I liked your video. You've pretty much got all the info correct but your execution needs some tweaking. You're correct when you said to raise the engine trim all the way up before filling the reservoir but you failed to raise your engine all the way up until it stops moving. The engine has to be all the way up in order to fill the hydraulic reservoir fully. Yours will end up a little low because of that. After filling the reservoir you need to cycle the trim all the way down until it stops moving and then all the way up until it stops moving in order to bleed the air out of the system. Once you've done that two or three times recheck the fluid level in the reservoir and add more fluid as necessary. Yes, these are the procedures right out of the Mercury service manual.
Hi, loved your utube. Very informative. Just learning to do maintenance on my boat. I pretty much go the fuel, changing oil, gear lube, and fogging your system. But the power trim fluid I just stumbled on. So this was an additive plus utube. Thanks again.
@@OfftheHookOutdoors99 used your video as a guide for changing out trim oil for the first time. Never realized how smooth the motor movement was supposed to be. Lol. No more jumping or whining while trimming and it actually goes all the way up on it’s own now. Thanks!
@@wazup3333 that would take a lot of pressure to do that but are you sure you emptied the oil every year to get the water out if any of the seals leaked water into the oil on the lower end it will do that but haven’t heard of your trim pump cracking the motor. Let me know where it cracked if you could
@@OfftheHookOutdoors99 here's photos of the crack, the motor was making noise but wasn't going up and down so I installed a new motor. When i filled it up and was cycling it up and down it just exploded with some oil shooting out. When i was filling it i had it in the vice grip and i think my mistake was that i took it out of the vice grip and put it at an angle so fluid wouldn't spill out and make a mess and i put more and more fluid inside with it at an angle.
Question. I have same 125 2000 mercury i was out on the lake my i took water over the transom the trim went up and stayed on had to disconnect the battery to stop ant though would be appreciated sir
Check your electric on your pump that might be the malfunction I’ve heard of them going up and not stopping it just keeps sort of whining in the up position.
So, did you just finger tighten it and then stroked the trim? I saw another video that a guy left it open and trimmed up and down. I think his port was higher though
I closed it because you are correct my port is low so I didn’t want to loose the fluid. I had air pressure release after I moved it up and down so that’s the way they recommend doing it! Thank you so much for watching and I hope to see you back again!👍
Way simpler than I thought. thank you
Thank you for watching👍
I liked your video. You've pretty much got all the info correct but your execution needs some tweaking. You're correct when you said to raise the engine trim all the way up before filling the reservoir but you failed to raise your engine all the way up until it stops moving. The engine has to be all the way up in order to fill the hydraulic reservoir fully. Yours will end up a little low because of that. After filling the reservoir you need to cycle the trim all the way down until it stops moving and then all the way up until it stops moving in order to bleed the air out of the system. Once you've done that two or three times recheck the fluid level in the reservoir and add more fluid as necessary. Yes, these are the procedures right out of the Mercury service manual.
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This is correct.
Thanks for sharing the how to. Keep SHRING your PASSION
Many thanks for a good and pedagogical video with simple instructions. Our power trim is now as new!
Charlie B-M, Stockholm, Sweden
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I really wasn't clear on how to do this, so your video was a godsend. Much appreciated for the tip!
Thank you so much! Glad it helped and Thank you for watching👍
Hi, loved your utube. Very informative. Just learning to do maintenance on my boat. I pretty much go the fuel, changing oil, gear lube, and fogging your system.
But the power trim fluid I just stumbled on. So this was an additive plus utube. Thanks again.
You’re welcome and Thank you for watching!
Great video buddy! Some valuable information! Thanks as always for sharing! #OfftheHookOutdoors rocks!
Looks like that fixed it! Thanks for sharing and Good luck with everything my friend!
Watching, and I dont even have a boat! Looked like an easy enough fix
Thank you for the tutorial. This will come in handy.
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Howdy came over from Life with Chuck and Belinda new here. Have a blessed day! Wendy🙏🏻🇺🇸
Thank you so much! I appreciate you!👍
Great video. I was just wondering how to check that. I am going to look at mine for sure.
Need to do this on my Mercury 115. Thanks for sharing man!
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@@OfftheHookOutdoors99 used your video as a guide for changing out trim oil for the first time. Never realized how smooth the motor movement was supposed to be. Lol. No more jumping or whining while trimming and it actually goes all the way up on it’s own now. Thanks!
Great job on the tutorial Ted. HUGE Thumbs UP :)
Thank you brother! I appreciate you👊
Very Informative!
Great tips Ted
My understanding is the motor needs to be tilted all the way up and then open the white plug and fill it with fluid. Worked for my 1995 90hp Merc.
Yes put it up then fill them when you put it down it fills I did it a few times to make sure. Thank you for watching!
@@OfftheHookOutdoors99 my trim motor blew up, there's a crack and started leaking i think because i overfilled it with liquid
@@wazup3333 that would take a lot of pressure to do that but are you sure you emptied the oil every year to get the water out if any of the seals leaked water into the oil on the lower end it will do that but haven’t heard of your trim pump cracking the motor. Let me know where it cracked if you could
@@OfftheHookOutdoors99 here's photos of the crack, the motor was making noise but wasn't going up and down so I installed a new motor. When i filled it up and was cycling it up and down it just exploded with some oil shooting out. When i was filling it i had it in the vice grip and i think my mistake was that i took it out of the vice grip and put it at an angle so fluid wouldn't spill out and make a mess and i put more and more fluid inside with it at an angle.
@@wazup3333 ok I got you now yea maybe there was a week slot in the case??
Thanks great information!
You are welcome! Thank you for watching!👍
Thank you sir
I’m not ‘’mechanically inclined’’ so you probably just saved me a few hundred $$$$
Well I’m glad it helped!👍 if you have any questions let me know. You can email me.
Question. I have same 125 2000 mercury i was out on the lake my i took water over the transom the trim went up and stayed on had to disconnect the battery to stop ant though would be appreciated sir
Check your electric on your pump that might be the malfunction I’ve heard of them going up and not stopping it just keeps sort of whining in the up position.
So, did you just finger tighten it and then stroked the trim? I saw another video that a guy left it open and trimmed up and down. I think his port was higher though
I closed it because you are correct my port is low so I didn’t want to loose the fluid. I had air pressure release after I moved it up and down so that’s the way they recommend doing it! Thank you so much for watching and I hope to see you back again!👍
I did finger tighten the cap then ran it up and down then waited about 30 seconds and released the pressure. I did that 3 times just to be certain.👍
danger not mentioned must have engine up
Yes for sure you can’t get to the pump with out the engine up and you have to brace it as well👍 Thanks for the comment!
I did say motor needs to be up at time stamp 3:15👍