2005 Yamaha 175 HPDI - yes/no/maybe?

[damaged]

Buying a used motor can be risky business. Found a nice Triumph CC with a 2005 175 HPDI motor hanging off the back; really wanted a 4 stroke. I have gone through many threads addressing these HPDI motors and find most of the concerns are with the earlier 200+ HP versions. Fuel filtration and strict aherance to maintenance will be no problem as I'm anal about that stuff. I am new to this and request some advice about what I should concentrate my efforts on when evaluating the status of this motor's health. It has 150 hrs on it. Thanks in advance

 

[yamamarinetech40]

Re: 2005 Yamaha 175 HPDI - yes/no/maybe?

That engine will serve you fine, then....use ringree, yamalube or equiv.(very few choices there), and reg. maint. and it'll outlast you and me....

 

[grid]

Re: 2005 Yamaha 175 HPDI - yes/no/maybe?

Make sure the fuel filter between the low pressure pump and the high pressure system has been changed. I just had one bring me to my knees. I thought it had been changed in earlier maintenance, but it hadn't, and it provided entirely too many strange clues, with no reference on the laptop. It's expensive ($106) but it's worse paying some poor dumb SOB to try to track down weirdness!

 

[damaged]

Re: 2005 Yamaha 175 HPDI - yes/no/maybe?

Thank you both for the response. The entire package is a lot of money. Grid, I will definitely follow-up on your advice.