godzilla, welcome to the forum, we are glad your here. Your protocol is fine. Just jump in and ask if you ever have any problems or questions. This forum is very friendly place, and members are always eager to lend some healthy advice. As far as your code P0505, Dennis is correct that if you decide to do your own repairs that you might want to become a premium member. The seadoo forum has authentic seadoo manuals in the library of manuals. As a premium member you have access to any and all manuals available. The manuals cover everything from wire diagrams, trouble codes, parts breakdowns with pictures and torque specs. It shows you the correct procedures for repairs . It is better to have a manual on hand to either read on line as a pdf file, or print it off for you own personal and privet use, when you need it. Click on the "seadoo Manuals" link at the top of the page for more details. If you need any more help or have any more questions feel free to give us a shout.
Karl