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The F12Xs need to be checked with a flashlight and inspection mirror for turbocharger wastegate corrosion. Be sure to water test it up to 6k RPM for at least a minute without it going into alarm. The...

At a 50 MPH cruise, mine get 7 MPG with a 16 gallon tank. They go further on 16 gallons than any other 'ski.

Yes feeler gauges and a 6" machinist rule used as a straightedge.

I use Rotella T-6 oil from Walmart, OEM Honda Filter and a good coat of CRC Heavy Duty Corrosion Spray [looks nasty] twice a year with a once a month coat of CRC 656.

Buy a Tempo/Mueller oil sucker [6 quart] from West Marine. Suck all of the oil from the front dipstick hole. Tilt engine rearward and then suck all all the oil you can from the rear oil port just...

Tee it into the front MAP sensor.

I have had no luck at all with aftermarket gaskets, especially head gaskets. They made a second disassembly necessary so it is better to spend more for the OEM gaskets.

I really enjoyed talking to you and your Wife. I might not have been very good company since I was very sick when I saw you, but now I seem to be finally improving [after several months of...

They are two different springs. Silver Springs has a idle speed only hours-long run to it up Silver river. Silver Glenn has a 1 mile idle-speed run off of Lake George which has no speed limits. There...

Clear the codes and try again. Sometimes when the ECUs go bad they will throw out bogus codes....

Make sure you transfer the hidden rubber plug from the old impeller to the new one or it will be quite noisy.

Enjoy your toy! now read the maintenance tips on here and PWCTODAY.COM and your Honda can almost run forever.....

Removing the bars will help, also the Solas 17/29 aftermarket impeller will too....

Try Matt with Honda of Winter Haven, they are good with Aquatrax.

Ramon is with http://www.h20xtreme.net/pages/Specials/Specials.html

Your turbo is bad and it has no oil seals. The oil is kept inside the turbo with boost pressure. They smoke like a weedeater when the turbo quits turning. Call Ramon and see if he can fix you up with...

The Honda has a dry sump system [like an aerobatic aircraft] which makes it more complicted than a wet sump system.

Is your turbo OK? The drop could be due to it not spinning or getting water in the turbine wheel from a leaking exhaust manifold. Are the hose clamps tight going into the intercooler?

Since all 3 of mine had all been mistreated by sitting on the end of a saltwater dock for a couple of years, I put a short new garbage can under the pump and blocked off the pisser. I used a small...

Can you give us a picture as to where it rubbed out?

That is really scary....

All Hondas make a knocking sound when cold. New plugs can lessen it. Plugs are available from Advance Auto Parts [$11 each].
The oil is very hard to check properly and many of the Honda Dealers even...

That is the classic symptoms of the ECU overheating. Changing my ECUs fixed this on mine.

There are many of us that have gone over 500 hours on the same pump bearings. Most of the failures have been due to incorrect assembly [sometimes from the factory].
It should be under warranty, it...

Usually we put in at Branford [Branford Springs] since it is an hour closer to Jax, but since we are staying in Chiefland, we will probably launch at Fanning Springs.
We will run from there back up...