1996 xp

Just trying to sort out kind of a weird issue I've been having with an XP I've been working on over the season. I just put a new motor (165PSI in both cylinders) in it with freshly cleaned and rebuilt carbs. Mikuni kit, popoff on both carbs right at 29PSI. LS needles at 1-1/4, HS at 1/4...

I rebuild an xp, whole engine, most components. Lost the OEM MPEM in the mail so I got an aftermarket one. Seems to work, it beeps twice when key is on and will turn over fine. I have no spark or gauges though. Replaced coil, starter solenoid, stator, and flywheel, I have no idea. Maybe the...

I recently purchased this ski. Previous owner told me he only ran XPS mineral oil in it. I can not for the life of me find PWC mineral oil. I can find SNOW XPS mineral oil. I want to switch to full synthetic for ease of access to the oil. From my readings on here I am not sure if I should drain...

I own a 1996 XP that I just rebuilt the Carbs on, I took everything apart and I put everything back the way it was but with everything new that was in the kit. It won’t start now, it wants to fire up but then shuts off right away and I also put in brand new fuel lines (got rid of the grey lines)...

hello all, first post here lol i plan to "show off" my project soon but anyways a buddy of mine picked up a 96 xp last weekend and we decided to check a few things today. Upon pulling the carbs off we found something not so good. i have no clue how it happened but id like to get a little input...

I purchased a 1996 XP for a good price and the steering cable seems to be locked up, and well, I broke it. So I need to get the cable replaced. I got the but unscrewed inside the hull which I thought would be the hardest part and that only took a couple seconds. Does anyone know a trick to...

I am looking at buying a 1996 Seadoo XP. The guy claims he had one of the reputable companies in my area do an inspection of the ski and said that it has throw a piston rod. My question is how much would it be to fix this issue? Is a whole rebuild required? Or just a top end rebuild? I have...

Bought this after it had been sitting for a year and a half. Had no spark, turned out to be the pickup bracket. Easy fix thanks to this forum :) So now it starts right up. The fuel lines are all black automotive, gray lines are gone. I put in some new plugs, snipped the plug wires, checked and...

Does anyone know of a way, short of removing the engine, to eliminate any water that may be at the bottom of the crank case? I don't want to blow the balance shaft if some water is sitting down there and there is no balance shaft drain plug on the 1996. Any chemical I can get into the...

1. My 1996 XP runs great but at full throttle seems to cut in and out at times. What could cause this? 2. I replace my rectifier and battery cables and now my jet ski will not do its "double beep" when i start it. It still starts tho. What do you guys think? 3. I took my VTS out and just...

My cousin bought this 1996 xp and ran great till first time of summer last year wouldnt start so he took it into the shop had a new starter put in then they said it had a knock from the crank bearings but wanted over 3k to fix it. so we ripped it apart have the whole engine apart and found no...

Okay So I bought a 1996 XP and a 1996 SPI a while back and the SPI had been rode alot and the XP had no scratches or dings or chips in paint. seems flawless and guy said he never had it out much! The spi started having starter problems but the XP always ran fine just a dang gas hog. Anyways on...

I dropped into MCPS today looking for a spring for my oil pump and the owner offered me a 1996 XP800 for $400 bucks instead. I went out back and checked it out and it still has grey hoses, the hull is really clean, compression test read 135 on both cylinders,needs a battery,has the VTS fix...

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I bought this Ski for a grand and was given a reciept of shop work done a year ago and had sat since then. I get two beeps when plugging in the DESS key and the 4 LED's light up and go off however the fuel light stays on. Also the screen in the middle of the lights shows solid blocks then...

the spx runs great top speed around 52 mph, but the xp used to run good top speed about 60+ mph, but now it starts to surge and bog after 45 mph, already planning to replace the xp's gray fuel lines, because its running bad but should i replace the spx's gray fuel lines as well even though its...

Ok guys I have a problem. I searched the forum for weak spark but really didn't much info. I see where many have mentioned they have no spark but a weak spark is what I have. The 96 xp ran great for the day but as my son was starting to load it on the trailer it quit and would not start again...

1996 seadoo xp won't start. It beeps only one time and won't start. And it keeps blowing the 5amp fuse. can anyone help me?

Hi. I am having trouble with my 1996 XP sea-doo. Just recently it became very sluggist when I ride it hard, or when going past 45mph-ish. Its seems like it gets stuck and won't produce more power, and sometimes it feels like it will stall; but it hasn't yet. Some history.... Its in...