had mine taken out the best thing to do no more smoookingruns like a new motor was getting to much oil before thanks tim

Hey Drty, I can think of some better reasons to get a nutectomy then testicular cancer. :)


strick

well my mechanic friend said the module that controlled the alarm wasnt working and cost about $300 he also suggested removing it as he has the same motor and did the same. the pump has a plastic gear and has a reputation of failing

I don't know about the 2001 model, but both my 91 and my 96 Merc V6s have only one alarm module. It controls both the oil alarm and the overheat alarm. If the 2001 is the same, you need a new alarm module regardless what you decide on the oil injection. You're way more likely to overheat the engine than you are to lose the oil injection. I'm sure you can get an aftermarket or used module for way less than $300.

Obviously, there are different philosophies on the oil injection. To me, I guess a Merc without oil injection is a little like Angelina Jolie without mammary glands.

Keeping my nuts for now,
Dave

my heat buzzers warning works when grounded it alarms and I also have a temp gauge on along of it

Also had it removed from my 1988 mariner in 2002, used it mixing the oil in the gas until 2004 and it's still in use by the next owner. Only problem I had was when I put in 20 ounces of oil in the rod holder by mistake.

Was this before or after happy hour...:eek::eek::cool::)

I used to have a shop on a lake in NH next to a gas dock I smelled strogn gas one day a new teen worker put gas in a rodholder until the bildge pump kicked on and spread fuel all acrros the surface of the bay, he was lucky the pump didn't spark