Dealer Maintenance

[Scoop]

I have been doing the oil and plugs mostly myself but took it to the dealer this time for a more thorough look over and servicing. I was particularly concerned with greasing/lube jet pump bearings. The dealer however said they didn't do that. I have a 2018 with about 300hrs. Should I be pulling the pumps and greasing these myself? The dealer said they were sealed but the owners manual does recommend inspection and servicing.

What would everyone recommend?

Thanks.

 

[Beachbummer]

Not a bad idea to open and inspect after 300 hours... BUT With Yamaha's design the pump seals are not serviceable without a full rebuild of all bearings, since everything is pressed in. So once you open it up, if you see any water intrusion signs, the correct action to fix is to replace bearings and seals. If all looks good and clean you can add a little grease, new o-ring to the cone, and call it good.

I'm sure you'll get good suggestions from others here on the board.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

I have been doing the oil and plugs mostly myself but took it to the dealer this time for a more thorough look over and servicing. I was particularly concerned with greasing/lube jet pump bearings. The dealer however said they didn't do that. I have a 2018 with about 300hrs. Should I be pulling the pumps and greasing these myself? The dealer said they were sealed but the owners manual does recommend inspection and servicing.

What would everyone recommend?

Thanks.

Apparently your dealer doesn’t have a service manual..find another dealer.

My service manual calls for greasing the rear cones every 100 hours.

Yes, pull the pumps ad service them yourself, my manual indicated a very small amount of EPNOC grease in the cones, I called my dealer and asked about that, he called his corporate connection and that tech said to fill them with EPNOC grease.

Here’s a link to the thread I did on it this last winter.

Thread 'Jet Pump Cone Grease amount'

Jan 12, 2025

Two years ago I service the grease cones on my boat, I was behind one year on that service (boo FSH 210 Sport Boo). I remember the first time I pulled the cones that I thought there was not enough grease in them to be able to migrate up into the bearing carrier and into the front bearing.

Here is what they looked like in April of 2023 after I had serviced them in 2021. I had filled the cones up about 2/3 of the way with grease.
Port


Starboard


When I serviced them in 2023 I filled the cones up with grease after much thought and research, again my thinking was...

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Get two sets of O rings…. This way you’ll have extras, be sure and put some grease on the O rings before installing the cone and be very gentle installing them you don’t want to cut the O ring.

Also note what I said in that thread about leaving the O ring off after you packed the cones with grease and fit them back onto the pump to make sure it will assemble easily. The O ring will create some back pressure of air which could give you a false reading. Then install the new O ring and install the cone.

You will also need some molybdenum disulphide grease for the shaft splines of the pump shaft.

See my post #8 in this thread about the intermediate bearing

Post in thread 'Intermediate bearing greasing advice'

Mar 30, 2025

You can make up something like this to help you reach those hard to reach places in your engine bay.

I like what @steveinmd says about removing the hose at the intermediate bearing and pumping out all the old grease until fresh grease comes out.

I’d suggest that once you have removed the house / tubing from the bearing, use a bright light and a piece of line trimmer / weed wacker line to stick down inside the bearing to see just how much grease is in the bearing before adding any grease.

My boat did not come with...

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[Scoop]

Great info - thanks.

Scoop