Mobile Mike
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Servicing my new to me 2012 205 Sport. I have the 5.0 MPI. When I bought it back in July, the current owner bought it from one of his employees at his Toyota dealership that could no longer afford the payments. The guy I bought it from only used in a handful of times in the year or so he owned it. He did not do any maintenance on it. Kept it covered in his lift. Boat looks brand new. Amazing for a boat 3 years old. He said the previous owner changed the oil in it prior to his purchase. When I got it, it only had 45 hours on it. I always change all the fluids and do any other services needed at the end of every season, that way in March it is ready to hit the water. From what I can tell, this very well could be the first service it has ever had. I changed the oil and filter, had to fight to get the filter off, don't know why it was on there so tight. Changed the lower unit oil, PCV valve, cleaned the spark arrestor and filter.
Engine oil and lower unit oil very black, no metal shavings in the drain plug magnet of the lower unit, that's good, and no water in the oil, so I feel pretty good about it.
Now I get to the fuel/water separator. I cannot get it off. Like the oil filter, it is on there really tight, and being in the tough to get to spot that it is in, I cannot get any leverage on it. Any tips, tricks, suggestions for getting this thing off. I have tried the cup type puller from the bottom, not really enough room to get to it from the bottom, fought with it using a wrap around style puller, with not luck. I am not sure what to do next. At 6'1" and 210 lbs, I don't fit so well in the small storage compartment next to the engine bay that has an access panel between the two.
I'm afraid that I am going to tear up the filter, leaving me with a completely disabled boat if It does not come off.
I guess I am spoiled being that my last 2 boats were inboard competition ski boats, very easy to get to everything for service when you lift the engine cover.
Engine oil and lower unit oil very black, no metal shavings in the drain plug magnet of the lower unit, that's good, and no water in the oil, so I feel pretty good about it.
Now I get to the fuel/water separator. I cannot get it off. Like the oil filter, it is on there really tight, and being in the tough to get to spot that it is in, I cannot get any leverage on it. Any tips, tricks, suggestions for getting this thing off. I have tried the cup type puller from the bottom, not really enough room to get to it from the bottom, fought with it using a wrap around style puller, with not luck. I am not sure what to do next. At 6'1" and 210 lbs, I don't fit so well in the small storage compartment next to the engine bay that has an access panel between the two.
I'm afraid that I am going to tear up the filter, leaving me with a completely disabled boat if It does not come off.
I guess I am spoiled being that my last 2 boats were inboard competition ski boats, very easy to get to everything for service when you lift the engine cover.