Now that they have been around for a while what is the verdict?
--
Bill Kiene

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Now that they have been around for a while what is the verdict?
--
Bill Kiene





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On Tue, 29 May 2007 20:06:35 -0800, "Bill Kiene"
wrote:

Now that they have been around for a while what is the verdict?

Outstanding with my 200 HO.

Efficient, power up the wazoo, quiet with no major burps.

Did have one minor EMM problem which involved the clock resetting -
usually after about an hour of run time. It was annoying, but not
major.

My old Contender's new owner is living the high life with twins under
charter use - told me he was glad he made the switch. One guy at my
old marina switched from Optimax to ETEC and tells me all the time he
wish he had done it sooner.

In my opinon, best engines made.

On May 30, 12:06 am, "Bill Kiene" wrote:
Now that they have been around for a while what is the verdict?
--
Bill Kiene

I got my 90 ETEC (blue freshwater version) in May of 2005 and I
absolutely love it. I don't have tons of time on it (not even sure how
to check the hours), but for my use (rec pontoon, some fishing) it has
been flawless. I have had zero problems with it. Well, to be honest, I
had the little Bombardier round label come off the other day.

Mine is set to the X100 oil and I haven't cracked the seal on the jug
of oil because the engine uses no oil. I'm serious. I put a mark on
the oil reservior when I bought it and it has moved about 3/16" of an
inch over two seasons.

I haven't had any issues at all (except for the little label) in my
experience. I did have the fuel pump replaced last year, but that was
a service directive from BRP, no problems on my end. I expected to
have some recalls due to the engine being new, but so far, only that
fuel pump recall. First scheduled maintainence is next spring.

Winterizaton is automatic. I just got mine out of winter storage last
weekend and it started on the first turn after sitting idle for 6
months. It starts faster than any of my cars and there is no smoke.

I believe all the raves for this engine are true. It's awesome in my
opinion and I recommend ETEC's to anyone who asks about my motor.

-Trent