ibr failure x 4

[beach dog]

this is the 4th ibr i have replaced on my 2011 gti se all under warranty but now i am out of warranty
does anybody know if there is something you can do to prevent them from breaking?

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Sorry to hear about your 4 issues.

solution: Don't stop, just keep going

 

[brobertov8]

this is the 4th ibr i have replaced on my 2011 gti se all under warranty but now i am out of warranty
does anybody know if there is something you can do to prevent them from breaking?

does your ski seat on the water for a long time?
I saw some times ibr failure and although it should hold that, looks like water makes damage on it easily

 

[beach dog]

the ski goes in the water almost every day in the summer but gets taken out at the end of the day and we always look to make sure no water in the hull even it gets wet i cannot belive seadoo would not make it so it can get wet it is a water craft

 

[brobertov8]

i also can´t believe that, but as you experienced, it does fail a lot...
I opened once an ibr unit and I can say there was water in the electronic circuits... the unit seems to be not so "sealed" how it should... and also it operates below the water level any time.... which helps to have contact with water any time.

 

[Michael211_2000]

I gotta say, I knew this was going to be the result of that iBR system when it was 1st introduced... much prefer my '06 RXT with direct cable operated throttle and reverse bucket!

They need to have the iBR electronics INSIDE of the hull where it can remain dry and use a cable actuator to the reverse bucket! It's the only way the things will ever be reliable IMHO. Bad design choice putting it where it gets submerged in water... not the 1st time they've made design decision mistakes though (ceramic supercharger clutch washers, hollow sodium filled exhaust valves, iS suspension system's that can sink the machine.... need I list more?). :-\

- Michael