Yamaha motor issues

[svttom01]

I have a Yamaha V-Max 150 (2004, carb) and towards the end of last season it began giving me trouble. The engine would start up fine but could not idle and would shut off almost immediately. I brought it into the dealer I purchased it from (Crystal Pierz) and they quickly diagnosed it that the problem was the carbs, and that they needed cleaning. I took excellent care of the engine (proper maintence, etc) and he told me that cleaning/rebuilding the carbs was considered maintenance and not covered under warranty. Is this normal as far is the engines carbs needing to be rebuilt after 2 years? I winterized the boat and never had the carbs rebuilt/cleaned. (fyi-the dealer told me the cost would be about $600)

On a side note, anyone use Seafoam religiously with every tankfull? Is it worth it? Thanks for any help.

[john.wells]

Shoot me an e-mail at [email protected].

[Ufatz]

You will of course, do what you want to do, but there is some good advice being offered here by Val. And me! If it is NOT a small air leak in bulb or hose, and you do NOT find another obvious problem, take it to your dealer or a reputable outboard shop. Messing around with these modern OB engines is not something for an amateur mechanic. If you have NO basic skills with tools or small engines you are walking right into an expensive nightmare. As Dirty Harry once said.....a man's gotta know his limitations.

Okay. Now I can sleep better. You plunge on ahead! LOL