Hi I have a friend with a 1998 200 hp E.F.I. He's having a issue with the engine not going over 2400 rpm's. I'm unfortunately in Michigan so I can't help him right now. I service the boat in Michigan. I had him check the high and low coils in the stator for continuity and they both checked good.
He finally took it to someone there and found he was getting trigger codes that this guy says he has never seen before. He said he checked the trigger coils and that they check good. He told us it needs a new E.C.U because when it gets these codes it kills 3 injectors. (Not possible on this engine). He recommended switching over to carburetors and said the E.C.U.'s were not available anymore.
I didn't think this was the problem but was at the mercy of the guy in Florida. I had a refurbished E.C.U. shipped over night to my friend from a reputable company in California mentioned many times on this forum and different forum's I subscribe to.
The tech in Florida Put the E.C.U. on and said it was another "p.o.s. rebuild" because now it won?t even idle the fuel pump is shutting off after 10 second.(I don't think he ever readjusted the throttle position switch with the second E.C.U. causing it not to idle.). The company was kind enough to send us another E.C.U. he plugged this in said the codes were gone and sent my buddy on his way.
My friend put the boat in the water and now it was idling at 1200 r.p.m's and still wouldn't go over 2400 r.p.m.(this didn't surprise me). They sent another guy out the trigger codes were back. He did a bunch of tests at the dock and sold my buddy 2 switch box's, this didn't fix it either. Now there saying it?s the E.C.U. again. I don't think there has been a problem with any of the E.C.U's!!!
My Guess is that it is a stator problem, or a trigger coil problem thus the need for a Reputable Technician in the Marco Island or Naples Florida area. My Friends vacation is being wrecked and money is being wasted because these guys working on the boat probable don't even have a dva meter to check the system completely.
Any suggestions of a reputable tech that knows this e.f.i and ignition system would be appreciated.
I just had surgery on my ankle 2 days ago unless i would fly down there and fix it for him.
Thanks in advance for you help
Ted Binkowski
He finally took it to someone there and found he was getting trigger codes that this guy says he has never seen before. He said he checked the trigger coils and that they check good. He told us it needs a new E.C.U because when it gets these codes it kills 3 injectors. (Not possible on this engine). He recommended switching over to carburetors and said the E.C.U.'s were not available anymore.
I didn't think this was the problem but was at the mercy of the guy in Florida. I had a refurbished E.C.U. shipped over night to my friend from a reputable company in California mentioned many times on this forum and different forum's I subscribe to.
The tech in Florida Put the E.C.U. on and said it was another "p.o.s. rebuild" because now it won?t even idle the fuel pump is shutting off after 10 second.(I don't think he ever readjusted the throttle position switch with the second E.C.U. causing it not to idle.). The company was kind enough to send us another E.C.U. he plugged this in said the codes were gone and sent my buddy on his way.
My friend put the boat in the water and now it was idling at 1200 r.p.m's and still wouldn't go over 2400 r.p.m.(this didn't surprise me). They sent another guy out the trigger codes were back. He did a bunch of tests at the dock and sold my buddy 2 switch box's, this didn't fix it either. Now there saying it?s the E.C.U. again. I don't think there has been a problem with any of the E.C.U's!!!
My Guess is that it is a stator problem, or a trigger coil problem thus the need for a Reputable Technician in the Marco Island or Naples Florida area. My Friends vacation is being wrecked and money is being wasted because these guys working on the boat probable don't even have a dva meter to check the system completely.
Any suggestions of a reputable tech that knows this e.f.i and ignition system would be appreciated.
I just had surgery on my ankle 2 days ago unless i would fly down there and fix it for him.
Thanks in advance for you help
Ted Binkowski
