ifishcq1
02-07-2014, 06:01 PM
I met a young mobile marine mechanic recently who came out to my place and looked at my motor ready for servicing
I was dissapointed in performance of late it was also using a fair bit more fuel than the usual 1.3km/ltr average so I wanted it checked out
He started by hooking up his computor and checked all the vitals he said the motor was sound and he told me the time spent at varying stages 190hr idle, 580hrs cruise and an hour at wot, the other 90 odd hours were between idle and cruise
he undid the bottom cowel and said from the looks nothing had been touched down here for a long time
when he went further he found that the high pressure filter hadn't even been looked at
he pointed out that the colour was a dead giveaway because it was black instead of the pale blueish colour it should be if changed the amount of hours since last service
next he asked me how my top end was I told him that I had dropped quite a few revs and top end speed since the last service
I was previously getting wot 6000rpm 70+km/h and it dropped to under 5500rpm and under 60km/h
he showed me the dual stage induction butterflies that open over a set range to let more air in and boost power
at the top of the three butterflies is a bracket that was bent over the top one, holding the butterflies closed and unable to open it looked to me like it had been dropped from a height
then last but not least, the fuel filter/water seperater was too small which restricted the fuel flow
he said all these things combined were the reason for the fair drop in performance
my last service prior to this one was a major where everything was supposed to be checked and all filters replaced new plugs etc (I even supplied irridium plugs required by Honda) it cost $860, I am going to sort the previous mobile mechanic (not Aaron or Ash) and he will wish he had never heard of me by the time I am done!
this service now is costing me less than half that and Ash is a proper Honda man, he even knows Garry
I was dissapointed in performance of late it was also using a fair bit more fuel than the usual 1.3km/ltr average so I wanted it checked out
He started by hooking up his computor and checked all the vitals he said the motor was sound and he told me the time spent at varying stages 190hr idle, 580hrs cruise and an hour at wot, the other 90 odd hours were between idle and cruise
he undid the bottom cowel and said from the looks nothing had been touched down here for a long time
when he went further he found that the high pressure filter hadn't even been looked at
he pointed out that the colour was a dead giveaway because it was black instead of the pale blueish colour it should be if changed the amount of hours since last service
next he asked me how my top end was I told him that I had dropped quite a few revs and top end speed since the last service
I was previously getting wot 6000rpm 70+km/h and it dropped to under 5500rpm and under 60km/h
he showed me the dual stage induction butterflies that open over a set range to let more air in and boost power
at the top of the three butterflies is a bracket that was bent over the top one, holding the butterflies closed and unable to open it looked to me like it had been dropped from a height
then last but not least, the fuel filter/water seperater was too small which restricted the fuel flow
he said all these things combined were the reason for the fair drop in performance
my last service prior to this one was a major where everything was supposed to be checked and all filters replaced new plugs etc (I even supplied irridium plugs required by Honda) it cost $860, I am going to sort the previous mobile mechanic (not Aaron or Ash) and he will wish he had never heard of me by the time I am done!
this service now is costing me less than half that and Ash is a proper Honda man, he even knows Garry