Appel_1978
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Bought my first seadoos and having problems already please helpmim gonna go int very detail of what's happened thanks.
I bought a 2004 seadoo 3d rfi and a 2002 seadoo rxdi for $2000 from a charity. Great price I know. All the rxdi needed was a starter and she runs great the 3d ran out of water but soon as I got it wet I couldn't go over 5 mph. Changed plugs ran better, ran ok at half throttle but bogged in and out when taking hard turns and when I tried full throttle ( rrrRRRrrrRRRrrr) it originally had check engine light on but after I changed spark plugs light was gone. Took to dealership they ran diagnostic test and not codes showed up except older cleared codes. Next step they said was to check fuel pressure and they would have to put tester in fuel line and take it to the lake to ride it under load to get accurate reading. Well when they said that would cost $280 just to joy ride my doo I couldn't justify giving them money for that and that's not even fixing the problem. So I told them I'd figure it out . They said they thought it could be fuel pump or fuel injectors, after that it could be computer or something along that line I forgot the name of part they said but they said unlikely it's that cause it should throw a code if it was. Well I soaked the bottom 4" of the pump In parts washer not cleaner overnight and emptied gas cause don't know how long it sat, fuel looked yellowish. Next day 93 oct gas and fuel injector cleaner and put it in lake. Ran ruff still for 20 min then shut it off for a few seconds to change to moto style and found out my battery was dead. Next day bought new battery road still ruff for an hour then about the time my check engine light came on it started running good only at half throttle though but I could cut hard turns and it ran smooth but soon as I gave it a little more throttle it bogged in and out again. So I hope this very detailed description helps any ideas thanks
I bought a 2004 seadoo 3d rfi and a 2002 seadoo rxdi for $2000 from a charity. Great price I know. All the rxdi needed was a starter and she runs great the 3d ran out of water but soon as I got it wet I couldn't go over 5 mph. Changed plugs ran better, ran ok at half throttle but bogged in and out when taking hard turns and when I tried full throttle ( rrrRRRrrrRRRrrr) it originally had check engine light on but after I changed spark plugs light was gone. Took to dealership they ran diagnostic test and not codes showed up except older cleared codes. Next step they said was to check fuel pressure and they would have to put tester in fuel line and take it to the lake to ride it under load to get accurate reading. Well when they said that would cost $280 just to joy ride my doo I couldn't justify giving them money for that and that's not even fixing the problem. So I told them I'd figure it out . They said they thought it could be fuel pump or fuel injectors, after that it could be computer or something along that line I forgot the name of part they said but they said unlikely it's that cause it should throw a code if it was. Well I soaked the bottom 4" of the pump In parts washer not cleaner overnight and emptied gas cause don't know how long it sat, fuel looked yellowish. Next day 93 oct gas and fuel injector cleaner and put it in lake. Ran ruff still for 20 min then shut it off for a few seconds to change to moto style and found out my battery was dead. Next day bought new battery road still ruff for an hour then about the time my check engine light came on it started running good only at half throttle though but I could cut hard turns and it ran smooth but soon as I gave it a little more throttle it bogged in and out again. So I hope this very detailed description helps any ideas thanks
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