Maximumquake
New Member
A few weeks ago I bought a 2007 yamaha vx deluxe , a double trailer and a seadoo rxdi for 2900. The ski I really wanted was the yamaha, but everything came as a package. The skis appear to be in okay shape. I dont know if they have been taken the best care of.
I knew absolutely nothing about RXDI's till i bought this ski. The RXDI has 155 hours on it. The front cylinder has 145 psi and back one is closer to 150 psi. When I got it the maintenance light was on and it was showing low voltage. I just charged the battery and changed the rectifier. Now the maintenance light is off and is running fine on the trailer. Since it is cold where I live I will not be able to put it in the water for a few months.
I just winterized the ski. I fogged it how the manual says. I removed the battery. I ran 4 gallons of marine antifreeze thru the flush port on the back of the ski. I know that is not how the manual suggests, but will that suffice?
What general maintenance should I do to prep the ski for the summer? I am not familiar with the oil system on it, so I either planned on checking it myself or taking it to a dealer to drain the old oil and check it out. Is it difficult to drain the oil and check the oil system myself? I planned on cleaning the rave valves and changing the oil in the jet pump. Is there anything other type of preventative maintenance I should do to it? Or is there anything significant I should know about this ski?
I am pretty sure the ski is supposed to use full synthetic api tc oils. What are oils that people have used in this ski? Other then the 50 dollar a gallon XPS oil.
I knew absolutely nothing about RXDI's till i bought this ski. The RXDI has 155 hours on it. The front cylinder has 145 psi and back one is closer to 150 psi. When I got it the maintenance light was on and it was showing low voltage. I just charged the battery and changed the rectifier. Now the maintenance light is off and is running fine on the trailer. Since it is cold where I live I will not be able to put it in the water for a few months.
I just winterized the ski. I fogged it how the manual says. I removed the battery. I ran 4 gallons of marine antifreeze thru the flush port on the back of the ski. I know that is not how the manual suggests, but will that suffice?
What general maintenance should I do to prep the ski for the summer? I am not familiar with the oil system on it, so I either planned on checking it myself or taking it to a dealer to drain the old oil and check it out. Is it difficult to drain the oil and check the oil system myself? I planned on cleaning the rave valves and changing the oil in the jet pump. Is there anything other type of preventative maintenance I should do to it? Or is there anything significant I should know about this ski?
I am pretty sure the ski is supposed to use full synthetic api tc oils. What are oils that people have used in this ski? Other then the 50 dollar a gallon XPS oil.