How to fix a Mercury 2 stroke Oil Injection Alarm

Re-priming the self oiling system on a Mercury2 stroke. The model is a 2004 XR6 150 carbureted outboard. I had some issues when I ran out of oil in the big tank, and did not fully re-prime the top tank. This is from a cold start-up start to finish.

[@ricksnowden8408]

Check strainer in oil tank, upper tank should fill in seconds,clean tank pickup strainer with mineral spirits.

[@Seanrileyspage]

Agreed. The bottom tank had a buildup on the strainer. Cleaned it and hope all is well now.

[@jackie00776]

I bought a boat with a150 XL 2 stroke with the oiling removed. So I mix oil in my gas...lovely deal. Actually used it lot. Now rewiring the whole boat. Don't think I am going to reinstall the oiling system.

[@Seanrileyspage]

Great point! I just liked the convenience of not having to mix the gas and oil so i kept it installed.

[@buckrockerm]

I pulled the cap off on my Mercury xr6 to the 2cycle oil reserve and the alarm is not going off. Do you know if there is a delay? Yours seems to work instantly.

[@Seanrileyspage]

There should not be a delay, I would guess the buzzer is bad or the float is bad. Do you hear a beep when you move the ignition switch to start it?

[@johnsalles8248]

loved it thanks

[@Seanrileyspage]

You're welcome!

[@brandon_j_usa4141]

did it loose power and go into limp mode?

[@Seanrileyspage]

No, this motor does not have an ECU. If you miss it, they run until they blow while the alarm is going off!