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Hi there, i'm new here and to the jet ski world. I picked up a 2004 XL700 fairly cheap late last year and im loving it. I understand it's not a serious performance machine but it's great fun in the waves. Its a little knocked around on the surface but mechanically it seems good, the guy i bought it off said it wasn't a x- hire or x-surf life saving but im pretty sure it was as ive discovered part of the red and yellow sticker under the skin fitting on the side. Oh well the engine seems strong and compression is good at 148-150psi. The guy said he had put a Solas impeller in to improve sharp turning and cavitation? I wouldn't know cause i have no experience but my mate had a go and said it goes heaps better than other XL700's that he's tried.

My questions are seeing i don't have a owners manual... What is the recommend servicing i should do? I just changed the fuel filter and replaced the throttle cable and tensioned all the loose steering bolts up (prick of a job) but sooo much better.

So what is the go with flushing the engine? I just connect the hose up turn the water on then run the engine for a minute and done? I was reading on here that you shouldn't run the hose before turning on the engine... Why?

And what 2 stroke oil should i be using? The guy that sold it to me said he only used the Yamlube 2W? But man that stuff is expensive! Can i use this - http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_it...tAbsolutePage=

Thanks in advance.

Engine on first before the water so water does not get into the engine internals. Turn the water on as soon as the engine starts though.

When flushed after a minute or two, shut off the water then shut off the engine after a couple of sharp revs to blow the water out of the exhaust.

I had Yamaha 2 stroke ski's for many years (15) and always used Valvoline TCW3 oil. TCW3 oil is the oil for Yamaha 2 stroke ski's. Any TCW3 oil will do the job, but I found the Valvoline was often on "special" so I would buy 4 or 5 containers of it at a time to keep me going.

Ahhhh cool thanks for the reply gossie. It's very quite in here ay.

Ok so i've been doing the engine flush wrong. But i don't understand how water could get into the engine internals? I've always noticed the water flows strait out the side like it normally does when the ski is running, so there's no high pressure building up to force past internal seals? And so far i've had no problems with the ski. (touch wood)

You probably have a grease nipple under the hood that goes off into the pump area.
Good idea to give it 3 or 4 strokes with your grease gun twice per year, and use a quality MARINE grease.
Have you checked the trailer bearings? If they look good, pack them well with the marine grease. If bad REPLACE them and pack them before you lose a wheel.

Yep found the grease nipple, have already bought a grease gun that i used on the trailer bearings so i will give that ago for sure thanks.
Your right about the trailer bearings, they were totally shot! The rumbling noise and the sparks flying out the side was the give away. lol.

Yep found the grease nipple, have already bought a grease gun that i used on the trailer bearings so i will give that ago for sure thanks.
Your right about the trailer bearings, they were totally shot! The rumbling noise and the sparks flying out the side was the give away. lol.

the reason why you need the motor to be running before you turn the water on is because it need exchast pressure to push the water out of the system. if you turn the water on before you start the ski doesnt harm the motor, and it takes a while to fill up the exchast before water runs into your internals,its just a safe precaution is been around for a very long time....

Cheers for that i understand this now. I only did this a few times so hopefully i did no long term damage. Ski goes great for now.