texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
db89, OlePhart11, Rick P, Raphie, mills_fishes_anywhere
119197 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
TexDawg 119,880
Bigbob_FTW 95,524
John175☮ 85,945
Pilothawk 83,279
Bob Davis 82,755
Mark Perry 72,532
Derek 🐝 68,324
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,039,288
Posts13,962,326
Members144,197
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
alarm on motor at idle #13080014 03/02/19 09:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
D
dpdpete Offline OP
Angler
OP Offline
Angler
D
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
I have a 2017 Mercury Pro XS 2 stroke. I get a beeping alarm when I have been idling looking at my graph for more than a few minutes. The oil reservoir is full and just had a new impeller put in. Motor pees fine and none of the intake are blocked. My research said to try all that I just mentioned but still getting it. Usually when the alarm starts beeping, I put the engine in Neutral and it goes off. A sensor or Thermostat is my next guess. Anybody have similar experience or can you point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13080028 03/02/19 09:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 674
R
RedRanger521 Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
R
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 674
sent you a PM

I'm having same issues


RR521


[Linked Image]
2022 Caymas CX21Pro, Mercury 250 4 Stroke, 52" Ultrex 112 MS I Pilot Link, HBird M360, Two 16"Apex MSI+, Two Garmin EchoMap 126 Ultras, Two LVS34, PowerPole Blades
Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13080426 03/03/19 12:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 112
pocove Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 112
I am also be interested in this, as I have an older 115HP mercury that does the same thing.

Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13080522 03/03/19 02:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
D
dpdpete Offline OP
Angler
OP Offline
Angler
D
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
I am taking it in next week to the dealership so I will let you know what they find out.

Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13080626 03/03/19 04:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,235
J
Jimfishes Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 2,235
Last time mine did this it was the fuel/water separator. I changed it out myself and problem solved!

Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13080955 03/03/19 10:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 138
nxt Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 138
Had the same issue a couple of weeks ago. It was the sensor inside the remote oil tank (on the motor). You can unplug the two wires for the sensor, if it stops, then you know. Good luck.


Mac
Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13081033 03/04/19 12:18 AM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,509
O
OPTI Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
O
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,509
Could be a couple of things oil tank float engine running cold at idle. you will only get one warning of six beeps which is a non critical warning during each key cycle. FYI if you ever get a solid 6 second warning that is a critical warning and will go into guardian depending on the the severity of the problem and it will pull out a percentage of power. If it is at idle I would suspect trash in the thermostats......OPTI

Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13081729 03/04/19 06:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 14,088
S
Stump jumper Online Content
TFF Guru
Online Content
TFF Guru
S
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 14,088
I have a solid beep on Optimax and no beep beep when I turn key to on. I guess the previous owner got tired of it so he just cut the beeper out. I reinstalled one. When I pulled the tan/blue wire on the tstat the beeping stopped. I heard that this was a common problem on Optimax's. After installing a new tstat I still have the beep so trying to figure out what to do next. Not having a warning system working right really annoys me.


2200 Bay Champ/200 Mercury Optimax
2017 Tundra TSS 4x4 Crewmax 5.7L
Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13082733 03/05/19 02:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,352
B
boatman025 Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,352
Most Likely have trash in thermostat and they need cleaned out


Hughes Marine
3855 Osage Lane
Wylie ,Texas
Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13083150 03/05/19 09:25 PM
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 7,661
B
bradnitro175 Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
B
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 7,661
I don't have a optimax but have read stuff on compressor strainers,might look into that.


Originally Posted by Trickster
BIG FAT BASS LIVES MATTER


Re: alarm on motor at idle [Re: dpdpete] #13098797 03/21/19 11:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
D
dpdpete Offline OP
Angler
OP Offline
Angler
D
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 253
The verdict was that there was debris that had worked its way up into the thermostat. Once that was cleaned out, it ran fine with no alarms

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3