I have a 2020 1880 with a Mercury 115 Pro XS and the trim gauge is stuck up. It has never worked, dealer couldn't get it to work. Anyone else run into this?
I have a 2020 1880 with a Mercury 115 Pro XS and the trim gauge is stuck up. It has never worked, dealer couldn't get it to work. Anyone else run into this?
I can give you some tips on troubleshooting it.
First make sure you have current to the gauge. If so take the wire off of the sender post of the gauge. It’s probably marked with a “S” by the post. Not sure but I’m thinking it will be a purple wire with a white stripe. After removing the wire check to see if you have any movement. It’s gonna read all the way up or down at that point. If no movement at that point short out between the ground post and the “S” post. Do this with current to the gauge. If still no movement it’s looking to be the gauge but do one more check. Take an ohm meter and go between the wire you took off the “S” post and ground. Trim the motor up/down and see if the meter moves. Not sure what ohm setting to use here so you might try a couple settings. This will check the sender on the motor. If you see movement it’s back to the gauge. The only other source of trouble would be a short in the wire from the sensor on the motor to the gauge.
If I can help further get back to me.
Hope this helps!
Your boat and motor are both under warranty. If your not mechanically inclined let the dealer sort it out. Your dealer should have fixed or replaced the gauge. Vexus customer service is the bench Mark for everyone else. Send an email to them and I bet your gauge gets fixed ASAP.Originally Posted by skeeter1804
Mark Hopper,
Its nice to have someone with experience giving out accurate information.
Last edited by ifishinxs; 11-24-2020 at 10:36 AM.
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If that dealer can't figure out how to get a trim gauge fixed, are you going to trust them with anything more complicated?
If they can't fix it, replace it...under warranty.
2020 Vexus AVX 1880
Evinrude E-Tec 135 HO
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Mark, thanks for the info. I will test this and see what I come up with. Really appreciate your time.
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