Where is the serial number on a Mercury Motor?
Find the right side of the motor by looking from the rear of your outboard with the propeller end pointing toward you. Locate the serial number plate by looking on your motor’s transom bracket; the plate will have “Mercury Marine” written on the top. The serial number is the top number on the plate.
When does a Mercury outboard engine come out?
To confuse matters further, Mercury has been known to change the design of a particular engine mid-way through a year. So a part that fits a specific Mercury outboard model manufactured in February of a given year may not fit the same model manufactured in October of that same year.
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.
When did Mercury stop publishing the model year?
Mercury ceased publishing this information after the 1996 model year. There is no way to find the model year of motors with significantly higher serial numbers than listed in these guides. There is NO serial-to-year cross-reference chart for 1997 and later motors.
Find the right side of the motor by looking from the rear of your outboard with the propeller end pointing toward you. Locate the serial number plate by looking on your motor’s transom bracket; the plate will have “Mercury Marine” written on the top. The serial number is the top number on the plate.
What’s the model year of a Mercury outboard?
Mercury did not publish model year information for 1997 & newer outboards. The year is now normally noted on the serial number sticker. NOTE: Mercury DOES NOT Use Model Years For Parts Lookup.
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.
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.