Evinrude E-Tec Spark Plugs

[Pete Collin]

Hello All,

I have an odd dilemma with my main motor.  I like to fog the cylinders for the winter.  But one of the spark plugs (the bottom one) is located in a space where it is incredibly tough to get a wrench down there.  All I could manage was to get a crescent wrench in the tight space and do little 1/8 turns at a time.  First time I actually broke the ceramic part of the plug.  Was never sure if I tightened the replacement properly.  Is there some special Evinrude wrench for this task?

Pete

[Bozeman Bob]

Not familiar with your exact set up . On my 4 stroke in order to change the oil filter , which is lower than the bottom spark plug , I have to remove about 6 screws that hold that shroud in place . Maybe yours is like that . Or a deep offset box wrench may work . Or Google it and see what comes up . 

[guffins fisherman]

Don’t E-Tec’s have a winterize function on them?  If so, do you still need to fog the cylinders?

[Pete Collin]

I went through the rigamarole you're supposed to do with the starter to send oil through the system. Never worked for me. So I fog the cylinders and call it good.  By the way, I found a combination of tools that got the offending plug out.