Charliebravo
New member
Hello, new to me Suzuki 30hp mounted on a Kingfisher minicat 370, the engine hasn’t been serviced for two seasons, or at least the last documented service was late 2021, and apparently…… according to the sales guy, hasn’t been used much recently, (no great confidence in that statement.)
The engine runs fine, with no hiccups farts smoke or stalls, starts easy and all seems well, but as it’s new to me , I think I will have it serviced for peace of mind.
My question for you is how does one determine the actual engine hours? (no tachometer fitted) , what service to give it seems determined by hours of use, is there a gadget to buy? or is it a trip to a Suzuki dealer to find out?
My only other line of thought is to give it a full ‘worst case’ service (at a fair cost) and just count my hours usage and keep it well maintained, my local waters have 5 to 7 knots of tidal flow, so don’t fancy a spluttering engine ……. I do have a good anchor set up, but rather avoid the drama.
I’m happy changing oils and filters, plugs and wires, but I think at around 400 hours the timing belt should be replaced, and this may be a challenge as I have only a dirt based yard to work in.
Any thoughts welcome, along with general advice on doo’s and dont’s with this engine, it’s my first outboard (apart from a 2.4hp honda on my other boats tender).
Looking forward to pearls of wisdom.
CB
The engine runs fine, with no hiccups farts smoke or stalls, starts easy and all seems well, but as it’s new to me , I think I will have it serviced for peace of mind.
My question for you is how does one determine the actual engine hours? (no tachometer fitted) , what service to give it seems determined by hours of use, is there a gadget to buy? or is it a trip to a Suzuki dealer to find out?
My only other line of thought is to give it a full ‘worst case’ service (at a fair cost) and just count my hours usage and keep it well maintained, my local waters have 5 to 7 knots of tidal flow, so don’t fancy a spluttering engine ……. I do have a good anchor set up, but rather avoid the drama.
I’m happy changing oils and filters, plugs and wires, but I think at around 400 hours the timing belt should be replaced, and this may be a challenge as I have only a dirt based yard to work in.
Any thoughts welcome, along with general advice on doo’s and dont’s with this engine, it’s my first outboard (apart from a 2.4hp honda on my other boats tender).
Looking forward to pearls of wisdom.
CB