Another VRO question...

[sucena]

I have a 1996 90HP V4 engine that is working well. I've read a lot of negative things about VROs and it seems a lot of folks disconnect them and go 50-1.

My question is rather than waiting for the VRO to fail are there any gauges, I'm thinking engine temperature gauge, that would give a quick indication that the VRO is failing? If the engine is not getting the proper mix, would the temperature gauge be indicative of something going wrong?

Would appreciate some comments...

 

[racerone]

Opinions vary wildly.---There is a test you can / should do annually to confirm condition of VRO unit.----Also in my opinion the VRO is elegantly simple to take apart and confirm it's condition as well.-----Also change the filter in the oil tank regularly.

 

[flyingscott]

Your VRO pump already has a no flow alarm on it and when VROs fail they tend to over oil the motor. Probably 95% of the motors I have seen burned up and blamed on VROs ended up being something else. The VRO is a good system that got blamed for a lot of stuff it never caused

 

[boobie]

Get an OMC Factory service manual. All test procedures are in there.

 

[sucena]

Thanks for the replies. I have the manual and will look into doing some maintenance and changing the oil filter... And from what I can gather the temperature gauge would not be a good idea?

 

[ondarvr]

In a no oil situation the temp only goes up "as" the damage is being done, not before.