What year is my Mercury outboard by serial number?

What year is my Mercury outboard by serial number?

Every Mercury outboard has a serial number label located on the transom bracket area of the engine. The latest serial number labels display a 2-digit number in a box at the lower right portion of the label. These digits coincide with the last two digits of the year in which the outboard was manufactured.

How do you tell the year of a boat motor by its serial number?

1. Locate the serial number on the mounting bracket of the outboard motor, or the silver plug on the top of the motor.
2. Write the serial number down.
3. Decipher the serial number using “INTRODUCES” as the key code.
4. Locate the final three numbers to determine the year.

How do I find out what year my outboard motor is?

Go to the motor and look on the motor’s swivel bracket for an embossed, metalized tag or plate that has the name of the motor’s manufacturer boldly stamped at its top. This manufacturer’s tag also shows the year the motor was built, or the model year on all motors except Honda.

What year is my Mariner outboard by serial number?

Compare the serial number on your outboard to the numbers on the chart and find the two serial numbers between which your serial number lies. The year your outboard was manufactured will be the year displayed with the lower of the two numbers.

How do I find out what year my Mercury outboard motor is?

The sequence of letters and numbers (or just numbers) at the top of the identification tag or instruction plate is your Mercury outboard’s serial number. On newer Mercury outboards, the tag or plate will also show the motor’s year of manufacture below the serial number.

Where is the serial number located on a Mercury outboard motor?

For Mercury Outboard, your serial number will be located on a rectangular tag on the starboard (right) side of your motor on the transom mount. In engines 8HP and higher, the ESN is on starboard (right) side – halfway down the transom assembly, just below the engine’s powerhead.

Where is the serial number on Mercury outboard?

All Mercury outboard engines either have an identification tag or an instruction plate that contains the serial number. The ID tag is located on either side of the swivel bracket (or transom bracket), and the instruction plate is located between the thumb screws above the steering tube.

How do I know if I have a Mercury powerhead?

Answer: The original powerhead (Mercury & Johnson/Evinrude) should have an unpainted plug somewhere on the powerhead with the serial number stamped into it (see attached photo’s). I wish it was possible for us to give you the exact location for this plug however it varies from motor to motor.

Where is Mercury serial number?

For engines of 8hp and higher, the serial number tag can be found on the right (starboard) side – halfway down the transom assembly, just below the engine’s powerhead. For engines 6hp and lower, the tag with the serial number is located on the top of the swivel bracket.

Where can I find the year of my Mercury outboard?

If the model year doesn’t appear on yours, the serial number, also located on this plate, is the key. If your Mercury outboard is a 2006 model, or newer, you can use the online Mercury Parts Catalog to look up the model year.

What is the serial number on a Mercury Marine engine?

A Mercury Marine engine serial number is a unique identifier all engines are manufactured with. The engine serial number is the key to efficient repair and ordering the correct parts.

Do you need a model year for a Mercury?

Mercury has never really used model years for much of anything other than “sales tools” in dealerships. We WILL need your serial number to look up correct parts.

Can you repair a mercury water pump without the serial number?

While one water pump repair kit might fit some of those models, there’s no guarantee it’s compatible with your motor if you order it without knowing your outboard’s exact serial number. To confuse matters further, Mercury has been known to change the design of a particular engine mid-way through a year.