anyone blown a powerhead in their 2000 and newer outboard? brand"

pete s. · #1 (**permalink**) March 29th, 2008

thinking of purchasing a newer rig. during my search,i am seeing alot of rebuilt power heads. especially EFI s. anyone on the forum blown the power heads on their 150-200hp newer outboards? list the brands,yr,type of fuel delivery,HP etc. thought it would be interesting to do our own consumer report. now,lets see if this post will pass the political correctness test. thanks pete

boomah21 · #2 (**permalink**) March 29th, 2008

2001 225 EFI Merc in the garage right now with one.

Absolutely loved the thing before that

bassnfool · #3 (**permalink**) March 30th, 2008

2001 Evunrude 225 HP E-tec. A piston ring broke with 235 hours on the unit in 2004. Evinrude wouldn't cover anything. Repair cost $1,800.00. Next boat I bought (2004 Triton) is powered by a 225 Merc Optimax. The Mercury beat the Evinrude hands down.