Yamaha 130 salt water advice

[shaungonemad]

Hi folks I'm looking at boat with a 2007 130hp Yamaha salt water engine I was just wondering if there is any problems to keep an eye out for with these models.Cheers Shaun.

[Jsmfun]

Mate I had the 115 and never had a prob solid motors but they love oil

[hainsofast]

bullet proof motors, that is why you see them hanging off the back of every boat in PNG

[frosti]

i had one and did a lot of hours and only ever need a service . great motor

[ozscott]

I have had two of them-115 hp versions (same motor at the 130 HP has a slightly higher compression and slightly bigger carb jets). The one I have now is a 2000 model (saltwater series ) and one before that was a 93. The 93 model was an excellent model - it was only basic maintenance. It was, it seemed to me, a little prone to having to have the idle speed carburettor jets cleaned but that may have been due to the particular filter that I was using. With the 2000 model I changed to a mercury quicksilver filter and I've never had a jet problem since. I bought that the motor a couple of years ago and it has been faultless.


They are 200 to 1 at idle on the oil injection and 50 to 1 Wide open throttle. The oil injection systems were excellent and inject the oil at the reed valves.

They are far more punchy than what a 115 should have - plenty of torque to being a v4.


The motors can take a lot of abuse I have heard. They were very popular with commercial fishermen from abalone divers to net boat operators, and they seem to be the motor that I see most on documentaries in third world countries where I imagine proper servicing simply does not exist.


If you are someone who like me doesn't get out on the water is much as I would like them this is really the perfect motor - it just starts easily at the ramp even after months of sitting and runs beautifully. I do recommend you use a top grade oil such as the mercury quicksilver premium plus oil for fuel injected mercs which significantly reduces smoke and smell and gives clean running.


Enjoy!


Cheers

[ozynorts]

I do recommend you use a top grade oil such as the mercury quicksilver oil for optimax which significantly reduces smoke and smell and gives clean running.


Enjoy!


Cheers

Hey mate, just wondering. I have a 115hp in the salt water and was interested in what you said about the Optimax oil regarding smell. I checked the Mercury website and they state that the Optimax DFI oil is not intended for use in engines specifying a TC_W3 oil which the Yamaha saltwater is.
http://www.mercurymarine.com.au/home...ngine-oil.aspx
Would running that DFI oil be damaging the motor or is it just marketing talk? Keen to know as I may switch if it doesn't affect the motor.

[Hossfish]

Hi Shaun.

I've got a 2011 130 hp salt water series 2 and agree with the above sentiments. Have only done about 50 hours on mine but normal 2 stroke issues aside ( a bit more noiose and smell ) it does a great job on my 6.4 m glass boat. I run it at about 4800-4900 rpm and no matter what the load it happily chugs along at about 50 kpt WOT yields about 60-63 kph.

Safe boating to all

Cheers Greg

[ozscott]

Ozy...sorry it was Quicksilver Premium Plus 2-Cycle Outboard Oil which is the oil the dealer said was used on their fuel injected models...I see that Opti uses the next oil up. It's a low ash apparently.

Cheers


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[shaungonemad]

Thanks for your help going to have a look in the morning I might see you on the water somewhere soon.

[ozynorts]

Ozy...sorry it was Quicksilver Premium Plus 2-Cycle Outboard Oil which is the oil the dealer said was used on their fuel injected models...I see that Opti uses the next oil up. It's a low ash apparently.

Cheers



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Thanks for that mate, good to hear there is an oil that reduces the smell.

[ozscott]

No worries the premium plus is low ash I meant. Not expressing myself well above.

Cheers

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