mechanical vs electronic oil injection

[c9908928]

Which is the best and most reliable

 

[DJ]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

C,<br /><br />To my knowledge, all the systems out there are mechanical with electronic monitoring.<br /><br />Do you mean, "fuel injection"?

 

[c9908928]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

I was told to buy electronic oil injection as apposed to mechanical, due to mechanical systems not being reliable and motors blowing up, i dont know much about this topic can you help me

 

[clanton]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

There is aftermarket system for Mercury, that uses an electric motor to drive the pump. This is a fix for the V6 Mercury, when it shears the plastic oil pump drive gear on the crankshaft.

 

[Waterbugtoo]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

Why trust electronics over mechanical? There have probably been more OMC powerheads go down because of their VRO pump than all other brand motors combined. About the only way the plastic gear on Mercs get screwed up, is from #1 overreving, or stopped up carb/s.

 

[DJ]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

C,<br /><br />I tend to disagree about the VRO statement.<br /><br />An expert, on this board, once said that he has seen powerheads fail that were blamed on the VRO system only to find out that there was water, not oil, in the tank.<br /><br />The oiling systems are reliable, if maintained. If there are problems, they will warn the operator. It's up to the operator to not ignore the warnings.<br /><br />Tell us a little bit more about what you are looking for.

 

[c9908928]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

Im interested in the 175 Johno 1999 model

 

[Trevor]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

I must say I agree with djohns19 75% of the oil injection failurs I see is due to water in the oil most of these are people who have a deck fill on the oil tanks or on the smaller motors that have the oil fill cap on th cowling. the gaskets get lost or fatigue and people dont replace them.<br />oil floats on water pick up is on the bottom of the tank.

 

[BillP]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

The most reliable? Disconnect the pump and mix it yourself...I guess that would come under the mechanical category.

 

[BillP]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

 

[Fly Rod]

Re: mechanical vs electronic oil injection

I agree with BillP<br />I like the good old reliable system of mixing it yourself with the gas using the ratios. A little extra oil doesn't hurt;not enough hurts alot.