Opinions on new Merc 4 stoke 3.4 V6 motors.

[blacktruck]

I was told the mechanical shift is not really mechanical.... the shift cable is hooked to a switch that controls an electric actuator that does the shifting..... and that acuator in under water..... let's see how long that lasts.

It's digital, adaptable to mechanical controls. The actuator is internal, should last a long time. 90% of sales will be for digital.

[2jz]

Do you change your own gear case oil? Do you buy 2 cycle oil now, the Merc. stuff is not cheap. I would not miss buying it. The question should be how often do I need to change the motor oil. Likely way less maintenance and cost than adding 2 cycle oil all the time.

Yes I change my own oil and no I don't buy mercury 2 stroke oil. I'll continue to be happy adding to my optimax. Will you be changing your own oil on your new 4 stroke every 100hrs or will u take it too the dealer. @$17.500 for motor plus $2500 for rigging I'll pass. Lol that's $17.500 for a 175hp, $19.000 for 200hp, $20,500for 225hp and it's 475lbs dry weight I'm sure it will be close to 500lbs like a two stroke when u add oil. So again is it worth it not too me

[David]

$11550 for a 175 ProXS at Jaco's
bass pro shops used to have similar pricing, may still

[mjw930]

List price on the 175 Pro XS is $15,110. Compare apples to apples. Yes, the new motor is probably more expensive but the official price hasn’t been published by Mercury and we have no idea what the dealer price or street price will be.

[altamate]

Yes I change my own oil and no I don't buy mercury 2 stroke oil. I'll continue to be happy adding to my optimax. Will you be changing your own oil on your new 4 stroke every 100hrs or will u take it too the dealer. @$17.500 for motor plus $2500 for rigging I'll pass. Lol that's $17.500 for a 175hp, $19.000 for 200hp, $20,500for 225hp and it's 475lbs dry weight I'm sure it will be close to 500lbs like a two stroke when u add oil. So again is it worth it not too me

If/when I buy one I'll change the oil in both the gear case and the power head. The dry weight to dry weight is the fair way to compare weight. How much 2 stroke oil do you have onboard with you? I like to keep the large tank at least half full and if it's not, I'm usually hauling a jug to top it up. As it's been pointed out, you need to compare list price on both motors or wholesale on both to have a true price difference. They will certainly be a lot closer in price then some of the numbers we are seeing here.

[2jz]

List price $15k for 175hp pro xs plz post link.

I keep both 3gal oil tank full so I don't keep oil onboard

[H2OPERF]

The sterndrive we had failed into reverse, had to go 20 miles in Biscayne bay in reverse to get back to the ramp, then do a Baretta maneuver at the dock.....

The omc sterndrives were a pos but to be fair most failed from the wrong type of oil, they had spring clutches and had to have thin oil and allot of people put heavy viscosity 90w gear oil in and they would go into both fwd/rev at the same time , boom..., the outboard elect hyd was fine the wire insulation from the 60s rotted and that was the main problem.. no power was fwd, power on 1 solenoid was neutral power on 2 solenoids was rev as i remember.. dave

[flabum1017]

The omc sterndrives were a pos but to be fair most failed from the wrong type of oil, they had spring clutches and had to have thin oil and allot of people put heavy viscosity 90w gear oil in and they would go into both fwd/rev at the same time , boom..., the outboard elect hyd was fine the wire insulation from the 60s rotted and that was the main problem.. no power was fwd, power on 1 solenoid was neutral power on 2 solenoids was rev as i remember.. dave

Yeah, the sterndrives were different.... lose power and you were stuck in reverse.............

[RSWORDS]

coupla questions, 1 how much, 2 how many hours before re-build, that's a good start. was told in the past merc is a 1000 hr engine, yami is a 3000 hr. engine. lets here some digits. FUN OUT

I have a waterman with 12,000 hours on his mercury 150. Has had a couple sensors and a tach go bad that's it.

any of the new 4 strokes from all the manufacturers will go thousands of hours if maintained properly.

[powerabout]

8 hrs a day
7 days
4 years
Good innings

[JBS]

I have a waterman with 12,000 hours on his mercury 150. Has had a couple sensors and a tach go bad that's it.

any of the new 4 strokes from all the manufacturers will go thousands of hours if maintained properly.

can't beat that!!!

[wtsjr66]

Just ordered a new 150 ProXS four stroke , got a sweet-heart deal from a local dealer. Only problem is I cant get it until May! Replacing my 150 60 degree Johnson on my 1820 Actioncraft flats boat. Sure will miss the sound,smell and the punch, but am hoping for much more range.

[H2OPERF]

In the pics on the other thread it shows what looks like the electric shift actuator in the mid section spacer...below the water line , is elect shift only avail in 25in motors ? doesnt appear to be enough room without the spacer in there..

[WavetoWave]

Just ordered a new 150 ProXS four stroke , got a sweet-heart deal from a local dealer. Only problem is I cant get it until May! Replacing my 150 60 degree Johnson on my 1820 Actioncraft flats boat. Sure will miss the sound,smell and the punch, but am hoping for much more range.

I think you'll like it, bullet proof engine. The large displacement makes up for the torque and the ProXS is dynod at 163 HP.