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Starting procedure for EFI Mercury #15139941 07/24/24 03:47 PM
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I was looking for something in the manual for my Optimax and read the starting procedure. It states to pump the primer bulb. I have never pumped it. Does anyone pump the primer bulb before starting an EFI motor?


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Re: Starting procedure for EFI Mercury [Re: Stump jumper] #15140080 07/24/24 05:31 PM
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I pump mine if it has not been started for a few days, otherwise no.


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Re: Starting procedure for EFI Mercury [Re: Stump jumper] #15140284 07/24/24 07:53 PM
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Never had to pump mine.


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Re: Starting procedure for EFI Mercury [Re: Stump jumper] #15140820 07/25/24 12:53 PM
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Never pump the primer bulb on my Yamaha.


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Re: Starting procedure for EFI Mercury [Re: Stump jumper] #15141205 07/25/24 06:26 PM
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For starters, just for accuracy sake, your motor is DFI, not EFI (although kinda sorta same thing... still electronic fuel injection, just newer tech with "direct" injection)
Primer bulb pumping only needed when motor has been sitting for a long period of time. Most of time, it will not lose prime, and upon you starting the engine and the diaphgram/low pressure pump begins to pulse, it will pump fuel the short distance back up to your engine on its own. Primer bulb only needed when boat has been sitting for so long that allllll the fuel has drained out of the line back to the tank, particularly on boats where the tank is up under the seats, or possibly even further forward, the bulb can be used to get fuel back up to the engine when the engine can't make it back up fast enough on its own.


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Originally Posted by SteezMacQueen
Never pump the primer bulb on my Yamaha.

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I’ve never had to pump one on an opti, and that’s even after sitting for a while.

Re: Starting procedure for EFI Mercury [Re: T-racer @ Mallard Marine] #15142532 07/27/24 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by T-racer @ Mallard Marine
For starters, just for accuracy sake, your motor is DFI, not EFI (although kinda sorta same thing... still electronic fuel injection, just newer tech with "direct" injection)
Primer bulb pumping only needed when motor has been sitting for a long period of time. Most of time, it will not lose prime, and upon you starting the engine and the diaphgram/low pressure pump begins to pulse, it will pump fuel the short distance back up to your engine on its own. Primer bulb only needed when boat has been sitting for so long that allllll the fuel has drained out of the line back to the tank, particularly on boats where the tank is up under the seats, or possibly even further forward, the bulb can be used to get fuel back up to the engine when the engine can't make it back up fast enough on its own.

Yep, I know the difference. I could have typed EFI/DFI.


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