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Looking for any problems that the 1999 mercury 225 opti max might have had. Looking at a boat that has one on it with about 350 hours. Some have told me they had lot's of problems. Please let me know if you have any experience with one of these. Thanks in advance.
If you want a boat that will crank when you get to the lake, buy something else.
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So your saying they have a big problem with starting. Have you had any other problems. Other's please reply with your experiences with this motor.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadboy
I dont know, but these 2 previous post ought to be enough to scare you off brother. Did you see all those exclamation points?
Their nickname is "OPTI-BOMB"
Among other things they are notorious for issues associated with the coil packs. They also had issues where an alarm would go off for no reason and throw no codes. It happened enough to where the owners actually started ignoring the alarms and then, there really was an issue and... boom!
Many issues are associated with the impeller. Although people (including marinas) were changing the impeller regularly, many of them (including Marinas) were not aware of a pre filter that must be cleaned. I watched one marina install a new impeller, got the boat home, looked at the screen and it was full. Called them back and they had never heard of it!!!! Lots of online posts about it. Pre-filer (or screen) ends up getting clogged causing insuficiant suction water to be pulled into the motor. It will send an alarm however it will not show much on the computer codes.
I believe, if memory serves me, they also had issues with the oil injection. A lot of guys (I think there is a thread on this in the mechanics corner) were removing the injection bottles and actually mixing their gas!!
I sent you a pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by gofish
Please, Don't do it!
Mine would seize a piston about every 20 or 30 minutes of running time. It did it 6 times, while I owned it, at about $8000 a pop. One time it hand grenaded and there was a wrist pin fell down into the foot and destroyed the lower unit. Mine was brand new and under warranty. Don't do it! Buy the boat if you want, but negotiate the price down so that you can afford to repower it.
I have 2000 opti 200 hp and no problems, same hours as yours. Never know what to believe!
Is this for all OptiMaxs or just the 225? I've always liked Yamaha, Nissan , and Evinrude. Looking at a new boat in a couple years and would like to know what to look for.
Didn't mean to hi-jack
I have a 2010 150 OptiMax, never had trouble with it
Chevy-Ford
I think it was the early year opti-max.Quote:
Originally Posted by dvuks
Go to BassBoatCentral. Check out there Merc forum. Should be enough info there to ansewer any question you have. Those guys run the stew out of em and have had every problem you could imagine.
What he said.
Cray I went to bass boat central and they don't have much good to say about the mercury motor as a whole, regardless of year model. Sometimes I think the only one,s who comment are the one,s who had problem,s not the people who had good luck out of them. But it does seem like most did'nt like the early models. The guy who owns the boat says he has never had any trouble with it. If anybody has any more input I would appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray