Tilt Trim Relay - Tilt Trim was not working in my boat

[@gregsimonte5794]

I was having the same problem where the trim wasn't working. But my fix was over on the other side of the motor on the manifold. There is a fuse block and on the front of it with a nut and stud. Pulled the black cover off and in there was a ground wire for the trim pump cleaned it up and works great...for FREE.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

That's very awesome - thanks for sharing!!

[@andrewnormore7093]

THANK YOU!!! I just finished fixing everything else and was ready to hit my water when suddenly my trim died! 10 minutes later it’s responding perfectly. Cleaned the relays. Boom. Thank you!

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

That's great to hear!!!

[@paulaschenbrener1859]

My trim suddenly stopped working on a 5.0GL 98 Glastron Se195; no relay clicks, just dead, outdrive in up position. After testing switch on throttle control, then chasing power from the relays back to where they terminate back at the engine it turned out I had a bad 50A breaker. The red push button one up on the exhaust riser. Hot wiring the trim system red w/purple power feed (for test purposes) to the battery + restores normal trim operation and I’m gonna be back on the water for under $40 with an aftermarket breaker and under an hour of work. Thanks Wayne for sharing your boat repairs and helping others have a little better knowledge when digging in.

[@rw7051]

I just found out that my trim works okay. After hot wiring it, from wayne's instructions, i did raise the outdrive that way. I found that trim does work as long as the key is in the accessories position, using the buttons on the throttle handle. I just bought the boat.

[@triciaweis8232]

It worked!!!!! My gosh I wish I had this video when we had to pull our boat out and not use it for the rest of the weekend and a great trip! Thanks again!

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Great to hear!

[@chef-daddy]

I'm hoping that mine will be the same corrosion clean up! wish me luck and thanks again!

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Good luck! You're quite welcome!!

[@jjzinn3427]

A few years ago my Larson 180SE had an issue with the trim and I used this method to fix it. I had to do it a few times that summer- The connectors were pretty dirty. Only used in fresh water.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Yeah I've been expecting to repeat the process but I think having a new transom shower wash-down cover and using the Boesheild T-9 spray has been keeping things working.

[@Jangus2011]

Going after mine this morning Wayne. Thanks for the tips!

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Good luck!

[@FaithisKey792]

Thank you, I will try it out tomorrow. God bless you.

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

Thank you. I am going to try this tomorrow on my Mercruiser Trim.

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Good stuff!!! Thats part of the fun! Little or no cost fixes! CHEERS

[@kennethpatrick8945]

Works like a champ now.

[@HaNg_ALL_ThE_tRaItOrS_hiGh]

The stuff that seals the relay and other electronics is call potting compound🍻

[@willgilligan7605]

Good job - it's always a win when it's a simple thing, easily fixed. Of course on boats, those 'simple things' are always hidden in a spot that you have to be either a 'little person' or an accomplished contortionist to get to. I well remember having to wrap myself around the motor to get the plugs out on my Seville 21 MC a few years back. I think I will stick with outboards...

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I always heard people say "outboards are easier". The things I am learning this fall make me understand why! LOL

[@kevinmccarey5015]

Hello to you again Wayne, Great video, looks like the fluid was low also, you can see with great sun lite the level was down. Love your efforts, now make me proud and get a can of engine gunk and power wash that rear transom when you have time of course 😎 Be safe

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Oh there's lots of cleaning I will be doing!!

[@fixairplane3624]

This is an excellent video that helped me a lot. Thank you!!!!

[@Evan-in4yz]

Nice fix. Only thing is I would stop all that water/muck buildup in there. Could have a waterlog problem in the future if it persists.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Thanks - Yeah I’ve been doing some cleaning too!

[@jeffwilson5976]

I had the same problem and when I found out what it was I gently taped it and it started to work and when I opened it up I found out that it definitely needs a good cleaning but the way it is mounted I will be sealing it with silicone

[@alanstei5680]

Great job worked for me too.

[@ranger178]

I had boat parked in driveway and I heard weird noise went outside and motor had raised itself and was still trying to go up now have to figure out why. something got wet in rain, i guess. now i hook it up and motor will go down but not up makes noise but does not move.

[@Criticalmass1988]

Great informative video. I just got my first boat aswell, and my tilts not working either it seems. I'm hearing the sound from the electric motor, so i'm guessing it's working, - but it just doesn't seem to go down. I want it horisontal for the winter, but seems i've got some work ahead of me, - unless you've got any clever ideas? :-)

[@mikeolson3255]

Lube your cylinder shafts with a light coat of lithium grease.

[@dougschemmel99]

Nice work...

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mikeamato9091]

Nice

[@07Convertable]

Did you use dielectric grease on the relay connectors? Great job. My trim just stopped working today when I got it home. It won't go down.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I didn't have any on hand so I sprayed them with Boeshield - but that would have been a very good thing to do!

[@markcmills4667]

How do you hot wire motor Mine goes down but not up

[@bobbyallen4310]

1999 70 horse Mercury where does the solenoid hook up for the power trim

[@kennethpatrick8945]

I had to put two courts in to get the milkey look out of it & bubbles.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Getting the air of these systems can be tricky!

[@kristanoele]

We have a 5.0L Volvo Penta that when my husband parked it at home he tapped our fence, and now the outdrive is stuck in the up position. I don’t think cleaning relays or fuses will fix that so do you have any other suggestions we could try in case that actually doesn’t work?

[@Gsquared_08]

Great video. I have an 01 Stingray 190LS with the 3.0 Penta SX. My trim/tilt works fine but the needle in the gauge either sporadically freaks out or gets stuck in the fully up or down position. Would you know how to test whether its the gauge or the sender?

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I think it's a 2 person job, but I "think" if you jump the connections at the sender, it should read either all up or all down at the gauge. If it does, I would replace the sender. Sometimes the senders go bad, and other times it's a ground wire issue. I think the gauges typically last longer than the senders. My sender is not working at all.

[@Gsquared_08]

@@WayneTheBoatGuy Thank you for the quick reply. By jump (as you showed in your video) do you mean just connecting both pins to any wire or one that has power to it?

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

@@Gsquared_08 connect the two wires that run to the unit itself on the outdrive. You might need to do this in the engine bay by the transom where the wires go through to the outdrive. That might be the only connection point.

[@kennethpatrick8945]

What did you use to clean the plug-ins for your relay.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I don't recall what I used in this video - but recently I have used electronic parts cleaner spray and then a light coating of electric grease (bulb grease - looks like vaseline)

[@corbinwilliams3519]

What type of fluid did you fill up the reservoir with?

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I believe I used power steering fluid. I recall having to look it up to make sure I was using the right stuff.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

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[@user-iq2rg1cf1y]

My tilt trim worked when I got the boat, then it went to only workin when it went down to not workin at all. Any suggestions?

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Check the fluid level and also see if the relays click when the switch is hit. If so, the relays might need to be cleaned, replaced or re-seated.

[@07Convertable]

While my motor trim is working, the trim gauge is not. I have trim tabs too but they have their own display. I am trying to figure out what to do about it. The same thing goes for my temperature gauge on my Mercruiser 30 MPI. I don't have the owner's manual and StingRay does not carry manuals back to 2001. Any ideas are appreciated.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

There is a trim sensor that mounts to the side of the outdrive. It's usually about 3" round and has a wire or two coming to it. Mine is bad as well, and the wire had been cut going to the sensor.

[@lalom32]

Hey just started having issues with my trim and tilt the trim goes up but not down I’m assuming it’s the same issue? Well I checked the relays and they were gunked up pretty good. The actual terminals in the assembly look to also be super gunked up any advice on what to put on them to try to clean them before putting new relays in?

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I was going to use dielectric grease but didn’t have any. So I used Boeshield spray. Time will tell if it was a good choice!

[@lalom32]

@@WayneTheBoatGuy ok I’ll have to try something because at this point I don’t want to have to replace the terminals just looking for a quick fix

[@tristenfletcher577]

I have the same trim i can hear the relay clicking but it's not working

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

I've heard that some people tap the motor when that happens because it's just not engaging. Good luck!!

[@spaceecko]

I have the same trim I could hear the relay clicking my issue was it works for a minute and then it stops then then when I come back to it it works for few clicks and then it stops so after watching a few videos I thought it was the Solenoid so I change the Solenoid and I still have the problem exactly the same, Any ideas what could be the issue here I’m hoping it’s not the motor

[@tristenfletcher577]

@@spaceecko its the motor get can get them from Amazon for like 70 dollars

[@andytinline7717]

Why did you not replace the relay holders when you had the access ?? It would have fixed the problem rather than patching up. You will have to do the same thing in the future those connection are toast. It would have been an easy fix just snip the wires put in the new relay holders connect wires heat shrink them, Job done. You now have the chance of an intermittent trim / tilt, leading to a complete failure for sure. The thing is you had all the stuff removed so its not fixed just patched

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

You bring up a really good point! However, I will likely have to order those relay holders and it would likely be a few weeks before I could install them. For now I can raise my outdrive to remove the props, lower it to check oil and store it for the winter. I'm also not certain the motor, pump, and other components are going to have a long life either. If they've been getting rained on through that wash-down hole and not being used for a few years, they might all fail me next year. Next on the list is a new wash-down door to stop the flow of water on assembly! And for me personally, just knowing where the system is, how it's set up, and that it has the potential to work is huge.

[@andytinline7717]

@@WayneTheBoatGuy I have been where you are learning as i went. The motor and hydros should be OK its the way the relay holders are positioned, looks like the water was just pooling in them and rotting away. See if you can get the relays holders it would be a good job done over the winter. You have the access just now so this is the best shot you will have at it with out taking the pump out. The holders are common the only thing that makes a waterproof one is they have a lid-housing to keep the water off. Just buy a set from ebay, install them spray a larger amount of T9 over the complete relay and bracket. That will-should out last the motor. Hope this helps, we are all learning something new every day.

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

@@andytinline7717 agreed!! Thanks again.