I just bought a boat with a yamaha 225. The engine stickers on the left and right sides are scratched up and I cannot tell what they say. I suspect the engine is older than what was advertised. Any other way I can tell how old this engine is? I did have my local dealer hook to the engine and print out the hour reading but it doesn't give the age of the engine. Maybe the ecu serial number means something? Any suggestions here?
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How old is my 225hp 4-stroke?
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Did you find a round label stuck on the block? It is black with a white bar through the middle. In the white bar there will be some numbers. Six or seven of them. The seven digits you provided don't make sense to me. Maybe it is me.
If 60J-00 is on the ECU that tells us something anyway because a 00 ECU was only used on a 2002 model year F225/LF225.
So, you either have a 2002 model year motor or a later motor with an older ECU.Last edited by boscoe99; 06-10-2014, 09:22 PM.
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look on the port side of the lower cowl.
if its a US market engine it has or had an EPA decal.
that decal has the year of certification.
typically that's also the engine model year.
not much changed on the F200/225 V6 over the years.
some of the changes were retro fits.
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Originally posted by JohnOrrett View PostHere is a screenshot of the 69J series. Its hard to identify without a serial number.
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He says it is a Yamaha 225 four stroke. There is no such model. What he might have is an F225. I am guessing here.
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Looks to be a 2003 year model. F225TXRB if it came with a right hand turn gear case and a 25 inch mid-section.
Complete number would be 69JX 1003447. Sold originally to the US Coast Guard.
Which came with a 69J-8591A-02-00 ECU.
But... The lower unit is a counter rotating version. Might be original or someone might have made an F225 into an LF225.
Take us a real close up photo of the scratched up sticker. There might be a clue or two that we can use.
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