SaltLakeSeaDoo
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Is it possible to repair or do I need a new engine?
Sadly I only got under 10 hours myself. I bought them used didn't get to put much time in at the lake. [emoji53]Was hoping I was wrong
You got 200 hours out of it, not too uncommon to start seeing these kinds of failures at that point. The majority of my 2 stroke engine failures happened around 200 hours.
See if Nick Cairns has a motor for you.
But if it's lean shouldn't I be pulling out dry plugs and not wet ones?It ran lean
Look at the piston wash it is lean
Who is Nick and how do I get a hold of him?Was hoping I was wrong
You got 200 hours out of it, not too uncommon to start seeing these kinds of failures at that point. The majority of my 2 stroke engine failures happened around 200 hours.
See if Nick Cairns has a motor for you.
I was looking at the picture of your 2 stroke oil filter. My concern is that you may be using the wrong oil. It looked brown to me in the picture. This tells me that you are using Sea-Doo XP2 oil. That oil is mineral oil. As far as I know all RFI models require Sea-Doo XPS oil. That is a synthetic oil. The XPS oil is red and is around $45-$50 per gallon. The previous owner of both of my skis (2002 GTX RFI and 2003 GTI RFI) used the XP2 and caused all kind of problems. This included full engine rebuilds with new crankshafts. You should also have your Throttle Position Sensor calibrated to true zero. This requires a Sea-Doo computer from a dealer if you can find a dealer that will still work on two strokes. No dealers in my area would touch my skis. I purchased the CAN-DOO pro diagnostic tool and now I can pretty much do anything myself. The CAN-DOO pro is around $400.