2014 1.8L HO Engine Failure in 212x

[vnalin]

Fourth time out on a new to me 2014 212x with around 180 hrs. Ran great last time out no alarms, no warning lights. Fired it up idled out of the no wake zone and boom.

 

[vnalin]

Fourth time out on a new to me 2014 212x with around 180 hrs. Ran great last time out no alarms, no warning lights. Fired it up idled out of the no wake zone and boom.

After taking this to the dealer and hearing his feedback in general he says this is very rare and he has only seen 2 catastrophic failures like this. In general I feel like I did something and really want to know what it was before I commit to a $20k repair tag. The only thing that he talked about was excessive water in the bilge building up higher than the air intake.

 

[Nivekot]

Did the timing chain break??

 

[vnalin]

Timing chain did not break. If the bilge area filled up too much is the only thing I can think of.

 

[Scottintexas]

Was the air filter wet with water?

Was there water in your engine compartment?
Was your bilge pumping?

 

[WREKS]

@vnalin Do you have more pictures?

 

[vnalin]

Left the boat at the dealer but will grab some more pictures tomorrow when I swing by.

 

[Ronnie]

@vnalin , I recommend you call your mechanic back and ask for more information. What part(s) failed catastrophically? Any bent valves? Where down the water from the bilge from?

$20k, what’s included for $20k?
I am selling a complete plug and play engine from a 2010 242LS for $4k. A swap could be done in a few hours.

 

[vnalin]

@vnalin , I recommend you call your mechanic back and ask for more information. What part(s) failed catastrophically? Any bent valves? Where down the water from the bilge from?

$20k, what’s included for $20k?
I am selling a complete plug and play engine from a 2010 242LS for $4k. A swap could be done in a few hours.

Complete Cylinder Head 5285
Cylinder Block Assembly 8758
Rotor assembly 586
Transfer shaft 361
Damper chain 1 and 2 275
11 hrs labor at 135
The rest is nuts and bolts basically
You have any pics or other descriptions of your motor @Ronnie

 

[Ronnie]

Complete Cylinder Head 5285
Cylinder Block Assembly 8758
Rotor assembly 586
Transfer shaft 361
Damper chain 1 and 2 275
11 hrs labor at 135
The rest is nuts and bolts basically
You have any pics or other descriptions of your motor @Ronnie

I would gladly sell you my motor for the great price of $4k but you have to pick it up in CA, 94505. Moreover, I don’t think you need it. Unless the head, block and other major components cracked (cannot be easily repaired). At this point I think you should get a second, maybe even a third opinion preferably from a pwc shop.

If i am wrong and you are still interested start a convo with me about the engine. I have video of it starting and running just before I replaced it with a new engine from a salvaged ar 240.

 

[Scottintexas]

It looks like there's a hole in the block,

$20k is about the highest we've ever heard by thousands,

You might consider a jetski shop also

For ronnies engine, it's a used engine with no guarantee but ronnie has been a member here since the beginning and before that at yjb, if i needed an engine i wouldn't hesitate to buy ronnie's and know that what he told me was the truth,

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Sounds like it hydrauliced.

 

[vnalin]

Well hydrolock seems to be the culprit. Bottom clips on the air filter were open. After following a lot of advice here I have pulled the engine and sent it to a reputable place for further examination.

 

[Scottintexas]

I'm having a hard time understanding how this is caused by hydrolocked,

you had just launched and just went to power after no wake area,

hydro lock normally only happens,
1. running on one engine forcing water through the exhaust system into the non-running engine,
2. you have a water hose leak so bad it squirts into the air filter and finally into the system (not sure if the newer engines are even capable of this)
3. you've got some other massive leak that the bilge fills with water so much it goes over the top of the engine and into the air filter and into the cylinders ( with this much water the boat would be SO SLUGGISH and the bilge would be pumping for 10 minutes)

normally we see hydrolock bend rods and ruin bearings,

your block broke near the oil breather tube not where a rod is,

you still need a new engine but I don't think this is anything you caused,

 

[jocolo21]

Probably had a water leake and it got so bad the engine ingested water and hydro locked as water doesn’t compress.