New to Mercury motors and been hearing and reading quite a bit about a coil issue in 2007 to 2009 250 Pro XS and since my motor is a 2008 still under warranty im wondering if i can do anything to help or prevent these issues? Thanks
New to Mercury motors and been hearing and reading quite a bit about a coil issue in 2007 to 2009 250 Pro XS and since my motor is a 2008 still under warranty im wondering if i can do anything to help or prevent these issues? Thanks
There are certainly issues with those coils. There is nothing you can do to prevent coil failure. These were faulty coils. Mercury will replace your coils if you have a failure. Even if only one coil fails, Mercury will replace all coils. Chances are, if you have the faulty coils on your motor, you would have already had a failure. Your local dealer can check your coils to see if they are the faulty coils or not. Not sure if they will replace them without a failure, but it is worth a call to Mercury to ask if you have the faulty ones on your motor. Hope that helps.
Thewrench Thanks for the info.
Although my motor is a 2008 it only has 72 hours on it. Do the coils (if bad) normally have issues before 100 hours? I have another year of warranty so i guess i shouldnt worry. Im just crazy that way. Thanks again!
Specific engine questions really require a "specific engine serial number".
SHOULD you experience an ignition coil failure (whether or not the engine is within warranty at the time)- take it to your Authorized Mercury Dealer, and ask them to reference SB 2009-026.
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Thanks much Don!
I had one go out at about 3 years and 100 hours. Merc had the dealer replace all of them at that time, no issues in the last year
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