Etec Problems

[KAGEY1]

Look Back A Couple Of Posts. Dealer Told Me Around $300.00. 3 More Years And The Same Again,and Again,and Again, Get It??
Lol Geoff

[death_ship]

expecting a impeller to last 3 yrs is nothing , most would last probably ten to most people with there usage< i come from a area where there is a lot of sand and shallow boating and have had to change many water pumps. it is the base plates and housing that get the biggest hiding , so all i can say is that the blokes who just change there impellor for the sake of it every twelve months and run in clean water are probably wasting there money. i find it better to hold off a while and replace the lot than just the impellor after all an impellor will always have rub marks on its ends as its a displacement pump.
Gear box oil if uncontaminated will last as long as the life of that motor and beyond so the trick is to check for signs.eg line round prop ,water intrusion .

your a braver man than me, i like my motor to be reliable when i go to sea. i guess you never had to dig bits of impellor out of a motor before.

[disorderly]

your a braver man than me, i like my motor to be reliable when i go to sea. i guess you never had to dig bits of impellor out of a motor before.

You obviously have a beef either with E-tec's or not changing impellers/water pumps on a yearly basis just because people say you should.
So please enlighten us about your story of digging out bits of the impeller from the motor.
BTW no one has suggested that the E-tec's should go for 3 years without touching them.It all depends on the circumstances and as everyone knows there is a certain amount of preventative maintainance and regular visual inspections to undertake with any mechanical devise.

Scott

[MarkM]

Just ordered my 08, 75hp etec, (white), should have it by chrissy. Cant wait.

[death_ship]

You obviously have a beef either with E-tec's or not changing impellers/water pumps on a yearly basis just because people say you should.
So please enlighten us about your story of digging out bits of the impeller from the motor.
BTW no one has suggested that the E-tec's should go for 3 years without touching them.It all depends on the circumstances and as everyone knows there is a certain amount of preventative maintainance and regular visual inspections to undertake with any mechanical devise.

Scott

no beef, i just wouldnt do that kind of thing to my motor, its up to you if you want to go that way, lets not get too worked up, this is a fun type of site. all the best Scott
DS

[disorderly]

no beef, i just wouldnt do that kind of thing to my motor, its up to you if you want to go that way, lets not get too worked up, this is a fun type of site. all the best Scott
DS

fair enough DS.
For the couple of hundred bucks to have someone replace the waterpump/impellor regularly its probably not a bad thing.
For a regularly used boat in clean water ,though is it really necessary to do it every 12 months?

scott