Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

[mattttt25]

trying to get a little info for my dad. he's looking at a new tracker with a new 60hp merc efi 4-stroke.<br /><br />anything he should know about this particular engine? how long has merc been making this one? any inherent problems? thanks-

 

[JB]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

Outboard Non-repair topic.

 

[mattttt25]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

sorry about that, jb. hopefully someone will help here.

 

[ozarkjeep]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

I think this eyar or last year is the forst year for mercs own design if I am correctly informed, before that they used Yamaha power heads, and merc lower units.<br /><br />look inside one, they are well thought out and well built, everything is weatherpak connections ( electrical) and everything mounted to the power head is on rubber isolation mounts.<br /><br />outboards have finally moved past 1940's technology, now they resemble late 80s early 90s automobile engines. <br /><br />If you had bought before march 31 they had a 5 year warrenty special, that was what pushed me over the edge to jump in with both feet!

 

[ozarkjeep]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

oh yeah, timing belt needs to be replaced every other season I think? that and water pump replacement ( abtou $250 at my local dealer)<br /><br />ive been worknig on outboards for a while, and IM sick of it, Ill gladly pay the $125 a year to be this quiet, and trouble free.

 

[marinemech1]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

ozark... if you don't like working on outboards should have looked at e-tec 3 years zero maintence<br />no annoying timing belt or valves to adjust<br />quiter? then 4 stroke the biggest thing no crankcase oil or filter to change<br />the 7 seven year warranty was just a bonus<br />p.s. if into tree hugging the cleanest outboard in the world

 

[ozarkjeep]

Re: Merc 60 hp 4-stroke

I looked into all of that Marinemech1,<br /><br />but they are 2 strokes,and they are evinrudes (bad past experiences with evinrude), I wasnt looking for a 2 stroke and for sure not a 2 stroke evinrude.<br /><br />IM laughing at the sales literature that says they use 30-75% less oil than competitive technologies!<br /><br />im guessing they didnt figure a 4 stroke as competitive technology.<br /><br />thanks for your input, but since I was a teenager I swore off Evi-Joohnny rude engines, and I didnt even consider any of these 2 stroke outboards that the companies spent too much time and money trying to design to live another 5 years. They are done, the 4 strokes are a viable solution now. <br /><br /><br />

Originally posted by marinemech1:<br /> ozark... if you don't like working on outboards should have looked at e-tec 3 years zero maintence<br />no annoying timing belt or valves to adjust<br />quiter? then 4 stroke the biggest thing no crankcase oil or filter to change<br />the 7 seven year warranty was just a bonus<br />p.s. if into tree hugging the cleanest outboard in the world