3pedalmini
New Member
Hello everyone, this is my first post. Ive been over at PWCFORUM but it seems very empty and the responses are somwhat sarcastic
I purchased a GTI 130 in the beginning of the summer and have had a blast. I sadly didnt get to ride it as much as i had hoped. She only has 17 or so hours on her and i did the 10 hour oil change. I am mechanicly inclined and do all my own vehicle maintenace. All the dealers around here are charging $298 for the winterizing with free de-winterizing. I cant see spending the money for something i feel i can do. I cant seem to find one article or thread that outlines what you have to do. Ive done a search on here and google and nothing really pertains to our smaller engine PWCs
From what ive read ive got to do the following.
1) Fill the gas tank, add stabile and run the engine for a few minutes
2)Remove the spark plugs and spray fogging oil or XPS lube in the holes and run the engine in drone mode (throttle all the way down) then refill spark plugs with xps lube and re attach the plugs
3)Blow out the exhaust with compressed air (optional to add antifreeze)
4)remove battery and place on a battery tender in a warm dry location
5)inspect and lube all moving parts, especially the nozzle and IBR mechanism. Lube with lithium grease
6)Liberally spray engine with XPS lube, wash and cover for the season (which i do after every ride)
???) do i need to drain the antifreeze in the coolant tank and replace with 100% antifreeze? if so how do i properly drain the tank?
She will be stored in an un insulated/non heated shed for the winter. I also plan on putting my trailer on jackstands so i dont get dryrot or flat tire syndrom. am i missing anything?
Any help is greatly appreciated:thumbsup: TIA
I purchased a GTI 130 in the beginning of the summer and have had a blast. I sadly didnt get to ride it as much as i had hoped. She only has 17 or so hours on her and i did the 10 hour oil change. I am mechanicly inclined and do all my own vehicle maintenace. All the dealers around here are charging $298 for the winterizing with free de-winterizing. I cant see spending the money for something i feel i can do. I cant seem to find one article or thread that outlines what you have to do. Ive done a search on here and google and nothing really pertains to our smaller engine PWCs
From what ive read ive got to do the following.
1) Fill the gas tank, add stabile and run the engine for a few minutes
2)Remove the spark plugs and spray fogging oil or XPS lube in the holes and run the engine in drone mode (throttle all the way down) then refill spark plugs with xps lube and re attach the plugs
3)Blow out the exhaust with compressed air (optional to add antifreeze)
4)remove battery and place on a battery tender in a warm dry location
5)inspect and lube all moving parts, especially the nozzle and IBR mechanism. Lube with lithium grease
6)Liberally spray engine with XPS lube, wash and cover for the season (which i do after every ride)
???) do i need to drain the antifreeze in the coolant tank and replace with 100% antifreeze? if so how do i properly drain the tank?
She will be stored in an un insulated/non heated shed for the winter. I also plan on putting my trailer on jackstands so i dont get dryrot or flat tire syndrom. am i missing anything?
Any help is greatly appreciated:thumbsup: TIA
i keep reading conflicting information on how to do the fogging. strangely, everything I find is for 2 stroke and very little on 4tec rotax engines. so your saying i am better off just removing the plugs squirting fog oil in the plug hole for a couple seconds and then run the engine in drone mode for a few and then squirt again for a couple seconds and replace the spark plugs? that makes the most sense to me but i did read somewhere where someone fills the cylinder to the top with fog oil then sucks it out in the spring.
