Outboard Buddy

Diagnostics for outboard technicians, for the faults that don't throw a code.

Give it the engine and the symptom. It gives you the next test, the spec and the part for that exact engine. If it doesn't know, it says so.

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Built for people who fix outboards for a living

Bench techs

Engine on the stand, no codes, customer waiting. What to check next, and the figure it should read.

Parts and counter staff

The right part number for the engine actually in front of you, not the one the customer thinks they've got.

How it works

  1. Pin the engine. Serial, model code or model. It works out exactly which engine it is before it answers anything.
  2. Describe the fault. In your own words, the way you'd say it to the next bay.
  3. Get the next step. The test to do, the figure to check against, and the part to order, for that engine.

What it won't do

It won't guess the engine. It won't quote a figure until it knows which engine you've got. And it won't make something up to fill a gap. You'll get "I don't know" instead.

Coverage

Mercury and Yamaha outboards, two-stroke and four-stroke. Ask about anything else and it will tell you plainly that it can't help yet.

Built in a working UK outboard workshop and used on real jobs every day.

Distributors and support desks

Run a support desk or a dealer network? We work with distributors to put Outboard Buddy in front of their technicians. Get in touch.