Why are the Suzuki bulbs so expensive compared to others. Most bulbs are around 20 bucks,Suzuki wants over a 100. What is the difference.? Will any bulb work.? Its for a 2015 115. Thanks
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Any fuel bulb should work
but my question would be .. why are you changing a 2015 bulb? they usually last many more than 2 years.. mine is going on 11 years..
If you go to the top of the page and click on "Suzuki parts" and enter "fuel primer bulb".. there are $22 bulbs available..
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If the boat sits unused for a month the bulb wont pump up. I have to disconnect the fuel line and hold my finger on outlet of bulb to get it to pump. Then it works fine. When you shake the bulb you cant hear the check ball inside. Price wise I looked up the part#and was 80.00.
2011 and Later DF115A Suzuki Marine Outboard SQUEEZE PUMP Diagram and Parts
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Never tried to start without pumping after setting a few weeks. If I use it every weekend I don't even check the bulb and it starts right up. I only check it if its been sitting a while. If its flat will the fuel pump take care of it.?
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try to buy an yamaha primer bulb. they are even more expensive. problem is that the origanal stay good for a long time. the cheaper ones like Scepter / Mohler are within a year rock hard or leaking.
i have the original bulb in the fuel line but only for emergency like an emty tank or after i replaces the fuelfilter in the boat and i have to bleed the air out. normaly i never prime the engine , even after the winter storage. it starts always at the first turn of the key. thats 1 advantage of EFI
running a DF70A from 2009
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Originally posted by wilbur1 View PostNever tried to start without pumping after setting a few weeks. If I use it every weekend I don't even check the bulb and it starts right up. I only check it if its been sitting a while. If its flat will the fuel pump take care of it.?Mike
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question. two things actually
1). can I assume the bulb is in the correct direction for the fuel to travel?
2) has the fuel line been installed so the bulb is on a vertical position ?
the output to the engine on top?
if it sits sideways the check valve will not operate properly
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I would uninstall it and then check
also can suggest try relocating it to a place it sits vertical
installed correctly you should almost never have to pump it unless you do maintainence on the fuel system
what maybe happening because it isn’t installed vertically is the fuel drains back out of the hoses/filters
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