I bought a 2005 sx230 about 5 years ago. It has been the best, most reliable, most versatile boat I've ever owned or operated. I absolutely stole it from a guy that had over filled the oil by 4 quarts per engine, and every time the engines started they smoked like they were on fire. I changed the oil, cleaned the air boxes, and put in high flow filters and it has not skipped a beat!
Thank you. I could not tell from the service manual how to get at the plugs. The manual made it look like the rocker arm cover would need to come off. I knew that was wrong and your video took me straight to the easy answer.
Hi. I have a 2009 AR230HO and it would always start right up without any issues at all. Both motors. I got stuck at the end end of last year because a boater was flagging me down so I stopped to see if they need help not paying attention to where I was. I sucked up some mud and ever since my starboard motor takes for ever to start up and stay running at idle and has a vibration. Flushed a lot and ran in river 3 times after the incident. It is garage kept and I’m wondering if you know anything that I could check? I pulled the jet pump and checked impeller and seems good. No trash or anything.
Wayne, I can’t think of anything specifically to check. If you haven’t checked out yamahajetboaters.com and jetboaters.net, I would highly recommend both of these sites. They are a treasure trove of knowledge. Good luck!
I just got a 2009 SX230 and I changed the plugs yesterday. My plugs looked like yours. They were black at the bottom of the plug threads for about 3/16" like your plugs. My question is do you think that is normal or maybe a sign of too high oil level in the tank. My oil level looks too high to me. It reads completely full even at cold temperature.
