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1998 Mercury 225 HP EFI (3.0 ltr)
Posted on 1/12/21 at 6:36 am
Posted on 1/12/21 at 6:36 am
Anyone on this board have any feedback on this motor. Motor is in mint condition (maybe 100 hours on it).
Hearing concerns about the oil injection but from everything I've read you can't bypass it and mix your oil and gas.
Thank you in advance
Hearing concerns about the oil injection but from everything I've read you can't bypass it and mix your oil and gas.
Thank you in advance
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Posted on 1/12/21 at 7:07 am to smittymagee
I had a 94 model and it ran like a scalded assed ape. I did have oil injection issues that were fixed. Other than that no complaints kept it until 2007
Posted on 1/12/21 at 7:10 am to smittymagee
The 96(I think) EFI is still my favorite engine ever. Only sold it because I was changing style of boat.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 7:33 am to AlxTgr
Everything I've read on forums says it's a bullet proof motor. Especially the 3.0!
A outboard mechanic who was used to service the engine didn't have favorable things to say about the motor and suggested re-powering.
He said it wasn't a matter of if but when the motor was going to fail.
Just a bit confused by the contradictions.......I reached out to this board in hope of finding someone who's owned one and had some comments...good or bad.
Thanks!
A outboard mechanic who was used to service the engine didn't have favorable things to say about the motor and suggested re-powering.
He said it wasn't a matter of if but when the motor was going to fail.
Just a bit confused by the contradictions.......I reached out to this board in hope of finding someone who's owned one and had some comments...good or bad.
Thanks!
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:09 am to smittymagee
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1998 Mercury 225 HP EFI (3.0 ltr)
One of the best, if not the best, high HP outboard motors ever made.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:14 am to smittymagee
I had one of that vintage and the oil pump did go out (in the middle of the Spillway), burning up the powerhead. So maybe mixing the oil & gas is a decent option.
I now have a 2010-2011 Optimax 4-stroke (250 h.p. Pro XS) that has never given me a minute's trouble (other than one false alarm telling me the reservoir was low on oil).
Talk to David Wade at David Wade Marine - he has a shop in south BR and posts here sometimes. He will give you the straight scoop on this motor's overall reputation.
I now have a 2010-2011 Optimax 4-stroke (250 h.p. Pro XS) that has never given me a minute's trouble (other than one false alarm telling me the reservoir was low on oil).
Talk to David Wade at David Wade Marine - he has a shop in south BR and posts here sometimes. He will give you the straight scoop on this motor's overall reputation.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:20 am to smittymagee
I had a 1999 225efi and it was great. I kept it till 2010 or so. Very powerful motor.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:20 am to smittymagee
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A outboard mechanic who was used to service the engine didn't have favorable things to say about the motor and suggested re-powering.
He said it wasn't a matter of if but when the motor was going to fail.
I have heard just the opposite and mine is 20yrs old. I was talked out of buying a new motor because the dealership owner said the old 225 EFIs would outlast anything new.
This post was edited on 1/12/21 at 8:22 am
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:26 am to smittymagee
quote:Isn't that true of any mechanical devise?
He said it wasn't a matter of if but when the motor was going to fail.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:28 am to smittymagee
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He said it wasn't a matter of if but when the motor was going to fail.
That’s any motor ever made. Except those 5.9L 6 cylinder diesels they put on 1960s Farmall 806 tractors. I’m convinced those are indestructible
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:53 am to offshoretrash
I miss 2 stroke outboards. 4 strokes just don’t seem to last.
Plus there’s just something about the sound of them and that smell of the blue smoke wisping around you as it idles
Plus there’s just something about the sound of them and that smell of the blue smoke wisping around you as it idles
Posted on 1/12/21 at 9:11 am to deltaland
quote:I was this way until recently. Being near those newer Pro XS 8s is just so cool. You can pull up to another boat and actually have a conversation. I will be getting one this year.
I miss 2 stroke outboards. 4 strokes just don’t seem to last.
Plus there’s just something about the sound of them and that smell of the blue smoke wisping around you as it idles
Posted on 1/12/21 at 9:22 am to deltaland
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miss 2 stroke outboards. 4 strokes just don’t seem to last.
Man I dont agree with that at all, at least not the big ones. I dont hear about random come-aparts with the 4 strokes much. Seems like somebody had an engine spit pieces out every year in the 2 stroke days.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 1:06 pm to smittymagee
Had one on a 203 Elite Champion. Over 10 yrs with zero issues. Ran great
Posted on 1/12/21 at 1:41 pm to Coach C
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smell of the blue smoke wisping around you as it idles
Nope, nope, nope
I do not miss the smell of my old OX 66's smoking liking freight trains and blowing back up into my enclosed helm at all, still makes me nauseous to think about it. I love our new F300, quiet and efficient
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