2000 optimax 200hp power issue

  • 692fisherman
    champlin mn
    Posts: 370
    September 30, 2013 at 7:48 pm #1239498

    has anybody ever delt with a power issue in a 200 hp opti? its a 2000 merc that is very sluggish out of the hole and struggles to get above 4500 rpm. it will sometimes power surge at full throttle up to redline but… it also idles a little rough and sometimes dies at first start up. ony comments would be awesome!!! thanks

    jkarels
    Posts: 81
    September 30, 2013 at 8:02 pm #1197716

    Have an 03 225 opti that had same problems this spring. Changed the plugs problem solved.

    gary d
    cordova,il
    Posts: 1125
    September 30, 2013 at 8:07 pm #1197718

    You could look for a air leak. Crack hoses or a hose that has come loose. Good luck!!

    tsamp
    eldora, iowa
    Posts: 420
    September 30, 2013 at 8:52 pm #1197724

    X2 on plugs-if that does not do it,run a carb/injector cleaner

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    September 30, 2013 at 11:52 pm #1197761

    Before you go throwing money at it, take it in and have it hooked up to the computer. Might just be plugs???

    Had a similar issue and it was an air leak in the compressor diaphragm. BTW, got worse quick.

    -J.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3518
    October 1, 2013 at 12:59 am #1197773

    Check the insides of your fuel line while your at it they may be flaking and coming apart from the inside happened to mine.

    Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    October 1, 2013 at 5:04 am #1197792

    If all the above fails – Get a compression test done….and brace for the worst.

    wannaplay
    Posts: 149
    October 1, 2013 at 3:09 pm #1197833

    Ohoh…you have one of those “black might not get back motors”.

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3301
    October 1, 2013 at 4:05 pm #1197840

    Quote:

    Ohoh…you have one of those “black might not get back motors”.


    come on now let’s not go there. I have noticed it is usually a yamaha guy starting threads like that. Am I right?

    wannaplay
    Posts: 149
    October 1, 2013 at 8:13 pm #1197878

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Ohoh…you have one of those “black might not get back motors”.


    come on now let’s not go there. I have noticed it is usually a yamaha guy starting threads like that. Am I right?


    I have such a motor, and it left me floating/drifting with the wind….1st trip bad coil…2nd trip, second coil…third trip, third coil and power module…..

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3301
    October 1, 2013 at 9:00 pm #1197886

    I figured for sure you were a yamaha guy starting trouble. I have been lucky
    only having one motor of mine leave me on the water. That was a brand new Mercury on it’s first trip out that some wires from the factory weren’t pushed together tight and came loose. Long trip in with the trolling motor. I have owned new mercs, an etec and a yamaha 4 stroke and
    other than that one occurance they have been reliable. I know the first few years of the optimax had some issues, but now for the most part they are pretty good. Much better than the new SHO yamaha’s

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Ohoh…you have one of those “black might not get back motors”.


    come on now let’s not go there. I have noticed it is usually a yamaha guy starting threads like that. Am I right?


    I have such a motor, and it left me floating/drifting with the wind….1st trip bad coil…2nd trip, second coil…third trip, third coil and power module…..

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