resetting system faults on smartcraft instruments

Miller · 23 August 2011, 21:13

ooops, got some water in the fuel filter, so emptied it out, and changed the small blue sensor on the bottom and refitted. Only problem is the instruments still tell me I have a fault.

Is there any way other than getting it plugged into a laptop that I can clear the system faults?

Thanks

Ribshop · 23 August 2011, 21:25

Have you cleared the water from the fuel pump?

Miller · 24 August 2011, 00:02

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Originally Posted by Ribshop

Have you cleared the water from the fuel pump?

I dont know on that one...How you do that? I have taken the filter off, swilled around with petrol and replaced the blue sensor plug.

Ribshop · 24 August 2011, 07:23

Scrub that you must have an early model, the later models have a water sensor in the base of the fuel pump / vapour separator, however once water has been cleared from the sensor in the fuel filter the gauges should clear.

Miller · 24 August 2011, 08:22

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Originally Posted by Ribshop

Scrub that you must have an early model, the later models have a water sensor in the base of the fuel pump / vapour separator, however once water has been cleared from the sensor in the fuel filter the gauges should clear.

Mine is 2007/8 mercury...its a little screw in blue plug on the bottom of the fuel filter

jyasaki · 24 August 2011, 15:10

http://www.mercurymarine.com/_media/...tor_Manual.pdf

Don't see anything about resetting faults, other than a master reset. I'd suspect whatever triggered the fault indication is still there.

jky

Miller · 24 August 2011, 18:43

cant be, i m running it off an external tank at the mo to be on the safe side

Turbodiesel · 24 August 2011, 20:26

Have you tried draining the Vapor Seperator? Im guessing you have water in there still. If it still playing up im in Plymouth tomorrow sorting out another optimax, give me a call!
01503 265898

Miller · 24 August 2011, 23:44

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Originally Posted by Turbodiesel

Have you tried draining the Vapor Seperator? Im guessing you have water in there still. If it still playing up im in Plymouth tomorrow sorting out another optimax, give me a call!
01503 265898

Where is that located? is that the one located next to the fuel filter?

Turbodiesel · 25 August 2011, 21:04

Its at the front of the engine bottom right corner!. Big brass plug with a flat screw driver slot in it.
Item 25 in the attachment.

Miller · 25 August 2011, 23:52

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Originally Posted by Turbodiesel

Its at the front of the engine bottom right corner!. Big brass plug with a flat screw driver slot in it.
Item 25 in the attachment.

Got it, but its stiff as buggery to turn, is that normal or should I spray a bit of wd on it? Dont want to balls it up