Hello, I am farily new to boating, going on my second year now. I have a 1991 Sea Ray 160 OB with a Mercury 115 with the auto oil mixing on the engine. To make a long story short I took my boat in for a preseaon and was told that #4 has only 30# in it, bad news right? So it comes down to a $1600 to $1800 rebuild and replace of that piston with unknown cost of what they may find. I got my boat back and spoke to another shop and they have a few older merc 115s, said one was recently rebuilt. They also told me I may be better off with an older mix it ur-self engine, since the auto ones tend to burn out pistions usualy the #1.
So the question is rebuild my current 115 or retro to an older 115? Need some input on this. Are some years better then others on the older Mercs? Will the controls, tilt & trim be an issue?
Thanks.
So the question is rebuild my current 115 or retro to an older 115? Need some input on this. Are some years better then others on the older Mercs? Will the controls, tilt & trim be an issue?
Thanks.