Hey all. This is my first post and I'm trying to be as detailed as possible as I had this issue just yesterday and there was literally zero info on the internet about it. AND being that it was Sunday I was unable to get any help.
So here is what I experienced.
1. Suddenly the Engine Status Light kept illuminating and beeping about every 3 seconds. The touch screen gives absolutely zero feedback as to what is happening in the engine systems when this happens. This is VERY frustrating and I hope Tige figures out how to better handle this in the future.
This was RED in color.
engine-status.jpg
2. We shut down the boat immediately, limped back to dock (NOTE: The boat was not in limp mode)
3. The next morning we took the boat back to the lake to double check it. The system was tripping again within just a few seconds.
4. We took it to the Tige dealer in SLC and they told me that the issue sounded familiar on the early 2014 Z boats. He popped open the hatch and there was a black mark on the underside of the hatch that aligned directly with the top of the o2 sensor nearest the port side. The wiring was coming apart due to the fact that the hatch was rubbing against the top of the sensor for 20 hours of run time. When they switched from PCM to Indmar in 2014 - they did not re-engineer the engine hatch to meet the clearance needs of the new, taller engine. This issues causes the emissions to go out of whack and the boat will then throw that error.
5. The guys at Tige SLC grabbed a new o2 sensor off another boat in inventory, cleared my code and got me on my way in 20 minutes. Thank you guys so much!!
6. If you get this issue, don't panic. Look at the o2 sensors and make sure that's not the issue before you panic
If this is the issue, you should be able to still finish out your day of boating if you can deal with the annoying beeping noise.
I'll try to post a few pics of this a bit later.
So here is what I experienced.
1. Suddenly the Engine Status Light kept illuminating and beeping about every 3 seconds. The touch screen gives absolutely zero feedback as to what is happening in the engine systems when this happens. This is VERY frustrating and I hope Tige figures out how to better handle this in the future.
This was RED in color.
engine-status.jpg
2. We shut down the boat immediately, limped back to dock (NOTE: The boat was not in limp mode)
3. The next morning we took the boat back to the lake to double check it. The system was tripping again within just a few seconds.
4. We took it to the Tige dealer in SLC and they told me that the issue sounded familiar on the early 2014 Z boats. He popped open the hatch and there was a black mark on the underside of the hatch that aligned directly with the top of the o2 sensor nearest the port side. The wiring was coming apart due to the fact that the hatch was rubbing against the top of the sensor for 20 hours of run time. When they switched from PCM to Indmar in 2014 - they did not re-engineer the engine hatch to meet the clearance needs of the new, taller engine. This issues causes the emissions to go out of whack and the boat will then throw that error.
5. The guys at Tige SLC grabbed a new o2 sensor off another boat in inventory, cleared my code and got me on my way in 20 minutes. Thank you guys so much!!
6. If you get this issue, don't panic. Look at the o2 sensors and make sure that's not the issue before you panic
If this is the issue, you should be able to still finish out your day of boating if you can deal with the annoying beeping noise. I'll try to post a few pics of this a bit later.
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