Spent 2 full days on the lake tubing and joyriding. Occasionally stopped the boat to reload tubers and listen to music, etc... At one point, the boat simply would not re-start and ended up stranding us. The boat was cranking and acted like it was very close to starting several times. We eventually needed a tow and I was unable to re-start the boat for the rest of the day. Took the boat home (after a long and tenuous tow to the ramp). I waited a day and tried to start again in the garage. The boat still would not start but finally started showing me a code (p0231). Looked up the code and said something about the fuel pump. So, I wiggled the wiring to the fuel pump out of desperation and then tried to start... it started!! I assumed the issue was fuel pump wiring related, so I unplugged the wiring to fuel pump and it started showing me the exact same code (p0231). Plugged back in and the boat acted completely normal starting at every attempt
So my diagnosis was that the wiring to the pump was either corroded or had a bent prong creating a short?? Both batteries are brand new and I'm 100% certain that they are not an issue. Anyone else ever have this issue? Could it have been overheated? Could the fuel pump be bad?
Just as a side note: we did charge one of the batteries after day 1 and we left the battery hooked up to the boat. Wondering if the ECU was damaged. I think not because the boat ran for hours after that recharge.
Just curious what ya'll think.
So my diagnosis was that the wiring to the pump was either corroded or had a bent prong creating a short?? Both batteries are brand new and I'm 100% certain that they are not an issue. Anyone else ever have this issue? Could it have been overheated? Could the fuel pump be bad?
Just as a side note: we did charge one of the batteries after day 1 and we left the battery hooked up to the boat. Wondering if the ECU was damaged. I think not because the boat ran for hours after that recharge.
Just curious what ya'll think.