Josh28161
Active Member
My 04 280da had an engine die on me today. Port engine was running but a little rough. No warnings or alerts on the smartcraft. Ran on plane for a few minutes and when I came off plane it immediately died. Oil looked brand new before I left the dock. Opened the hatch and found a puddle of oil/water foam in the bilge, overflowed from the dipstick. Pulled the heads, water in 2 cylinders. Time for a new motor. I talked to the local shop and they told me 15-20k. I’m thinking I will just try to replace myself, but could use some suggestions on where to source a new/remanufactured motor from. The marina I use said they would help me with their forklift to pull the old motor and set the new one.