and had a little poke around and found a degree of play in the main bearings......hmmm.....only 40 hours on the clock too.

Looks like another E-Tec horror may be unravelling!

wavedancer · 02 October 2009, 17:04

Spoke with my dealer today and expressed my concerns my concerns about not being able to go boating.
I feel that he would like to get this problem sorted however with this being a manufacturing problem I will have to wait for evinrude to make a decision before I will know the final outcome.
Hopefully they will do the right thing and get my problem sorted so that I can feel confident to go boating with my family again.

Poly · 04 October 2009, 16:04

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Originally Posted by wavedancer

Spoke with my dealer today and expressed my concerns my concerns about not being able to go boating.
I feel that he would like to get this problem sorted however with this being a manufacturing problem I will have to wait for evinrude to make a decision before I will know the final outcome.
Hopefully they will do the right thing and get my problem sorted so that I can feel confident to go boating with my family again.

No that's his problem not yours. The sale of goods act is quite clear - the dealer who sells you the engine NOT the manufacturer is responsible for the quality of the goods.

Robbie Diesel · 04 October 2009, 21:38

Saw this on an American Website.....

Mind you, I can't talk, I have a Yamaha 300 HPDI which has the worst reputation for blowing up.! Gulp.!

Chris · 06 October 2009, 22:10

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Originally Posted by Robbie Diesel

Saw this on an American Website.....

Mind you, I can't talk, I have a Yamaha 300 HPDI which has the worst reputation for blowing up.! Gulp.!

Looks like a pile of stolen engines to me?

Downhilldai · 06 October 2009, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Chris

Looks like a pile of stolen engines to me?

More like a pile of poo

Chris · 06 October 2009, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

More like a pile of poo

Robbie, what website was that picture from?

Chris · 06 October 2009, 22:23

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

More like a pile of poo

I guess you don't want to by mine anymore?

Downhilldai · 06 October 2009, 23:27

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Originally Posted by Chris

I guess you don't want to by mine anymore?

Are you selling then?

Nos4r2 · 06 October 2009, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Are you selling then?

If he's giving it away I'll have it-I could swap it for a nice 115 Optimax

Downhilldai · 06 October 2009, 23:32

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

If he's giving it away I'll have it...

Hands off Nos - I saw it first

Chris · 07 October 2009, 07:09

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

If he's giving it away I'll have it-I could swap it for a nice 115 Optimax

Yep, and then all you've got to look forward to is expensive compressor and injector replacements. Plus having an engine on the back of your boat that sounds like a tractor with a straight through exhaust.

Chris · 07 October 2009, 07:13

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Originally Posted by Chris

Plus having an engine on the back of your boat that sounds like a tractor with a straight through exhaust.

Of course I realise that this must be your idea of heaven Nos.

Nos4r2 · 07 October 2009, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Chris

Of course I realise that this must be your idea of heaven Nos.

Yep... Can't hear it, it's no good...

The Beard · 12 October 2009, 00:30

I don't know if it'll be any help, but I came across an American forum solely for E-TECs the other day. If no-one is aware of it, is it OK to post the link on here?

bedajim · 12 October 2009, 07:20

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Originally Posted by Chris

Looks like a pile of stolen engines to me?

And how the feck can you tell that

I was thinking may be recovered from the deep after a hurricane etc and scraped by the insurance companies

Downhilldai · 12 October 2009, 08:08

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Originally Posted by bedajim

And how the feck can you tell that

Because they're all 250 e-tecs. Why would anyone consider stealing any other motor.

willk · 12 October 2009, 08:56

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Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Because they're all 250 e-tecs. Why would anyone consider stealing any other motor.

um, aren't the motors in the picture mostly Evinrude 250 DIs? There's one cowl in the background that maybe, might.....