This guide will allow you to install any tagged Evinrude ETEC injector with an IDENTICALLY PART

NUMBERED replacement. It is NOT RECOMMENDED to install a used injector of unknown origin onto
your engine without having been cleaned and tested first. Lean conditions caused by clogged or
malfunctioning injectors will wipe out cylinders, as the author of this guide can attest to from personal
experience. For ETEC injector cleaning services, visit http://fuelinjectorman.com/

The myth that you can only replace an injector with new one is false. The coefficient file (the “flow
tuning” data used by the EMM) is entirely captured by the QR code on the tag and can be decoded and
entered manually. If you have a USB QR code reader for your computer, you can also scan the tag
directly into the software, which is what the dealer does.

If you have the EMM/outboard that the given injector was previously installed on, you can also extract
the data straight out of EV Diag and repack it in a way that can be imported. This is the only way that
you could safely reuse an injector with a missing tag.

To begin, open EV Diag and save a report. This will save your existing injector coefficient data and which
cylinder each injector is supposed to be installed to. The injector data in the report will look like this:

As an example, we are going to remove injector #3 from this ETEC 90 and install it on an ETEC 50. These
injectors are identical (part number 5004563) for both engines.

You can capture the coefficient data yourself, two different ways. First, by simply gathering the data as
seen above. This same data is also represented within the software as seen below, and it includes a
Checksum figure. The Checksum is a number that verifies the integrity of the rest of the data. Essentially,
a sum total of the rest of the numbers that ensures that everything has been entered and adds up
correctly. Enter the data and get a different checksum from what you expect and you know something is
off.
The second way to acquire the coefficient data is via the tag. Each tag has a QR code that lists everything
depicted in the report above for the injector that it is attached to. The easiest way to scan this would be
to use a USB scanner that would read the code directly to the computer that is running EV Diag and is
attached to the outboard. As most people don’t have one of these peripheral devices, the next-best way
is to use a cell phone with a QR scanner application installed. There are many apps that will do this, and
some work better than others. “QR Scanner” seems to work well and allows you to use either your cell
phone camera to scan the tags immediately, or you can also select a photo of a tag from your phone’s
image gallery.
One note to make is that some tags are white with black lettering, while other tags are black with white
lettering. The white tags are very straightforward- simply scan them. The black tags can be tricky.
Reason being, they are essentially a negative image, which most QR apps don’t quite know how to
handle. The easiest way to read these is to take a photo, and then use an image editor to make a
negative copy. See the below example.

The image on the left would not scan, but the negative on the right works perfectly. Try using your
phone on the two images. Chances are, it won’t read the left, but it’ll show the following data for the
right one immediately:

+0041,-0049,+0631,+05425,04336061823850,1251,-059

This black tag happens to be the #3 injector on our ETEC 90, and that the output that we’re looking for.
If using this method, you’re ready to import.
+0041,-0049,+0631,+05425,04336061823850,1251,-059

As you can see, the ordering is a bit different coming from the Engine Log, but it’s easy to follow. The
coefficient figures come first, followed by serial number, then delay, finally pressure.

Cycles are not displayed, as they are not programmable. Cycles are a log of how many run cycles each
injector has performed since being installed on a given outboard. These figures MUST be in the exact
format shown. (+ or – for those marked as such, zeros added to ensure coeff A-C are 4 digits, coeff D is 5
digits, delay is 4 digits, and pressure is 3 digits.) Delay will always be positive and thus does not have a
designator. Nor does serial number.

Once you have correctly put the data together with +/-, commas with no spaces, appropriate digit count,
and ordered them, you can move on to importing this into EV Diag. If you pulled this data from the tag,
simply copy the data from your QR reader and email to yourself. Copy this out of the email on your
computer, and paste directly into the next step.

With EV Diag open, go to Tools > Options and enable Hand Scanner. Click OK to close window.
From the Injector Page (Diagnostics > Settings from the left side menu), select the injector that you wish
to replace.

Select Replace Fuel Injector…

Copy in the formatted Coefficient data as shown below.

Once entered (or scanned), it will automatically move the data from “Scan 1” to “Scan 2”, and you’ll re-
enter into “Scan 1” to verify the input.

Click Install Scanned Data, and then double check the figures displayed on the Injector page. EV Diag will
generate a Checksum. If you had a Checksum to compare against, do so now. If they match, you’re
done! If not, go back and double check the data and try again.