battery in gtx limited is 260

[Wing Luong]

The skis have 46 hrs on it and one of the ski was driving fine in water and all of sudden it just shut down. Tried everything wouldn't turn back on towed back to load on trailer turns out battery dead. A question doesn't jet ski have alternator like car where it recharge the battery. What system do u guys use to recharge battery in ur jet ski?? Got raped by dealership again 125 to see what's the problem and 175 to charge the battery..

 

[Revo]

They charged you $175 to charge the battery? That's ridiculous...

If your ski died while running it is definitely a charging problem - if you replace and recharge the battery it will likely just happen again and damage your new battery. Find the root cause.

 

[Wing Luong]

Does skis have an alternator that recharge battery if does I think either alternator not working or a fuse somewhere is burn. I know why it died. Cuz some part in engine is cracked and it's ducking in water. How I know?? When I tried flushing the ski the hull was fill with water

 

[Wing Luong]

They charged you $175 to charge the battery? That's ridiculous...

If your ski died while running it is definitely a charging problem - if you replace and recharge the battery it will likely just happen again and damage your new battery. Find the root cause.

It's 125 to "find" the problem and 175 to charge the battery to change the battery is 375... it's crazy

 

[purple_people_eater]

my guess on the water issue is that your inter cooler has a crack in it and leaking into the hull. as far as the charging system goes, take a volt meter, crank the ski, and see put the terminals on the battery posts. voltage should be 12.8-13.5 volts and it should go up if you rev the engine.

 

[Wing Luong]

my guess on the water issue is that your inter cooler has a crack in it and leaking into the hull. as far as the charging system goes, take a volt meter, crank the ski, and see put the terminals on the battery posts. voltage should be 12.8-13.5 volts and it should go up if you rev the engine.

If the metal part inside where u can see is intercooler then I'm sure it's that Cuz that's where water was spraying out from I hope warranty covers that since I only have the skis for almost 2 months

 

[KK40384]

If the metal part inside where u can see is intercooler then I'm sure it's that Cuz that's where water was spraying out from I hope warranty covers that since I only have the skis for almost 2 months

If that's the case your warranty should cover it.

 

[red2blue]

The cracked fitting...I hope it's a fitting...not the IC itself...will be covered under warranty.

Before you hand a vehicle to a dealership/shop...you tell them...."Call me before you 'fix' anything". A new battery wouldn't cost $130 from my dealership...can find better ones on line for less.

Also....unless water was shorting out the battery.....I hope they load tested battery.

 

[shucky]

Just wondering, why the warranty wouldn't have covered the issue in the first place, ( eg battery and testing).

 

[Wing Luong]

Just wondering, why the warranty wouldn't have covered the issue in the first place, ( eg battery and testing).

Cuz they tell me it's not a warranty issue the battery was drained due to the Intelligent suspension always active. That's why I was asking if skis have alternator... If it does it shouldn't drain like that now if it doesn't then it's my fault for not charging it
The dealership is telling me nothing is crack told me the air intake boot came off but what does that have to do with water getting into engine??

 

[Wing Luong]

The cracked fitting...I hope it's a fitting...not the IC itself...will be covered under warranty.

Before you hand a vehicle to a dealership/shop...you tell them...."Call me before you 'fix' anything". A new battery wouldn't cost $130 from my dealership...can find better ones on line for less.

Also....unless water was shorting out the battery.....I hope they load tested battery.

I didn't get new battery for 175 bucks they only charged the battery that was in ski that's why I'm asking if skis have alternator Cuz if it does the battery shouldn't drain like that. For dealership working on skis don't really have a choice beside them unless I wanna drive 60 miles to next dealership and I think they know that that's why they charge ridiculous amount for repair it's 125/hr

 

[BMAN98GTX]

Seems like your getting the run around from your stealership.

 

[Revo]

What the heck? I hardly believe the iS just stays on 24/7 and drains the battery unless it's hooked up to a tender. That's would be a terrible design.

And yes, every modern day combustion engine, be it a car, truck, jet ski, or boat ALL have alternators.

Sounds like the dealer is just trying to drain you of money and not fixing the root cause. If it's a new ski under warranty it should not have these issues. Any leaks, cracked fittings, etc, should be a warranty issue and fixed on their dime including all resulting damage from the failure on their dime as well.

Short of you sucking up a bunch of rocks, crashing the ski, or it falling off the trailer while you're on the freeway, every issue should be a free repair under warranty.

 

[purple_people_eater]

The iS is not always active. There is a drain from the ecu as it's always powered looking for a dess key. All brp products that us the dess system will drain a battery in 2-3 weeks. 1 week if your batter is weak or going bad.

 

[Coastiejoe]

Ok,, a few things for you..

I don't know your year as you don't have the info filled out in your profile. There was a bad run on the inter-coolers. They were cracked or cracked easy and Seadoo replaced them.
There is not an alternator per-say, but there is a rectifier which is what regulates the voltage output. They fail pretty often.

 

[red2blue]

Okay...coupla probs here....If you got leaking into the hull when you flush the system...somethings leaking water into hull.....that's one.

If you air intake is off the sc...yes water ingestion is a possibility. How did that hose come loose? How much water did your sc take in...at speed? I'm starting to get a bad feeling here.

No alternator...we got what's called a stator. Check the wired harness plugs top starboard aft of the motor. Also...check the wires leading to the starter relay. sometimes a kinked wire will affect charging/starting.

If it is charging...check on the trailer with volt meter...check that relay wire....if not....the plugs top back of the motor. If the motor turns over...load test the battery when you fire the motor. that is...while checking the battery before you fire..then watch what happens to the readout when you hit the start button.

 

[Wing Luong]

Skis r 2014 which I purchased from their dealership new and paid an arm and leg and interest is high too 7.99% 100% loan but yes with the broken part water going into hull they r fixing it under warranty now I'm still waiting for parts to get in and as for battery they charged it up and I said would battery go complete dead in another 2 months or so.. they said it shouldn't if does something else is wrong... so I went ahead and ordered 2 Naco 7200 chargers so I can charge it myself but if it does go dead again imma need to bring ski back to them so they can figure out what's the problem..

 

[Wing Luong]

All I can say the skis upkeep cost is more than my car

 

[purple_people_eater]

Just disconnect the negative terminal when they're not in use.