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Honda 225 2006

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I am considering purchasing a boat with 2006 225's on the back. Engines have 1100 hrs on them and they sounded great and ran smooth during sea trial. I looked at the maintenance records and the mid shaft bearings had been done as well as the updated exhaust pipes. One engine had a recently replaced high pressure fuel pump, and the cowlings had been repainted. Also the lowers probably need to be painted as well. One thing I did not see was any maintenance to the timing belts or valve adjustments. We looked in the owners manual which only listed maintenance items/intervals out to 400 hrs. So my question is what is the maintenance recommendation on the timing belts or anything else for that matter for engines with 1100 hrs. Any estimated costs on the timing belt replacement etc. I am not a wrench so would not be attempting this myself. Thanks for any feedback.
 
Not sure about belts and valves sure guys will pipe in but I can give you feedback on engine itself.
I have twin 225s hours 2300 hrs
1. Thermostats and area around there check when replaced and make sure no corrosion in that area
2. Sparkplugs make sure they have been out in last 6 months they have history of corroding/ stuck threads
3. I can tell you never have done anything w regards to valves yet so should be find not sure about that I have visual checked belts
4. Ensure mid case sections intact the shaft bearings sometimes come out thru front of case easy to see by taking off 2 bolts plastic cover case bottom of midsection
Good luck good motor over all love mine had them from hr 1
 
Even though you say you are not a "wrench" I strongly suggest that you invest in the official Honda (Helm) shop manual. The trouble-shooting procedures and diagnostics alone are worth the $116. Plus the expanded maintenance section can save you some big bucks. Finally, you will learn a lot about those engines and have a good reference if you every get in the situation where you need a marine mechanic who has not been Honda trained. The aftermarket shop manuals are worthless IMO - too many errors and omissions.
 
chawk_man said:
Even though you say you are not a "wrench" I strongly suggest that you invest in the official Honda (Helm) shop manual. The trouble-shooting procedures and diagnostics alone are worth the $116. Plus the expanded maintenance section can save you some big bucks. Finally, you will learn a lot about those engines and have a good reference if you every get in the situation where you need a marine mechanic who has not been Honda trained. The aftermarket shop manuals are worthless IMO - too many errors and omissions.
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Where does one obtain said manual?
 
Through your local dealer or via Honda's store on Amazon or ebay. This is the page on Honda's site that gives the links http://marine.honda.com/owners/manuals/shop-manuals

All I can do is reinforce what chawk_man has said about getting the manual.

Timing belt is to be inspected yearly for damage, wear, oil or grease. If it has oil or grease on it, the surrounding area should be cleaned and the belt should be replaced. There is no fixed time as to when the timing belt should be replaced, that I know of. It is not like a Honda Car (which should be changed after 60,000 miles on some)

Mike
 
I'm gonna add my 2 cents here. I have 2003's Honda 200's...which I bought last year with 750 hours. I took my boat on a 90 mile run and in the last 7 miles, Iwas running about 5000 rpms and one of the motors "died". No warning...nothing....it had run perfect the other 83 miles without a hiccup... I turned over the engine to start it up again and it sounded like it had no power. Upon my inspection, my timing belt had flown off due to tensioner bearings seizing. In the end I had 24 bent valves. Cost me $1200 in parts and I did all the labor. I attribute the failure of the bearings to the salt water (my boat stayed in a slip on the water). Nonetheless change them before its too late.
 
Good point, Skooter!

If that area was inspected before it happened, do you think that you would have noticed any deterioration of the bearings or corrosion in the surrounding area?

Mike
 
Prior to the "damage being done" I had notice that the tensioner pulleys had corrosion on the outside and pitting. But I figured it wasn't squealing or making any bearing noise. I wished I had read a reply like mine. I would have gladly spent the money to swap out parts. BTW the previous owner had a similar issue with the other outboard a couple years earlier. I went ahead and swapped them both.
 
Your post provides first hand knowledge of things to look for on a regular basis.

It will probably save someone thousands of dollars down the road.

Thanks for jumping in.

Mike
 
It's only fair to thank you guys too. I had some other issues regarding fuel problems and you guys have been very helpful. We're here to help each other and learn from our experiences. Thanks!
 
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