20 hour service

[tphinney]

I belive they are supposed to pull the drive and check alignments every 100hrs or annually. But I would recommend specificly calling out what you want done to the boat and getting a hard figure before you walk away from the service managers desk. Have it in writing incase extra charges show up later.

 

[billandamy]

My $274.15 gets me

20 Hour Check

Record engine hours
Run engine to bring oil to operating temp
Remove engine oil
Remove oil filter
Visually inspect hoses/clamps/belts
Install new oil filter
Refill crankcase with oil
Run engine
Check for proper oil level
Clean bilge
Spray with corrosion inhibitor

Courtesy Check

Check battery
Inspect battery cables
Verify gauge operation
Inspect bilge pump operation
Inspect bilge blower operation
Verify nav light operation
Verify horn operation
Verify VHF radio operation
Verify proper fluid levels
Inspect drain plug in/out of boat
Inspect skeg/prop condition
Inspect bellows
Inspect engine for fuel, oil, and water leaks
Check/Clean sea strainer
Check steering operation

Tech labor 188.10

Parts

Oil 19.80
Filter 9.00
Corrosion Block 17.39

Other Services

Environmental Surch 5.00
Freight External 3.23
Shop Supplies 9.41

Total 251.93

Tax 22.22

Total due 274.15


What do you guys think?

I dont know, I specifically asked my dealer and he said really, unless you notice that you are having vibration issues or feel something needs a look at, the oil, filter, and drive fluid is all that is needed. Just get the specified Mercury fluids, keep the receipt, change them out, go boating.:huh:

 

[fragmag]

I did mine myself. The dealer also told me to do it myself unless I felt something was wrong. I thought it was weird, but I see that other dealers tell people the same thing. No worries, I will be taking it in for the 100 hour service at the end of this year.

 

[Gunn]

My $274.15 gets me

20 Hour Check

Record engine hours
Run engine to bring oil to operating temp
Remove engine oil
Remove oil filter
Visually inspect hoses/clamps/belts
Install new oil filter
Refill crankcase with oil
Run engine
Check for proper oil level
Clean bilge
Spray with corrosion inhibitor

Courtesy Check

Check battery
Inspect battery cables
Verify gauge operation
Inspect bilge pump operation
Inspect bilge blower operation
Verify nav light operation
Verify horn operation
Verify VHF radio operation
Verify proper fluid levels
Inspect drain plug in/out of boat
Inspect skeg/prop condition
Inspect bellows
Inspect engine for fuel, oil, and water leaks
Check/Clean sea strainer
Check steering operation

Tech labor 188.10

Parts

Oil 19.80
Filter 9.00
Corrosion Block 17.39

Other Services

Environmental Surch 5.00
Freight External 3.23
Shop Supplies 9.41

Total 251.93

Tax 22.22

Total due 274.15


What do you guys think?

What do I think? Yikes! Did you really read that list? They make it look really nice and involved and detailed. But...once you get to the bottom, all that I got from all that for $274.15 was....an oil change! That's a joke.

btw, I love how they list what should be a line item as "oil change" as:

1)Run engine to bring oil to operating temp
2)Remove engine oil
3)Remove oil filter
4)Install new oil filter
5)Refill crankcase with oil
6)Run engine
7)Check for proper oil level

I can see how if I ever want to go into my own business, my single item "oil change" wouldn't cut it when its shown up against a 7-step process...to do the same thing. I'm surprised they didn't add in a bunch of other steps with unintelligble words and verbage, so that you wouldn't understand what you read and would be so scared, you had no choice but to pay the $274.15 to have whatever it was done! :huh: