2006 Etec 225 HO Starting Issues

[Pound4Pound]

I have a 2006 225 HO Etec (E225DHLSD, Vin# 05124128). I was going fishing the other day, so I charged my batteries all night, and the charger indicated everything was charged when I unplugged it. When I got to the boat ramp, the motor would barely turn over, like it was was under high compression, or as if the battery was low. I hooked jumper cables up from the trolling motor batteries and jumped across, switched out batteries, and even took the battery out of my truck and put it as the starting battery, yet it continued to barely turn over. I went back home, and later that evening I walked by the boat after I let it charge all day, hit the start button, and it kicked right over. I then hooked the water ears up on the motor, it started right up, so I let it run for awhile. The following weekend I took it out to my local lake to run it. Before I left the house, I hit the start button to see if it would turn over, and it did. When I got the boat in the water, it kicked right over for a brief second but didn't start, and then it went right back to barely turning over. I've tightened every connection on the batteries, and the chargers. Nothing was loose.

There are 4 lights on the back of the motor under the cowling. The top one has Charge Ok, the next one has Crank Position Ok, the third has Sensors Ok, the bottom light has Lanyard/Stop Ok. When I power everything up, all the light excpet the Crank Position Ok sensor is lit up. I don't know if this has anything to do with the problem, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

I have been having a mouse problem in my shop where I keep my boat. I keep corn in my shop to feed the deer, and the day I went to the lake, I found a bunch of corn in my rod lockers. I have a feeling that maybe the mice have chewed a wire somewhere, and it is shorting out. I hoping this is not the case, but it's always a possibility.

Has this happened to anyone else, or does anyone have any suggestions that I can try before I have to take it to the dealer? I appreciate everyone's response, thanks.

[ccuboy123]

whats the temp outside and whats the CCA on the batttery atleast 1000 minimum. Check the conections on the batteries also . good and tight no corrosion. then check the starter. May be goin

[CandR]

http://forums.etecownersgroup....05532


Check out the Etec Owners board and the following threads. I have the same issue, and BRP has not been able to fix it....yet.

[ELGIN]

It sounds like the mice may have chewed into some wire(s) in the boat harness, a tech with a remote key switch should be able to trouble shoot the system to see if the issue is on the motor.

[GaryL]

My 250 started doing the same thing. After trying two new batteries I thought maybe the starter was crapping out. Wrong. What I found was two of the three bolts that hold the drive on the top of the starter had backed out one was gone.
This was allowing the starter case totwist just enough to bind and drag real bad.
Replaced the bolts tourqued she works as good as new. Pop the cowl of and have a look at the top of your starter.

Only bad thing is now I have a spare cranking battery or two.

Good luck.

[Captain Dan]

I am having similar issues with my 1999 225 Ficht. I know that the engines are not the same but electrical issues may be. Could this be a bad ground? I am having other strange electrical problems and all seem ground related to me.

Dan
E225PLEEO
Serial # 4696540

[Danrude]

The older DI motors did suffer from ground problems both the battery connection and the various ground connections on the block. Clean all ground connections on the block, make sure you have a good connection on the Battery and on the starter ( no wing nuts on the battery ) make sure you have at least a 1000mca battery. Other things that can cause you to have hard starting problems are the start solenoid the starter it self, bad neutral safety switch and defective key switch. You may want to start your own post with specifics about your problems and you can get some good information.