 |
|
10 June 2012, 14:21
|
#1
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
|
Another ETEC breakdown !!
Starting to dislike my etec... Battery voltage now showing 12.16, battery low voltage alarm sounding, changed to spare battery, same issues... To the lay man that's the alternator goosed !? Sound about right ?
__________________
RIB Enthusiast, wingsuit skydiver, scuba diver and avid big wave jet skier...
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 14:44
|
#2
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
Starting to dislike my etec... Battery voltage now showing 12.16, battery low voltage alarm sounding, changed to spare battery, same issues... To the lay man that's the alternator goosed !? Sound about right ?
|
I take it youve cleaned up any in line connections to isolators if you have any, and cleaned the connections onto the engine etc ?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 14:47
|
#3
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Has this boat been living in damp conditions out of season?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 15:44
|
#4
|
|
RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
|
12.16 volts should be plenty to turn over? Start it by hand and then read the alternator voltage, think it should be 55 volts
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 15:59
|
#5
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
|
Tracked everything back, seems ok...
Boats been kept in a barn over winter, not bone dry but dry enough I think, how come ?
__________________
RIB Enthusiast, wingsuit skydiver, scuba diver and avid big wave jet skier...
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:00
|
#6
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
|
It's starting and running fine 12.13 when under way, battery warming, should be 13+ when running tho ?
__________________
RIB Enthusiast, wingsuit skydiver, scuba diver and avid big wave jet skier...
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:10
|
#7
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 7,866
|
Check what voltage you have on your instruments and compare them, could be that the meter you're reading the voltage on and the alarm sounding is out of calibration.
__________________
Andy
Looks Slow but is Fast
Member of the ebay Blue RIB cover club.
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:29
|
#8
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
... not bone dry but dry enough I think, how come ?
|
'Coz leaving lots of fairly trick leccy bits in a damp cold atmosphere for a few months can lead to niggles.
I'm super fussy, mine (sister to your's) lives in a sealed, draught free shed all winter, with an industrial dehume running on timer.
We'll see next week whether she comes out of hibernation trouble free or not. 
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:29
|
#9
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
|
I've had to leave it and head home, it's getting dropped off at the garage in the morning.... Bring back my optimax all is forgiven
__________________
RIB Enthusiast, wingsuit skydiver, scuba diver and avid big wave jet skier...
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:30
|
#10
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 282
|
What's it still doing in hibernation !!?? There's no where I can find on the island that's like that unfortunately :/
__________________
RIB Enthusiast, wingsuit skydiver, scuba diver and avid big wave jet skier...
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:31
|
#11
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
What's it still doing in hibernation !!??
|
The SR is out ready to go. 
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 16:58
|
#12
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
Tracked everything back, seems ok...
Boats been kept in a barn over winter, not bone dry but dry enough I think, how come ?
|
Did you do the winterisation process before storage ? I would have thought that would have been adequate for leaving outside as well as in.
__________________
Member of S.A.B.S. (Lancashire Division)
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:04
|
#13
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kerny
Did you do the winterisation process before storage ? I would have thought that would have been adequate for leaving outside as well as in.
|
Winterisation only protects the motors internal guts. It does nothing for the electronics under the hood or every other electrical item on the boat.
Condensation is the nuisance.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:20
|
#14
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollers
Winterisation only protects the motors internal guts. It does nothing for the electronics under the hood or every other electrical item on the boat.
Condensation is the nuisance.
|
Does spraying that quicksilver grease stuff on help to eliminate that.
__________________
Member of S.A.B.S. (Lancashire Division)
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:28
|
#15
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kerny
Does spraying that quicksilver grease stuff on help to eliminate that.
|
No, but a good DWF spray helps. I use this one...
eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:40
|
#16
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollers
|
Big difference in price Mollers I paid 20 odd quid for that quicksilver stuff. Can that be used over the top of it or will it just make a mess of the grease already on.
__________________
Member of S.A.B.S. (Lancashire Division)
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:45
|
#17
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,020
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kerny
Big difference in price Mollers I paid 20 odd quid for that quicksilver stuff. Can that be used over the top of it or will it just make a mess of the grease already on.
|
The Quicksilver Gunk is great for preventing corrosion on the block / bolts etc.
For electrics the main thing is to use dialectric grease on connectors etc every couple of years to prevent corrosion. THe ECU itself is total sealed so that should be protected.
__________________
---------------------------------------------------
Chris Stevens
Born fiddler
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:52
|
#18
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by kerny
Big difference in price Mollers I paid 20 odd quid for that quicksilver stuff. Can that be used over the top of it or will it just make a mess of the grease already on.
|
Where exactly are you spraying this stuff? Corrosion guard is designed to prevent surface corrosion, not to be blasted around liberally under the cover. It may even trap moisture in.
When I'm winterising our engines, I remove the hood and side cowls on the Etec and spray hose the lot to remove any salty deposits, leave to thoroughly dry, then apply a nice coat of 2040 to the lot. The hood/cowls then stay off all winter.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:54
|
#19
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,020
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
It's starting and running fine 12.13 when under way, battery warming, should be 13+ when running tho ?
|
Mine used to register at about 13.8v on the LMF400 gauge when underway. I would remove, clean and re connect all the main power cable connections. If you still have a problem try by-passing your isolator completely.
If you still have a consistent low voltage this can be caused by the alternator or possibly the EMM (hopefully its still under WTY is the EMM is the cuplrit !)
__________________
---------------------------------------------------
Chris Stevens
Born fiddler
|
|
|
|
|
10 June 2012, 17:56
|
#20
|
|
Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollers
Where exactly are you spraying this stuff? Corrosion guard is designed to prevent surface corrosion, not to be blasted around liberally under the cover. It may even trap moisture in.
When I'm winterising our engines, I remove the hood and side cowls on the Etec and spray hose the lot to remove any salty deposits, leave to thoroughly dry, then apply a nice coat of 2040 to the lot. The hood/cowls then stay off all winter.
|
I'm afraid I have done the first paragraph  thats what the guy who sold it me told me to do. 
__________________
Member of S.A.B.S. (Lancashire Division)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Into the Red
Ro Row
Imogen
