My Etec has packed it in

[rcfisher]

Hi all
Just spent 2 weeks on North West Island and in the second week the Etec on our Bar Crusher packed it in. Have now taken it back to the mechanic and he says there are metal parts all through it. Even if we fix it i am not sure i would feel comfortable going offshore by myself. So what are my options? The motor is a 90hp 2006 with 370 hours on the clock.

[Chamelion]

ouch.. sorry to hear it.

If it were me.. I'd work out whether it's worth more to sell as is or to get fixed and sell as a reco'd engine. Then I'd go buy myself a Yamaha or Suzuki 4 stroke... But that's just me.

edit: If I had the money of course...

[SunnyCoastMark]

Looking for the popcorn and a comfy chair..............

[JB]

Bad luck mate, 370 hours aint a lot... could do what i did... sell it and get a Honda

(could be popcorn time

[cormorant]

370hrs is not good enough

Metal bits all through it- What was the metal from? Do you know what failed?

What gave way and was there any symptoms or did it just let go?

[propdinger]

i would buy a new motor (any brand of YOUR choice lol ) if you are never going to have confidence in the motor again

[JB]

Come on Jeff we all know honda are the best ;p ...stirs the pot

[propdinger]

haha Jason SUZUKI are the best mate

[rcfisher]

Not sure what the metal was from. We are paying to get it pulled apart to find out exactly what and how much to rebuild. A new motor would be nice but i am guessing around 13k +-

[leonp88]

What sort of metal and how did it get there? Was it ever run low on oil etc etc? Would be good to hear more - I have the same model etec with similar hours.

Also, if you had it repaired why wouldn't you feel comfortable going offshore? Sounds like a pretty terminal failure which surely wouldn't be consistent with the make of motor? Least I haven't heard of other similar consistent failures.
More details please!

[SunnyCoastMark]

E-BomB

At least that is what they say. Not saying they are all bad - like anything else I guess - but this one has certainly lived up (or down) to it's rep.

Mark

Certainly be interesting to find out the cause and if it is fixable (realistically)

Mark

[rcfisher]

No the motor has never run out of oil or no alarms have ever gone off. It was serviced the week before we went to the island.
The day it happened we were only 100 meters from the island so it was not a big drama but the day before we were 25 km away with a friend and his 4 year old son so could have been worse.

[Gazza]

Popcorn comment:
you should always upgrade your existing 4 strokers asap before they X-Plode !! ,or due for a MAJOR service.

p.s. hmmm....service dudes didnt do a great "service" did they??
you got paperwork? ,they're prob ,not yours mate

[marto78]

No the motor has never run out of oil or no alarms have ever gone off. It was serviced the week before we went to the island.
The day it happened we were only 100 meters from the island so it was not a big drama but the day before we were 25 km away with a friend and his 4 year old son so could have been worse.

Thats a bloody big coincidence don't you think.

As for running them out of oil they will go into limp mode where they only run just above idle to stop any damage being caused to the motor.

[cormorant]

Not sure what the metal was from. We are paying to get it pulled apart to find out exactly what and how much to rebuild. A new motor would be nice but i am guessing around 13k +-

Not sure how they can see metal in it unless they can hear it rattling around but will be interested to hear what has failed and why. Be great if you can get some photos, plenty of piston and bores with crank and conrods. Even outside warranty I'd be having a chat to BRP if it is a item like a conrod or something that should never let go. Unless you can resolve the reason for failure rebuilding is not a option. There are full powerheads avaliable in the states cheaper than here but you still have to ensure your electronics didn't cause the failure. See what they come back to you with and go from there.