225 Optimax opinions

[jasoncooperpcola]

Just looked at the motors. They have four. Two 1999's and two 2001's. Upper and lower cowlings have been off since November. Right now they are outside in the elements leaned up against pallets. They said they were on pallets but i did not think like that! Am i being too paranoid about this? I imagine the ecm would not like getting rained on for seven months.

They need a couple days to get them together and see which are which. Then i get to pick the one i want. The tags are hard to read, where else are the serial and model numbers for these engines?

Paint is good on the newer one, cowlings look good. Steering shafts and tilt tube looks good on the one newer engine.

They will have their mechanic do a comp test and run etc free of charge. If i leave it with them they will not start my warranty until i install it on my boat.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

Just looked at the motors. They have four. Two 1999's and two 2001's. Upper and lower cowlings have been off since November. Right now they are outside in the elements leaned up against pallets. They said they were on pallets but i did not think like that! Am i being too paranoid about this? I imagine the ecm would not like getting rained on for seven months.

They need a couple days to get them together and see which are which. Then i get to pick the one i want. The tags are hard to read, where else are the serial and model numbers for these engines?

Paint is good on the newer one, cowlings look good. Steering shafts and tilt tube looks good on the one newer engine.

They will have their mechanic do a comp test and run etc free of charge. If i leave it with them they will not start my warranty until i install it on my boat.

make sure and be there when they start em. If they hook it up to a premix tank of fuel and not hook up the oil system RUN as fast as you can from em. I wouldn't be worried to much about the ECM's, but the compressor I WOULD be worried about.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Ferm from what i learned from you, Ridge, and everyone else, premix oil does not lubricate the compressor right? Make sure its clear fuel right?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

Ferm from what i learned from you, Ridge, and everyone else, premix oil does not lubricate the compressor right? Make sure its clear fuel right?

The compressor and the engine is ONLY lubed via the oil injection system, so if they don't hook up the oil injection and just try to run it on premix there is NO oil going through the important parts of the engine. When you see somebody do this, you have to ask yourself what else have they done they shouldn't have?

[jasoncooperpcola]

Gotcha. I should have taken my camera but i forgot it this morning. Just put it in the car ten minutes ago. Staring at this engine was like staring at the guts to the International Space Station. I was clueless. I did see the engine oil reservoir, so i know it needs to have oil in it before running. The way it was positioned it was hard to get a good look at everything.

I am considering building a stand for it and getting a motor cover for when i leave it at their shop until my boat is ready which might be February at the earliest. I don't want to "wear out my welcome" so to speak but yet i have a check for $3500 for them on an outboard i haven't even seen put together and running. Is building a stand and asking them to keep it covered too much to ask?

Also they said they can get me the controls and cables for $150 not sure what brand. Once we can find a serial number i can find out what these engines have and dont have.

[RidgeRunner]

Geez, you would think if they wanted to sell the motors they would have made them presentable... I don't think any electronics would do well subjected to the elements for long. Those Opti's have a throttle body that point up, so if all the plastic intake garb isn't intact they may have injested some rainwater from sitting uncovered. Sounds like a good time for pause and reflection..

[jasoncooperpcola]

Actually i asked to see them. Otherwise i would never had known they way they were stored.

I called about one serial number she gave me, it came back to a 2002 Opti counter rotating 30" shaft from Boca Raton (i think i spelled it right). I know for a fact there is a 1999, and a 2001. So the 2002 may be the newest, but how would a 30" shaft affect a V20. I understand i can just move my bracket up more to compensate, but what about the stability? Would the powerhead being higher up cause the boat to roll more?

Talking with MarineMax now they say to stay away from Opti's because parts are becoming hard to get. Truth or more BS?

And finally i found this in Miami. Talked with the seller and it includes wire harness, ignition, prop, but no controls for $3900. May be worth a drive. http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa/2985307886.html

And this is close, but being a 1999 I am not sure, but its $3000 http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/boa/3016491604.html

Just talked to the dealer about the 1999. It has been off since February but on a stand covered up. $3000 is just for the motor and prop. Never had a replaced powerhead or any major service. Its had all the annual service since new.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

Geez, you would think if they wanted to sell the motors they would have made them presentable... I don't think any electronics would do well subjected to the elements for long. Those Opti's have a throttle body that point up, so if all the plastic intake garb isn't intact they may have injested some rainwater from sitting uncovered. Sounds like a good time for pause and reflection..

Ridge looking at pictures online, on none of the engines i can see the flywheel and belt. Its covered up by a plastic piece. Is this the intake garb? If so none of the engines at the dealer had that on them. On every one of them the rusty flywheel is not covered at all along with the alternator and compressor.