Hi everyone,
I am writing this post for a friend of mine who purchased a brand new E-TEC 90 HP a few month ago. When cruising at idle speed, the engine sometimes switches into emergency mode and the max RPM is then limited until you restart the engine. At full throttle we have not experienced the problem so far. The control box stores error 38 (oil pressure).
The E-TEC is running with special E-TEC oil. When looking at the small oil hoses which lead from the oil pump to the engine block, you see small air bubbles inside the hoses. First, we assumed that these air bubbles cause the problem, but after performing the air-out procedure several times, the problem still persists. When cruising, new air bubbles enter the hoses.
Since the engine is still under warrenty, my friend took the boat to an authorized Evinrude dealer. He told him that this is a known problem which can be fixed with a software update of the control box.
Did anyone experience the same problem? What about the air bubbles inside the hoses? A software update cannot put them out...
Thanks for your answers in advance,
Thilo
I am writing this post for a friend of mine who purchased a brand new E-TEC 90 HP a few month ago. When cruising at idle speed, the engine sometimes switches into emergency mode and the max RPM is then limited until you restart the engine. At full throttle we have not experienced the problem so far. The control box stores error 38 (oil pressure).
The E-TEC is running with special E-TEC oil. When looking at the small oil hoses which lead from the oil pump to the engine block, you see small air bubbles inside the hoses. First, we assumed that these air bubbles cause the problem, but after performing the air-out procedure several times, the problem still persists. When cruising, new air bubbles enter the hoses.
Since the engine is still under warrenty, my friend took the boat to an authorized Evinrude dealer. He told him that this is a known problem which can be fixed with a software update of the control box.
Did anyone experience the same problem? What about the air bubbles inside the hoses? A software update cannot put them out...
Thanks for your answers in advance,
Thilo