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[rreimann]

Hi, new to forum and this 2004 Sea Doo LE DI. Boat has run perfectly for a few hours so far. Fresh fuel, full oil with Sea Doo oil.

Yesterday idled out past no wake zone and went to throttle up but as she sped up issues continuous warning beep. Throttle down it goes away. Same back at dock, and rev in neutral and at about 3,000 the continuous beep starts.

Tried some reverse throttle in case jet was obstructed. Tried flushing water cooling while in the water with garden hose, engine running, and pinching the line per specifications. No change.

Plugs are black, so have new ones will put in.

Dealer service says over phone their usual suspects for this, as it does not seem to be in limp mode, is oil or water cooling. So I am still hoping maybe there is just an obstruction in the water intake that the flushing did not remove...as I have not visually inspected that yet as boat is in water.

Where does this engine draw in the raw water exactly? Thanks for your assistance.

Boat has exceeded expectations for fun, was disappointing to have to turn around with new friends aboard for first time.

[Kevin Leclair]

It is possible something is off with the oil pressure, see this post, http://seadoosportbo...GINE-t2286.html, for the beep codes.

[rreimann]

Hi, new to forum and this 2004 Sea Doo LE DI. Boat has run perfectly for a few hours so far. Fresh fuel, full oil with Sea Doo oil.

Yesterday idled out past no wake zone and went to throttle up but as she sped up issues continuous warning beep. Throttle down it goes away. Same back at dock, and rev in neutral and at about 3,000 the continuous beep starts.

Tried some reverse throttle in case jet was obstructed. Tried flushing water cooling while in the water with garden hose, engine running, and pinching the line per specifications. No change.

Plugs are black, so have new ones will put in.

Dealer service says over phone their usual suspects for this, as it does not seem to be in limp mode, is oil or water cooling. So I am still hoping maybe there is just an obstruction in the water intake that the flushing did not remove...as I have not visually inspected that yet as boat is in water.

Where does this engine draw in the raw water exactly? Thanks for your assistance.

Boat has exceeded expectations for fun, was disappointing to have to turn around with new friends aboard for first time.

RESOLUTION: Turns out it was a bad power regulator....the voltage to the engine was dropping with acceleration so the engine would go into limp mode...discovered while monitoring voltage while engine was running, replaced $170 part and now no beep.

[Kevin Leclair]

Thanks for the update, glad you got it fixed!

[keviseeb]

One thing the DI engine and the 250 HP Mercury Optimax have in common is that they both need good voltage to run. The Mercury uses a belt driven alternator to charge the battery whereas a rectifier/regulator is used on the Seadoo. A need trick is to keep a cheap voltmeter handy and check the charge rate at the battery on a DI. If it is dropping below 13.2 volts get back to shore before the battery gives out completely.

Kevin Seeber
Kingsland Marine

Thanks for the update, glad you got it fixed!