Yamaha motors

[huntercj]

I have a 2000 60 horse yamaha 2 stroke tiller on a 16'5 g3. Its my first yamaha what i am wondering how long can these go before needing a rebuild. Been thinking of trading the motor off on a new one but finding out my motors worth next to nothing.

[boatfixer]

With proper maintanence and care, a loooong time. Always use a high quality oil, good clean gas and worring about how long they will run before rebuild shouldnt even cross your mind. There are literally tens of thousands of engines of all makes still running after 30+ years.

[solbes]

Yup, you're only 10 years into it's life. I would keep it on your transom and enjoy it. I had an '84 Evinrude that made it to 2008, which is probably around average for the lifespan for a 2 stroke.

[marine_man]

That motor will run for a long time... what you are experiencing regarding trading your motor in on a new one is pretty typical... dealers really don't want to have to deal with loose motors, and have a hard time moving them typically.

marine_man

[huntercj]

My yamaha motor is kind of a odd one on the serial number its a 60 horse c no oil injection. I have no problem mixing my fuel just have not seen many yamaha motors this new with out oil injection.

[Northlander]

I had a 25 horse Yamaha 2 stroke that went for 10 years before I sold that boat and the guy I sold it too is still running it. That was like 8 years ago. Change plugs, lower unit lube, use good gas and oil and your set.

[boatfixer]

My yamaha motor is kind of a odd one on the serial number its a 60 horse c no oil injection. I have no problem mixing my fuel just have not seen many yamaha motors this new with out oil injection.

Up through 2001 you could get 40 50 60 70 90 115hp's with or without oil injection. 40's with or without til 2002.

You are right they are not as common as oil injected but i've seen a few 40's that way.

[solbes]

At least with mixing your oil/gas, you are 100% responsible for getting oil in the engine. The old OMC motors had the VRO pump fail sometimes. Not sure if that's what finally got mine or not.

[boatfixer]

VRO's were blamed for many failures, most of which was not the case and mostly by mechanics who do not understand how they work.

[mojogunter]

I disagree with you on that. I feel that the VRO pumps do go bad, and take out the powerhead prematurely. When they go bad they still pump too much oil at idle and smoke like crazy giving the owner false security that the pump is still working properly. The problem I feel is that when the pump goes bad it slowly runs leaner at running speeds not lean enough to burn down, but just enough to start to wear them out slowly until they rattle like an old washing machine. Case in point look at all the motors from the VRO era that didn't have the oil injection like the 88 HP motors. The vast majority of those motors are still running fine compared to the VRO models with a lot of hours on them. They are the same motor just no injection.

VRO's were blamed for many failures, most of which was not the case and mostly by mechanics who do not understand how they work.

[delmuts]

I have a 1990 90 hp on my ranger. It still runs like a dream. If taken care of, it should last a long time.

[marine_man]

I'd be tempted to throw it on the Classifieds on this site and see if you get any hits between now and spring. They're free.. why not?

marine_man