2005 Mercury Optimax 90 Reviews

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The other benefit to the Opti is that it will idle down to lower RPMs. Founded in 1939 by the talented engineer-businessman Carl Kiekhaefer the Mercury brand of boating engines are found as factory equipment with many watercraft manufacturers.

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2005 mercury optimax 90 reviews. It is red hot. Evinrude engines also use a battery but draw less power. The Optimax is much quieter than some of these older 2 strokes not quite as quiet as the 4 strokes however.

The Mercury is a 3 cylinder. A leading name in marine engines Mercury is recognized for producing top-quality outboard motors as well as the MerCruiser line of inboard engines. Basically starting up your engine could take a toll on your boats electrical load.

Then running a 900 computer test showed no error codes. The only drawback that remains to be conquered is their noise signature. Both are direct injected but there are some di.

110-115 psi compression on all 3 cylinders. He noticed 5400 RPM while going into the wind and 5300 RPM against. The wild child is a 30 liter V-6 powerhead mated to a Torque Master gearcase replete with over-sized gears bearings and special cooling water pickups.

I have a Mercury Saltwater 90hp 2 Stroke. I have a friend who owns an Evinrude FICHT. I have owned a Mercury 1990 100 hp two-stroke carb.

Yamaha has had trouble with a higher hp version HPDIs and that really shut the yammi guys up after their relentless bashing of Mercury. I eventually blew out the lower unit but that could have happened with any motor and I do not believe it was a Mercury issue. I attribute that to the extra cylinder.

The Smartcraft system from 2001 onwards also gives you all the info you need to know exactly what is going on. I can remember being towed in twice over the course of my ownership of that motor. I used to run a Warrior 2090BT with a Merc carbed 125 tiller.

Our tourney boat has a 200 opti and that probably gets 50 or better fuel mileage than my 150. Then the next three hours run the RPMs between 3000 and. Their light weight compared to four-strokes is an advantage.

You cant beat that. Spinning an 18in stainless steel Quicksilver Vengeance prop on a Stacer 489 Barra Pro and pushing a total of 900kg including two adults the OptiMax 90 was a perfect match for this incredible hull. When the customer changed his 23 propellers with a 19 one and used quickleen the performance improved dramatically.

One brass and one while plastic. Only the max RPM is lower. Weight - 305 lbs.

Clean Used 2005 Mercury 90 HP 3 Cylinder 2 Stroke 20 Outboard Motor. As Angla said they are a great engine very reliable powerful and still the best in fuel economy better even than any 4 Strokes out there. Born Again Boating Academy.

Last December I purchased a new Cypres Cay 20 foot pontoon with a 90 HP Mercury Optimax. Overall I thought the Optimax performed very well and was reliable given about 150-200 hours per year for 6 years. The brass one is your air dump and the other one is the water filter screen.

Restarted and died again. The engine was compresion checked when I bought it a couple of years ago and the mechanic said it was as good as new. Also the noise level is much lower with the Opti compared to the 2 stroke 90.

Since that time Ive had no problems with the engine. Optimax is really popular among the Bass fisherman. I cant compare with a four stroke as I have never owned one.

I was out yesterday. You will love the motor. I think all Optimax problems were eventually solved and the engine has been a winner ever since.

Then moving to a new location on the lake I started the engine started to idle a bit before getting to speed and the engine died. Interesting to note its genesis was a collaboration between Mercury Racing and Mercurys consumer outboards division. Still watching my speed the Mercury will get me between 6 to 7 NMPG cruising at 19 knots with a light load.

Discussion Starter 1 Jan 13 2006. The Mercury Optimax cant run without a battery which means it requires a high electrical load to run no matter what. Outboard motor for the past 10 years and it has been very reliable.

Posted 01-06-2005 1133 PM ET US The OptiMax engines seem to be very strong performers and are giving excellent fuel economy. Traveled down the lake for about 5 minutes fished with trolling motor for 90 mintues. OPTIMAX THREE-CYLINDER 90HP SPECIFICATIONS HPkW90 662Full throttle RPM5000 - 5750Cylinder ConfigurationI-3DisplacementCIDCC9296 1526Bore and Stroke in mm363 x 300in92 x 76mmIgnitionPCM Digital InductiveFuel System2-stage Direct Fuel Injection DFIAlternator Amp60 amp 756 watt Cooling SystemWater-cooled with thermostat pressure.

A leading name in marine engines Mercury is recognized for producing top-quality outboard motors as well as the MerCruiser line of inboard engines. Mercury 75 HP OptiMax Outboard Motor. The manual that came with the new optimax said the first hour change the rpm every two minutes.

Select a 2005 Mercury Model. Sometimes the filters get clogged with pee gravel grass and moss. Motor has been inspected and ready to mount and run.

I am considering upgrading to a Mercury Optimax 115 HP. March 22 2010 at 256 pm 856069. That motor and all the 22 2 cylinder shut off below 1800rpms motors seem to guzzle the fueloil pretty good.

On the port side of the engine there is an adapter plate with 2 nipples. I had a 150 EFI merc and it was not good on gas at all. Turn the key operationno more choking.

Although there was a slight oil smell when backing upwind the engine started instantly hot or cold and providing the antiventilation plate was kept at least three-quarters immersed power astern was. Founded in 1939 by the talented engineer-businessman Carl Kiekhaefer the Mercury brand of boating engines are found as factory equipment with many watercraft. Jarrett Edwards of Jarrett Edwards Outdoors explains the differences between the Mercury OptiMax and Pro XS.

The Opti uses less oil than my old 90 did so oil is not really an issueto meMy fuel milage almost doubled. He was very impressed with the power. The Yamaha was a 4.

I also bought my Opti from Capt. Kirks and was very pleased with the deal and the installation. It seems like most every companys first go with DFI had problems.

The Optimax consistently delivers incredible fuel efficiency but it definitely does not have the torque the Yamaha had.

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