Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushwacker
Another article in Boating Magazine shows that the 4-strokes cost surprisingly MORE to operate than a DI 2-stroke! http://www.boatingmag.com/engines/ou...MjQ1NDU1MzI5S0 Even with the 2-stroke using expensive full synthetic oil, the relatively small savings in 4-stroke fuel costs isn't nearly enough to offset their higher maintenance costs. And this doesn't even consider the cost of the required valve lash check/adjustment on the 4-strokes at 500 hrs. If they had run the analysis for 600 hrs instead of 300, the operating cost difference would have been even more obvious! |
If you do your own crankcase oil and lower unit changes you beat the Etec by a long stretch. Using their figures for parts and labor was a slanted atempt for a interesting claim but has little to no real world proof. If you really want to compare ownership costs you need to look at duty service cycles between the engines. Longevity is what truely pays dividends.