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Add another Timing Chain casualty to 2013 AR190

Phil

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Hey everyone, was cruising along a few days ago at 30 miles an hour and it cut out completely - left me in a bit of a hairy situation in a narrow channel with lots of boats and a rocky shoreline - thank goodness for a helpful boater who towed me in... Anyways, got the confirmation today from my marina that the timing chain broke...... Engine has only 200 hours... I'll tow it to a Yamaha dealer here in Ontario and hope that Yamaha does the right thing....

Let me know if anyone has any advice!!

Phil
 

Scottintexas

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Glad to have you on board, I that this is your first post,

What did the marina do to confirm it was the timing chain?

my only advice is prepare for the worst (you'll have to pay for repair) and hope for the best (Yamaha Corp. covers it). If it were me and Yamaha wasn't going to cover it I think I may take it to a local PWC shop, they would probably repair it for less,

Had you spoken to your dealer previously about the timing chain issue to get their feedback on potential failure and fix ?


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Phil

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They mentioned "the housing was broken and you've got a broken timing chain". My marina doesn't specialize in jetboats, so they are going to truck it over to the nearest Yamaha Dealer and I'll start the process with them. I hadn't heard about this timing chain issue until I searched on this forum and saw all the posts:)
 

sikm3

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Any updates? Did Yamaha cover the repairs?
 
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