1998 Mercury 150 hp Optimax

Looking at a Skeeter with an Optimax 150 from 1998 on it. How good are these motors? It runs good but know they had there problems. Any feedback appreciated don't want to make a costly mistake.

Re: 1998 Mercury 150 hp Optimax

Welcome to iboats.<br /><br />A few major updates were needed on early production Opti's. Make sure those were done. A dealer can tell you what warranty work was done on that motor if you give them the serial number. It's kinda personal business, so I haven't seen anyone do that here on iboats.<br /><br />Check the hours on the computer. A dealer would have to do that too. Some indepents also have the DDT necessary to connect to the computer. In fact it would be great if you could get a printout from the computer to see what problems may have occurred and how it was treated.<br /><br />Big concerns include the air compressor, direct injectors, and alternator mount. Make sure the compressions are good. Make sure there's no major metal or water in the gearlube.

Re: 1998 Mercury 150 hp Optimax

Yeah, I use to own a Mercury and had a local mechanic check the history and he said the service bulletins had been done. Thanks for the reply.