Check Engine Light

[spaz944]

I was out on the water the other day and got caught in 4-5 foot waves. I had to gun it back to our location due to storms coming my way. I hit a few high revs while jumping waves and got a check engine light (port side). I just reset it and kept heading home. Put boat on lift and flushed with salt away like always. No problem

Changed out my old battery for a new "Wal Mart special." Charged battery up.

Went out today and while just putting along in a no wake area about 30 mins into my outing the light came on again (port side). I silenced it but it kept coming back. I stopped the engines, checked the oil level. All good. Restarted and it kept coming back on! I researched the forum for answers but thought I would ask again to see if others have had this issue?

I am only running a single battery with stacked connectors. Could that be an issue? It has never been a problem before but now I don't want to keep running the error not knowing what the cause truly is.

Any help or advice is appreciated.

 

[itsdgm]

Sorry to hear about your issue @spaz944

When's the last time the spark plugs were changed?
Was the light on constantly, or flashing?

 

[spaz944]

Spark plugs changed a few months ago. I think the light was on steady but once silenced, it would flash on and off

 

[Matt Phillips]

You may need to find someone with a YDS cable to plug it in and look for errors...

 

[Gym]

Spark plugs changed a few months ago. I think the light was on steady but once silenced, it would flash on and off

If it's flashing on and off try to determine if it's flashing a code. There is a list of codes in the frequently asked questions section.

 

[Jimgodiving]

Picked up some sea grass which turned on the check engine light. Port and then starboard. What is a YDS cable. Where can I get one. I looked it up on amazon. Is there software that
you need to go with cable. 2016 AR240
Thanks

 

[Matt Phillips]

Since you know what caused the code, have you tried turning the battery switches off for about 5 minutes, then turning them back on? Others have said this may help clear the warning light.

 

[spaz944]

You can get the cable and software on eBay.

Make sure you get the correct software for your year model!!

I believe up to 2012 is 1.33 and beyond that year is a different version.

 

[msavold]

@Jimgodiving , the YDS (Yamaha Diagnostic S... - don't remember the last one) cable and software are on ebay, not that I know of on Amazon. Lots of sellers such as http://tinyurl.com/m4j6vol
***BUT*** before you spend any $ on this AFAIK, Version 1.33 is the latest you can get publicly and boats newer than 2012 need version 2.0 which you can't get - Yamaha is only making it available to dealers. For your 2016, the eBay ones won't help...

 

[FloJet]

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@Jimgodiving , the YDS (Yamaha Diagnostic S... - don't remember the last one) cable and software are on ebay, not that I know of on Amazon. Lots of sellers such as http://tinyurl.com/m4j6vol
***BUT*** before you spend any $ on this AFAIK, Version 1.33 is the latest you can get publicly and boats newer than 2012 need version 2.0 which you can't get - Yamaha is only making it available to dealers. For your 2016, the eBay ones won't help...

Another damn way for Yamaha to make us rely on crooked dealers. SMH

 

[Jimgodiving]

That really helps. The only one I saw was 1.3 Thanks