08 Etec 225 HO Water Pressure

[Stanstonefishing]

What would you expect the water pressure to be at idle and high rpm? I installed a pressure transmitter on my hds and want to make sure it is correct.

[Danrude]

3 - 5 lbs at idle. 16 - 18 at WOT.

[SEAHORSE]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by StanS &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">What would you expect the water pressure to be at idle and high rpm? I installed a pressure transmitter on my hds and want to make sure it is correct.

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[Stanstonefishing]

Thanks for the information seahorse and danrude. I'm getting between 1&2 psi at idle and no more than 15 at higher rpm. Do you know how accurate the transmitters are? I purchased my boat new from the dealer last year and it has 25 hours on the motor. Do you think the water pump could be bad since it sat so long in the showroom? Your help is greatly appreciated.

Forgot to mention I have never gotten a high temperature alarm.

[ChampioNman]

You could have the dealer compare it against a good known water pressure gauge.

[Stanstonefishing]

My dash gauge was reading about the same as the transmitter. The transmitter will read very good at idle since it reads decimal places. The dash gauge would not register at idle. Looks like the transmitter might be reading correctly.

[SEAHORSE]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by StanS &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">My dash gauge was reading about the same as the transmitter. The transmitter will read very good at idle since it reads decimal places. The dash gauge would not register at idle. Looks like the transmitter might be reading correctly.

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Then the water pump should be replaced and the driveshaft "seated" per the service bulletin, the thermostats tested, and the pressure relief valve inspected, per the service manual and/or bulletin.

[Stanstonefishing]

Thanks for the information seahorse........I have an appointment with my dealer Tuesday morning. My dealer is telling me brp will not want to cover a water pump since it never got hot. I'm going to have a problem with that since my motor is only one year old with four years left on brp warranty. It only has 25 hours on it so they should cover whatever needs done in order to get the water pressure up to spec? BRP tv commercials says no dealer maintenance for three years or 300 hours. I'm sure BRP will do what's right since they have a good reputation and top notch company. I know my dealer is top notch and will take care of me.

[SEAHORSE]

Ask your dealer to call the factory techs on the dealer support hotline since pumps are not normally a warranty item, but a maintenance item. Be sure they tell them the whole story and give them the specs. The factory can then determine whether to cover your water pump or not, but remember that it is already 3 years old, even though the usage is low.

First the mechanic has to determine that the pressure relief valve is OK and the sealing grommet glued into place, plus the thermostats be seated correctly and not sticking open a bit.