Re: Dare I…ask an Etec question here?

[willg]

I would recommend adding stabilizer to the fuel tank before the last outing of the year, then doing the auto storage procedure. Another couple of tips: Pump some minus 50 RV/Marine antifreeze thru the flush fitting on the back of the motor before storage, as the water cooled vapor separator holds a small amount of water and can freeze, although I have never seen that happen in my 7 years of working with ETec. Secondly, avoid running the fuel system dry, as the electric high pressure (around 30 psi) fuel pump is cooled by the fuel and doesn’t like to be run dry. Third, the auto storage mode just over oils the motor and I haven’t seen any problems with corrosion by doing it this way. Lastly, I recommend if that you are not using XD-100 oil, have your dealer program the motor for it, as it will cut oil consumption and the full synthetic oil lubricates better. At the dealer I work for, all new ETecs get programmed for XD-100, and the only oil issues I have seen are with water getting in the remote oil tank (not a new thing at all or limited to BRP/OMC. I have seen the same with Yamaha and Merc as well). Hope this helps, Will.