my 90 e-tec (2005) blew a powerhead at 37 hours. they say the engine ran
for 29 minutes without oil. the no oil alarm went off once, i checked
the oil tank and there was plenty of oil. and then the alarm never went
off again. i was told that air bubbles can form in the oil line if you
have low oil and tilt the engine up. when you tilt it back down, an air
bubble can form in the oil line. no one claimed that this is what caused
the powerhead failure though. has anyone else had an e-tec powerhead
failure? and if so, what was the reason? also, i have been using the
xd-100 oil and the engine is porperly set-up. it also used way more oil
than they claimed it would. in the 37 hours of use, i filled the oil
tank three times. it blew in the beginning of the third oil tank. i just
got the boat back and after running it for approx. 2 hrs, the no oil
alarm went off again. this time i brought the boat back to the mechanic.
they river tested it and had no alarms go off. i had one oif the first
ficht 150 engines which blew three powerheads in three months. i hope
that i am not going to get burned again......


This is a paste of one from some of the forums, plenty more I'll try to
keep you up to date.

Have you noticed it's failed Ficht people who come back for more???
anyway .................... ego problems??? Certainly an interesting
study in how the minds of some purchasers work or don't work:-); they'll
lie, bully & BS but never admit to themselves what everyone can see
except them; that they've been had well & truly the first time, so they
buy another to prove just how easy it was the first time?? As for those
that buy 2 more?? well what can I say??? Dumber than a dog??

K