What do you think would be the average engine life (hours) to expect out of a 2017 Yamaha 250 sho
With normal use and maintenance?
What do you think would be the average engine life (hours) to expect out of a 2017 Yamaha 250 sho
With normal use and maintenance?
200 hours before you need a new powerhead from making oil.
In all seriousness, it could be 200 it could be 2000. So many variables and some people seem to get a good one, others seem to get not so good ones. Doesn't matter the brand really, I would say Honda or Suzuki will probably last the longest, but they aren't as fast/powerful.
YupOriginally Posted by AustinV
200 hours before you need a new powerhead from making oil.
In all seriousness, it could be 200 it could be 2000. So many variables and some people seem to get a good one, others seem to get not so good ones. Doesn't matter the brand really, I would say Honda or Suzuki will probably last the longest, but they aren't as fast/powerful.
Just like a truck...hope it was built tue-thur
2020 Skeeter ZX150
I'm 78, just bought a new 200HP Suzuki 4 stroke, it has a 6 year warranty. With mine, I hope I outlast it, if you're young, you should outlast your Yammie.
If you are running the ever living piss out of it like it seems a lot of guys do on here.. 500 hours before most hi rev engines need some work with regular maintenance. Back home a lot of OB, yamaha, honda etc will see well over 2000 before needing anything substantial done.
Idk if because of the age you can get an extended warranty.
Had an inshore guide that ran Yamaha 4 strokes tell me he didn’t start looking for a new motor until he had 3,500 hours on it.
It'll take me 50 more years to get 2000 hrs on my 2013 SHO. My SHO might outlast the next owner too.....
2013 Ranger Z520c, 2013 Yamaha 250 SHO
2018 Ranger Z521c, 2018 Yamaha 250 SHO
Couple thousand plus hours if not more.
If proper maintenance is done along with running good products in the motor I would expect 2000 hours or more. I have personally put 1000 hours on a motor that most people had bad experiences with. That SHO has a good reputation and I could see it going way north of 1000.
Couple of pro fishermen/crabbers here ran their Suzuki DF140’s for 8000 hours ..... Suzuki bought the motors back off them to pull apart to see what they were like inside.
Found no issues and they were reassembled, serviced and sold on to a recreational fisher and still going strong.
I have a 140, and it has been the absolute best running engine I’ve ever owned. Had it for 5 years now, and other then oil/plugs and fuel filter changes, it’s run like a champ with not even a single hiccup.
Triton Tr17, Yamaha 130
Lund Pro V 1900, Optimax 200
Smokercraft Pro Mag 182, Suzuki DF140
Helix 9si, 10si mega
Minnkota Talon, Terrova
Had 800 hours on my Zulu when I sold it last fall. Changed oil and plugs.
Majek Reaper
Flashed SHO
Anderson Services LLC
" Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't"
How Shallow can you Run?
I put exactly 200 hours on my 2014 250 SHO before both heads cracked. Yamaha replaced with a new powerhead under warranty. I ran the new powerhead an additional 191 hours (2 seasons) and I am back to oil leaking out of the bottom of the powerhead again (Thank god I extended my warranty!). Its in the shop now being looked over and should know what happened next week. BTW I am strict on maintenance and do everything that is outlined by Yamaha. I only use Yamaha parts and oil/grease. I monitor my engine on my Lowrance via a Yamaha interface. I always warm up engine to at least 120 degrees before slowly taking off and have never had an alarm of any kind. I do not abuse the engine and if anything I baby it too much. My lakes are small so I can get across a lake in 15 minutes. This engine does not make oil either, never had that problem. FWIW there are a lot of cracked heads on Yamaha SHO's as of late. ..
All year Sho’s? 200? 225? 250?
Yes all years! I have reached out to dealers around the country and they are seeing it. The 200 - 250 hp are the same except for ECU.
Man it honestly seems with outboards that it is a crap shoot.
There's still motors running from the 70s and 80s. Most people trade out their boats before the motor blows up.
Sure you hear a tale occasionally of motors going out, but it's just not that common. In most cases you can examine the operator and how they treat the engine to figure the cause.
You'll read about a lot more bass fisherman blowing motors in a few hundred hours then you will with the salt water crowd. Why you ask, because saltwater crowd will start motor and let it run all day and not flog the piss out of it. Average Joe bass fisherman launches boat, starts motor and idles 50 yards past no wake buoy then goes ballz out for a few miles, chops throttle and kills motor before boat even stops to hurry and get on the trolling motor.
Nailed it...pinging the rev limiter the entire way. It's a little green fish..it ain't going anywhere.
This.
These boys around here have a lot of lower unit issues, especially the prop shafts. But these guys are rough. And can break an anvil.
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