Yamaha 150 4 stroke ..THANKS YAMAHA

General Boats and Motors
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Hello all, My Yamaha makes a funny sort of whistling/whining sound at idle…runs great & have kept maintained well…any thoughts on this??

Hope nothing to it but would like to catch before serious if anything to it.

It was actually manufactured in 10/05.

Thanks all in advance for any help.

Glenn

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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there is a balancer on the first stages of that engine that did not have enough cooling ports. it will break apart over time and drop debris in the oil and blow the engine. there is an update for the engine problem now. take it in for service and describe the problem, the shop should know what you’re describing.

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Originally posted by Bolbie

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I’ve got a 2005 that has made that whining sound since it was about 6 months old. Dealer said it was the timing belt and at the time he could replace it under warranty. I did not want to break the engine down for just a noise and decided to wait it out as I had a three year warranty. Well, its 7 years now and still has the same whine. I’ve got over 1800 hours on it and it still is till whining and running strong.

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glenn
if you send me the engine serial number, I can look it up to see if its still under warranty, and if so, you can bring it in, and we can handle everything for you.
If its not under warranty, we can still help you.

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Originally posted by chris V

glenn
if you send me the engine serial number, I can look it up to see if its still under warranty, and if so, you can bring it in, and we can handle everything for you.
If its not under warranty, we can still help you.

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Thanks everyone for your responses…ChrisV I will get with you next week. Boat is in Beaufort but I’m not. Thank you!

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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OK so my warranty is out & the noise my Yammy is making is from the balancer.

I called Yamaha & told them what was going on & gave them my serial #. Motor is out of warranty but they are going to cover the repair.

I am stoked!!! What service!!! Attached is a youtube vid that you can here the sound it makes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36GhDLez8c

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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Now THAT is good customer service! Love those Yammys.

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Originally posted by DFreedom

Now THAT is good customer service! Love those Yammys.

Yessir DFreedom…One call thats all. Could not believe it. Why would I buy anything else??

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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not surprised at all,Yamaha is top notch…

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i agree. a friend of mine got a lower unit on a 250…6 mos out of warranty. they said it shouldnt have broken…So i bought me one…
your noise maybe the bushing on the drive shaft. mine does it at times

I would by another yammy tomorow. completely saisfied

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Originally posted by jsadler

i agree. a friend of mine got a lower unit on a 250…6 mos out of warranty. they said it shouldnt have broken…So i bought me one…
your noise maybe the bushing on the drive shaft. mine does it at times

I would by another yammy tomorow. completely saisfied

I had the sound checked prior to calling them.

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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sorry didnt see the video link…definitely not a drive shaft

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Originally posted by jsadler

sorry didnt see the video link…definitely not a drive shaft

Vid is not of mine but the same sound.

Hope this helps others.

Thank You Chris V for the offer of assistance. Got it checked out in Beaufort.

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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Originally posted by DoubleN

OK so my warranty is out & the noise my Yammy is making is from the balancer.

I called Yamaha & told them what was going on & gave them my serial #. Motor is out of warranty but they are going to cover the repair.

I am stoked!!! What service!!! Attached is a youtube vid that you can here the sound it makes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36GhDLez8c

06 200 Bay Scout 150 Yam

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I have a pair of 2005 f150s and was told that I need to replace the balancers immediately. Mechanic calls yamaha and was told engines 5 yrs out of warranty so they wouldn’t cover it… Wonder if I called if it would make a difference?

I’m gonna give it a go I suppose… Nothing to lose, everything to gain.

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Heather Leman
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Heather send DoubleN a PM… Glenn can give u the break down of how it got resolved first hand… To my knowledge the mechanic called yamaha and let them listen to the motor running over the phone and they said absolutely its the balancer and agreed to replace it free of charge… I would definitely call yamaha myself and see what they have to say. Replacing the balancers on twins will probably be around $2000? A phone call won’t cost you a dime…

2007 Scout 221 150 Yamaha 4 stroke

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Lsk

did you get that boat surveyed first ?

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Originally posted by PeaPod

Lsk

did you get that boat surveyed first ?

Shouldn't you be asking if I had the engines checked out?

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