Tutorial 5: Spark test on an Evinrude E-Tec 15HO / 25 HP / 30 HP

This tutorial is part of my free course on how to diagnose and repair an Evinrude E-tec 15 HO / 25 HP / 30 HP that is not starting.
I am showing you my personal method of performing the test without special tools. If you don't feel you can do it, don't try it at home.
Send me an e-mail at [e-mail] for more information.

[@kamaukaranja9604]

Great videos, thanks. Btw the intro music is very loud.

[@patrickhascall7401]

If you have the software and cable you do not need a spark checker, or to pull the plug. You just trigger the ignition test in the program, lean in close to the head and you can hear the spark occurring. If you don't have battery cables and it is strictly a pull start, you can make a simple power cable to go directly to a 12 volt source to power up the emm. Just google pull start emm powerup.

[@ayhankucukozer1478]

Hello.. The line coming to one injector of the 30 hp etech engine is not working. ecu is solid. There is a problem with the electrical installation. I wonder which cables should I look at? Can you please help?

[@justray65]

How do you power up the EMM on a 30 etec, I have the software but no power to EMM, engine will not start code 57

[@marineandbeyond4836]

Hi Justray65, I can make you a smal tutorial on how to do that. Contact me directly on [e-mail]

[@sailingmovie]

We have 30hp .engine hibe white smoke And blugs all black ..we change to New blugs but engine start And after 1min lafer going very slowly And stop .what i look

[@keithscott9774]

It has been stated many times on the Etec Owners Group that doing this can kill the EMM (the engine computer). It's supposed to be caused by the EMI (electro-magnetic interference) emitted by the spark.
I do consider it a terrible design when simply testing a spark plug outside the cylinder can kill an EMM (haven't heard of that happening on a car) but that won't change the fact that an owner could be forking out a couple of thousand dollars for simply "testing" the spark.
For more info on this go to the Etec Owners Group and see Categories > E-TEC Service & Parts > How to correctly check the spark on an E-TEC

[@patrickhascall7401]

That is actually BS lol

[@marineandbeyond4836]

Hi everyone,
Thank you all for your great comments. I hope that this tutorial helped you. As you may have noticed, I am not very responsive on the comment thread. I was involved in other projects recently and unfortunately, this page suffered the consequences. I would love to try to help you better. If you need assistance, send me a WhatsApp on this number, and I’ll do my best to answer it in the shortest delay: [phone].