Re: Evinrude 225 E-tec HO stories
i have a 2011 etec (60hp)and its nothing short of amazing the info you can get off of the computer.
thats right, some fancy things like WOT time, max reached rpm,s , max temperatures and many more are recorded, but like seahorse says- it cannot repair an engine. it nevertheless helps to point you in the right direction.
in the situation of the OP i quess he looks for an engine without any issues so hooking it up to the diagnostic may not be the primary goal.
the next point are the fichts and the nightmares about them. mostly based on " i had a friend whos friend had such an engine and knows somebody at the marina who had problems so these engines are bad"
well, i had a 150 V6 ficht ram and it was a hell of an great engine , first hand experience. the new owner also loves this engine, starting turn key and running all day long with a punch when you gun it that you won,t miss anymore !
i was smokeless, smooth and powerfull on the water when the carbed 2stroke guys primed the ball, pumped the throttle and cranked the engine to finally wake it up in a huge blue cloud- the etecs and modified fichts are a completely different league.
i think the etecs are the very best in 2 stroke direct injection design, the original fichts being the father of this technology may had problems but the modified bormardier build ficht "rams" were close to the etecs.
beyond the basics of always keep the eyes open buying a boat and the knowledge you can basicly run with every engine into problems -an etec as well the modified ficht are very good engines in my opinion !
cheers