[davy94]

Do Seadoo XP's break alot or is it mine please help!!

I have a 1999 Seadoo Xp limited with 30 hour's on it I bought it 1 and 1/2 years ago and last summer the carbs went to junk... not a big deal but having them rebuilt is not to cheap. and then the next summer I was out riding way out in the bay and the seadoo died(R.I.P) it had aparently sucked up water taking all the lubrication out of one of my cylinders and eating up a cylinder now.I need a new top end.....? It seems like every mechanic I talk to hate's this particular model jetski they all say its junk and. I have yet to have mine run threw 1 whole summer??? My question is are they really they bad or did i just have bad luck?????? PLEASE HELP

 

[seadooxpman]

i had 2 95 XP's and they were perfectly maintained by the previous owner and when i bought them in 2001 they both ran great...until somehow they both got water into the cylinders and F-ed the cylinder walls even after the recomended procedure for drying and lubing up the cylinders. and both motors shit the bed. not the same year or engine as yurs but i love em and im sad as hell to see them go cuz i got 2 2002 RXDI's. LONG LIVE THE XP!!!!

 

[johndjmix]

I had a 2001 XP for a few years and had no problems. However, a lot of my friends did. What you want is the Red XP. They made it only for 2 years, I have the 2003. Its fuel injected.....what a difference. The machine runs awesome and doesnt get water into it like the carb ones.

Ill tell you somthing else, the red XP's are VERY valuable. I keep mine in showroom condition, and was recently offered $10,000 for it. Since you really cant buy any small skis for jumping anymore....skis like the XP and the ultra 150 (respected as 2 of the best ocean wave jumping ski's) are getting very valuable.

--John

 

[seliter]

they r a great ski but just reciently mine has been vibrating bad and water is going into the exhaust. never had a problem with it before and it is kept in excellent condition and always maintained can any one help???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[Billsfan90294]

I had a 1998 and it blew up its motor from over heating. Some how the machine sucked up a small peice of seaweed and it got lodged in the head. Melted down the pistons. There was no temp alarm and I was not in a seaweedy area. Stupid XP must not have had a good filter to keep a small peice of seaweed out of the cooling system. I would say they are junk. I have heard of many people replacing that 951 motor.

 

[davidgt97]

I just rebuilt the engine in my brother-in-laws 99 last year but it did have over 200 hours on it w/ some crappy oil. He has probably put about 60 hours on it since and it runs great. I think they're ok, especially for an engine you can completly rebuild (crank, rods, pistons, gaskets, machining and all) for less than $600 if you're willing to get your hands dirty.