Evinrude E-TEC Pressure Relief Valve 200-300HP Engines 2008 through 2010

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revengewanted posted 06-28-2013 01:29 PM ET (US)
I apologize if this topic has already been discussed but it would be worth mentioning again if it was.
A dealer bulletin dated June 20th 2012 outlines the need to replace original pressure relief valve assemblies on certain 3.3 & 3.4L V6 models. The Evinrude bulletin is No. 2012-02(W). It appears from the list that most V6's from 2008 through 2010 are affected. An undetected faulty valve can have serious consequences by leaking and thereby causing abnormal salt water corrosion. Mine had been leaking for some time and resulted in replacement of the entire wiring harness and stator at significant cost.
Unfortunately my local dealer had not read this year old bulletin, repaired/replaced the corroded parts and sent me on my way. Because the dealer was not able to identify why this corrosion occurred I investigated further on my own.
If you have not already had this service done, you should do so soon.
Cheers,
george
jimh posted 06-29-2013 08:10 AM ET (US)
I own an engine that was affected by this notice. BRP sent out the notice to its dealers, instructing them to contact owners with engines covered in the notice. I was promptly contacted by my dealer.
The notice gives a procedure for identifying an engine that may have the suspect component, I performed the initial identification step discussed in the notice, and determined that my engine was likely to have the component that was being replaced. I brought my engine to the dealer, and he replaced the component. The component had not failed, but, on very close inspection, it was possible to see that there had been at some time or other a very small leak of water at one of the retaining screws because there was a very slight tarnish of the galvanized finish of the screw head. The dealer installed a new replacement component, and retained the old part for return to BRP. There was no charge to me. My boat was at the dealer for perhaps two hours.
The difference in my experience and George's experience is a good example of variation in service provided by different dealers. One of the reasons I own the engine I have now is because of the excellent service I experienced from my dealer in servicing my previous engine. My dealer, Lockeman's Hardware and Boat, is such an outstanding dealer that it would be hard for me to imagine buying an outboard engine from anyone else.
ericflys posted 06-29-2013 05:58 PM ET (US)
Most outboard manufactures send out notices to both the dealer and the individual who purchased the engine in the event of a recall or bulletin of this nature.

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Author	Topic: Evinrude E-TEC Pressure Relief Valve 200-300HP Engines 2008 through 2010
revengewanted	posted 06-28-2013 01:29 PM ET (US) I apologize if this topic has already been discussed but it would be worth mentioning again if it was. A dealer bulletin dated June 20th 2012 outlines the need to replace original pressure relief valve assemblies on certain 3.3 & 3.4L V6 models. The Evinrude bulletin is No. 2012-02(W). It appears from the list that most V6's from 2008 through 2010 are affected. An undetected faulty valve can have serious consequences by leaking and thereby causing abnormal salt water corrosion. Mine had been leaking for some time and resulted in replacement of the entire wiring harness and stator at significant cost. Unfortunately my local dealer had not read this year old bulletin, repaired/replaced the corroded parts and sent me on my way. Because the dealer was not able to identify why this corrosion occurred I investigated further on my own. If you have not already had this service done, you should do so soon. Cheers, george
jimh	posted 06-29-2013 08:10 AM ET (US) I own an engine that was affected by this notice. BRP sent out the notice to its dealers, instructing them to contact owners with engines covered in the notice. I was promptly contacted by my dealer. The notice gives a procedure for identifying an engine that may have the suspect component, I performed the initial identification step discussed in the notice, and determined that my engine was likely to have the component that was being replaced. I brought my engine to the dealer, and he replaced the component. The component had not failed, but, on very close inspection, it was possible to see that there had been at some time or other a very small leak of water at one of the retaining screws because there was a very slight tarnish of the galvanized finish of the screw head. The dealer installed a new replacement component, and retained the old part for return to BRP. There was no charge to me. My boat was at the dealer for perhaps two hours. The difference in my experience and George's experience is a good example of variation in service provided by different dealers. One of the reasons I own the engine I have now is because of the excellent service I experienced from my dealer in servicing my previous engine. My dealer, Lockeman's Hardware and Boat, is such an outstanding dealer that it would be hard for me to imagine buying an outboard engine from anyone else.
ericflys	posted 06-29-2013 05:58 PM ET (US) Most outboard manufactures send out notices to both the dealer and the individual who purchased the engine in the event of a recall or bulletin of this nature.