2quik6

I have 2 '96 ZXi 1100 skies and on both the oil lines can be pulled off fairly easily due to the rubber aging and those tiny whimpy clips. One is leaking at each carb to the tune of about a half tank of oil per 60 days or so.

Does anyone make a replacement line kit with better clips??

I really hate to convert to premix as we go on 100+ mile ski trips sometimes and it would be a pita to have to carry oil and mixing stuff it seems.
Have used these skis a ton over the last 14 years without much of any major issues, would like to get many more.

Thanks

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Rob

2 '96 Kawasaki Zxi 1100's
I've modified a ton of cars but never a jet ski

topbloke

its a 96 same age as mine got to rememeber the oil pump is 15 years so premix i would recomend. you say you go on big ski trips so surelly you must have to carry spare fuel .just have the fuel allready premixed ready to through in normally 50:1
if your happy with the oiler in place you should be able to pick some clips and hose from any jetski motor bike repair shop i dont no if your meckanicly minded but any work done on the oil pump you have to bleed all air out best to get a workshop manual

2quik6

I did pick up some yellow replacement fuel/oil lines from a small engine repair shop, its what they use on most alloiling systems. For clamps, they recommended zip tieing them, so resprung the original clips and used zip ties also for extra security.
Usually on the long trips we plan out where gas docks are and /or stash some cans of gas way up river on our drive down before we launch.
Our neighbors have the same skiies and the 4 of us have rode well over 100+ miles on a single day! So that's why it would be hard to premix, don't usually carry gas with us, there's not much room left once you load up beer and water for 4 people on 4 skiies

There's not much to these oil pumps since they are gravity fed, pretty much a gear drive and a restrictive orifice to regulate flow based on rpm.
I've replaced the lines on one ski, still have another to do, but I did not mess with the pump and I did not bleed the air out of the lines. Just squirted some extra oil down in the cylinders before firing it up and I could see the oil flow down the transparent lines pretty quickly.
I could use a brake fluid vac pump the next time around for added insurance even if I don't mess with the oil pump.
Thanks for the tips

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Rob

2 '96 Kawasaki Zxi 1100's
I've modified a ton of cars but never a jet ski