Fuel Run-Out & Mileage Range Test on the 2022+ Kawasaki Ultra 310 LX-S Jet Ski - [4K]
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- Опубликовано: 5 мар 2024
- #jdswaterworld
Curious how far your 2022+ Kawasaki Ultra 310 can get on one full tank of fuel? Curious what kind of fuel mileage the Ultra 310 Jet Ski can achieve? Well question no more! I run the tank bone dry and provide you with all of the vital stats you need to know!
Join me for this 120 mile ride across Lake Okeechobee where I run down my tank and provide you with many stats and mileage updates along the way. This video also features multiple data cards with recaps on the fuel used, mileage, and fuel remaining. 
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Great test JD, awesome to see the newer 2022+ Kawasaki 310’s are getting better MPG. Probably with the new ECU management. Gina’s 2016 Kawi 310R we’re seeing 3.9-4.3 MPG pretty much from the day we purchased till currently with 670+ hrs. Safety on hers 80 miles cruising 45ish. Thanks again for putting in the work! Love the content
Billy D
That pretty comparable to my results! The 2022+ holds about one additional gallon and the new fuel pump arrangement means the pump is located slightly differently in the tank. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
That is great on the hours. Recently purchased a new 2020 310lx. Haven't had it on the water yet though. Did you add the Kawi Performance tensioner to hers? Or just meticulously maintain the stock unit? This ski had sat around for 4 years basically and they put one hour on it as a demo. I want to pull that assembly off and grease it since JD said it is not greased from the factory. I would not doubt it is seized from sitting all this time.
Always my brother, thanks for putting in the work!
80 miles. interesting. man thanks for sharing this. seems it's one of the biggest questions of people coming over from other OE's. also, i really enjoy how you data collect. you taught me a lot about this when we did the ECU shoot out. GREAT VIDEO!
Haha well I have been wondering about this for a while, so felt compelled to test! Yes data data data!
Very helpful video. Moving up from an 05 stx15f to a 24 310 lxs. Cant wait to do some long distance rides
Congratulations! I am finally selling my 05 15f this spring also. Sad to see her go. What a great and reliable ski. Used to enjoy putting first timers on my 12f. They would just love it and think nothing could be better. Then let them take the 15f. They would always see it can get better! Still say an all time great bang for buck ski!
The 310 is comfortable and accommodating for longer rides- make sure you get a rack for extra fuel or be very confident you can refuel on the water!
@edwardbowles8613 absolutely. The 15f is super underrated ripper. I had an r&d ride plate and riva filter kit on mine & it would top out around 70
@JDsWaterWorld I plan on it sir!
Great vid mate
Thanks 👍
I actually had no idea there was a city in Florida named after me. Nice video! Unfortunately I don’t see myself starting the 2024 boating season until the May my schedule is packed with other things for March and April. I promise to email you pictures of your stickers on my ski when I put it in the water though
Haha yes and spelled the same way too! Stuart is actually a great little town- the downtown area is great and there is great boating both river and ocean!
WOW JD! This was an awesome video and a great idea! I have always wondered how far one could get and now I know!! So, I can go about 20 laps in a circle at the lake!! 🤣😂😅
Hahahaha well you can do 60 miles of looping and then once your light comes on you have another 20 till she runs dry! I wonder if you could squeeze 100 miles out looping at like 30 mph on LPO mode
JD out here doing the Lord's work for all our benefit. Praise be!
Hahahaha!
Can we get one more run in LPO but not adhering to any of the other fuel saving tips? Great vid, thoroughly enjoyed! How many cans did you use? Did anyone else need to refuel? And most importantly, did you smoke everyone else?
Haha yes definitely on my list to try! I used all the cans lmao! Well the Stage 3 Riva GTX 300 he hit low 80s and the Stage 1 JP GTX 300 also hit low 80s so when we did a few speed launches I ended up a few ski lengths behind. But both SeaDoos threw engine codes on the trip..the Stage 2 had a map sensor plug come off and the Stage 1 got a random IDF error. No issues on the Kawi!
@@JDsWaterWorld Kawi tha gawd! Ahh so you rode like a demon on the way back and needed all the ⛽, got it. I approve of this choice. How did she ride going up fully loaded and did you notice a difference after you put all the cans in the tank?
I will say the ski felt a bit “laden” at the rear with 14 gallons of fuel but all in all the extra weight was equivalent to having a normal sized female rider on the ski with me…I do prefer the ski without the extra fuel- feels less “burdened” if that makes sense- but obviously necessary to carry all the fuel for this test!
Great video. I was on Lake O and went through the Mayaca lock in 22. That and the canal lock were my first locks to transit. Guys that ran the canal lock were the nicest people. Lots of questions. When did you do this? Guessing a while back since I don't see your speakers. Guessing smoother water would have gotten you better mileage.
Now I am being needy! You need to do a trip on just Low power one way and just Mid power on the way back to compare! I am sure you are saying NOT HAPPENING! Haha. That is great information though. Greatly appreciated. I have not put my new 2020 310lx in the water yet. Partly weather but mostly other projects keeping me off the water. I am hoping to do some similar runs to know its range. My STXs will do 100 miles with mixed riding. Mostly cruising with some playing. Never knew the blinking would go away. I was picturing you in the Seinfeld episode with Kramer and the car salesman draining the tank! Awesome content as always!
Hahahah love that Seinfeld episode! This was last weekend- the speakers I had to take off for the wire harness replacement! You are right I definitely should do a similar test LPO and eco light the whole time. Next time you are down this way let me know so we can ride! Thanks for watching as always man!
Yes sir. Look forward to it. I have not taken my Ultra 160 in for the harness recall yet. Did they tell you to remove or you just did to avoid issue? Never even thought about my stereo or depth finder additions. I hope they are not an issue. I added the Kawi USB. I tapped into that for depth finder power. I was able to plug into the Kawi stereo wiring with my stereo setup in the gullwing storage area so nothing was spliced there. Hope none of that is an issue. Just reminds me I need to get that done! Thanks.
Super helpful info - thank you for posting. I’ve been debating getting the kspeed endurance tune to try and stretch things. Any idea how much more range the endurance tune provides?
The endurance tune is great but if your looking purely for fuel economy you want to run in the LPO setting
very informative video. This was a great ride in many ways. We should consider doing this once or twice a year with our crew.
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Best machines in the biz !
I found that out the hard way after spending tens of thousands of dollars with the other guys
Great video, the only reason I didn’t get the new ultra was fuel mileage. Maybe the new engine they are working on will get better MPG. Great content
I get a solid 6 mpg which is actually better than or on par with the other full size supercharged skis I ride with. I hear the new SeaDoo 325s are getting 4 mpg
@@JDsWaterWorld yea that’s why I wound up going with a NA ski. May just have to suck it up and go supercharged for the next ski.
NA is superior for reliability, mileage, and ease of maintenance..I just am addicted to the supercharger and the raw power..but I spend lots and lots of time and money doing maintenance
@@JDsWaterWorld so you’re saying I need both ?! One for speed and one for leisure
I always wondered how far we could go if we run it to the end. Great Report. Can you make the same run in the new FX and see how much farther it might go??
Thanks! It would have to be the new SVHO FX that has not come out yet…I unfortunately do not ride with anyone who has a current gen FX to compare! I
Any chance you’ll be doing a similar ride with the ultra lx n/a or the ultra 160? Interested to see the difference in fuel economy.
Would be cool to do, I will definitely add it to my list!
I have a 2023 Kawasaki ultra 160 I can go hundred miles to empty every time that’s running out of gas I’ve gone full speed of 52 miles an hour to 55 miles an hour open throttle all the way down on the Suwanee river I tested it and this is the 100 miles I got from mine ski every time I did it twice to make sure
That’s awesome, great to know! The Suwannee is beautiful, we go to Manatee Springs once a year usually
@@JDsWaterWorld my favorite place to ride I go there every other weekend I have my cabin out there. I’ve been riding there for 12 years there’s over 500. Spring out there. Just let me know if you’re come up here.
Great information. Thanks.
Hey how many hours is should expect from ultra lx and ultra 260lx before rebuilding? Thnx!
Well it really depends on the maintenance that was done, frequency of oil change and quality of oil, salt vs fresh.. but a well cared-for Ultra LX that received regular maintenance and full synthetic oil and was not run hard and put up wet should last at-least 600+ hours without issue.
I have the 23 ultra lx. You can only get mid grade 89 on the water. Would you use that or only use 91 or better??
The stock 310 requires 90 octane minimum to avoid knock…if you must get fuel with less than 90 octane you can add an octane booster to the fuel and that will usually do the trick. 89 is close..probably would be fine. If not, knock sensor will trigger an alarm. Carry lots of extra octane booster- I usually keep an emergency bottle in my ski !
Thanks for your response. I'll have to get some.
Don't believe can get more than 80 miles. I got 75 miles mixed riding and slow on eco mode the last 10 miles and 1 gallon left on my 2019. Nice experiment, does that fuel rack fit the 2019?
Haha I definitely can’t get more than 80..I can’t keep my finger off the throttle for very long. The rack is the new oem Kawasaki rack for the Ultra Deck on 2022+ models. I do believe that PWC super racks does sell one for yours that will fit 2 5 gallon surecans though
Does the 15f allow you to use all the fuel in the tank? What is it about the 310 tank design that keeps it from using 4 gallons ? Is the sending unit too short ?
I found a pick up relocation adapter for the older ultras, I assume the same can be done on the newer 310s?
Pretty much every ski or vehicle will have some unusable fuel left in the tank as the pick up does not suck directly from the bottom of the tank. I am not sure how much would be left in the 15 F, but probably a gallon or two at least. The older ultra had a different fuel pump and a different fuel filter so the old adapter probably wouldn’t work
If I just went really slow and kept the ski perfectly level and maybe I could’ve burned another gallon or so from the tank…
What mode were you on? LPM during the whole test
I actually switched between modes quite a bit, but was mostly in MPO and LPO- but note that I am running the Kspeed Endurance+ Tune so my MPO has no limited top speed
Thank the Lord! I'm not scared now. Woohoo
Lmao 🤣🤣
my jetski starts to stumble at 2 bars, its very annoying having about 6-7 gallons in the ski , but you can use it , and dealer didn't really want to take it apart to get to fuel tank last year in the middle of the season, and I didn't want to wait, will be bringing my ski soon for recalls and will make them get in to the tank, I got to about 60 miles of ocean riding when I was in Florida until I had issues of the ski shutting off , I am from North East and apparently my dealer does not work on skis during winter
How many hours do you have on the ski? Have you changed the fuel filter bag? I have a pretty fresh fuel filter bag and also removed the restrictive chamber over the filter- maybe that allows me to access more usable fuel….
@@JDsWaterWorld I have about 56 hours now , but it started doing that when I had about 20-30hours, yes I saw your video how that done, but my ski under extended warranty so I am not feeling like going there to do so, but if nothing gets done by dealer I guess I’ll have to go in my self
I believe the filter needs to be changed at 50 hours…they do get dirty fairly quickly and are a very fine mesh so they clog up…
@@JDsWaterWorld I think it started even sooner, I went down to Florida I didn’t even have 10 hours on it,, and I had 2 bars left and when I was jumping on waves it would shut off some times, and also it would stumble when I tried to launch it , and it would shut off when when breaking from full speed, and I was thinking maybe fuel gauge is wrong but I only put 15-16 gallons the most in it
@@stepantarn I would put money down that you have a bad fuel pump or the pressure regulator is defective. That is what this sounds like…I would get your dealer to verify the flow rate and fuel pressure- and I bet it will be out of spec and they will need to replace your pump. What you are telling me is NOT normal and should not be happening!
I might need to do a full out FPO test. 60 miles I bet? I think i hit 81 once but was in Lpo entire time.
FPO? Lol probably about 60 yeah
Stayed below 5500 rpm 90%of the time made 97 miles still running at the trailer but had to be on fumes. It is a 2018 310lx
Interesting! Which mode?
@JDsWaterWorld so on the 18 there is not a mode selection so it would be equivalent to FPO
One more question. How much fuel did the other skis use?
The supercharged SeaDoo 300s refueled at 60 miles..not sure how far they could have made it before running out, but I believe both had the low fuel light on.
Thanks. Sea Doos run down lower before the light goes off I think. My Kawis have always been 5 plus gallons. Sea Doos were more in the 2 plus range I think.
How do you turn off the buzzer?
On the new skis once the audible alarm beep starts going off, you just hit the back button once below the job dial and the alarm is silenced. The flashing bar and visual indicators continue
Thanks, I like the very loud alarm but when I am now aware that it is low, no need to let the whole world knows about it.
@@kkutube1972exactly!
I'm going to try this except I'm going to head straight east... Straight east
Hahahaha thats how I feel most days
I wander what my mileage will be on 160lx 🤔
The previous 160 gets about 10% better mileage, now the 2023 might do better due to the trim and improvements to engine management- I have not had a chance to even ride a new 160 yet!
@@JDsWaterWorld I’m hoping it will be much more efficient, but we will see, I will try to do a similar test
I can get 100+ on STX 160s if mostly cruising. We did a few shorter cruises with stops last summer with the Ultra 160lxs and STX 160s but I didn't really do a comparison. Did not notice a real difference though. Didnt have the Ultra warning going off with 3 bars still on the STXs for what that is worth.
At 53 mph, the ultra lx 160 is at WOT (43 l/h).
At this speed, the ultra 310 probably has less fuel consumption than the ultra 160.
Riding fully pinned with the ultra LX 160 untill emptying the fuel tank could damage the engine.
I will be riding in lake kookanusa, mostly with kids, no full throttle till empty lol
Thank you guys for sharing your experience thought
Try the same with the 160hp version
I’ll make you a deal- when @kawasakiusa sends me an Ultra 160 to demo, I will most definitely conduct a similar test.
Eyoo first!
Congratulations lol
You don’t have 21 gallons? Like the new 310
This is the new Ultra and it does have 21 gallons. Not all the fuel in the tank is useable
@@JDsWaterWorld thanks for your quick response.im a retire firefighter moving to Florida in a year and I’m looking on buying a jet ski .i have seen all your videos and thank you for such great work. I’m a little confuse with how the fuel works,if is promoted as 21 gallons but you only could consume 18.i will do research on that to see how it works.
Ahh well Florida is the world’s Jet Ski capital so hard not to get one! The fuel pickup is suspended a few inches from the bottom of the tank so not all of the fuel is usable- this is typical of most cars, boats etc etc. The usable capacity is different than the actual tank capacity! If your main concern is fuel economy, the Ultra 310 is definitely not the ski for you. Naturally aspirated models get much better fuel economy and require a ton less maintenance! Thanks for watching!
@@JDsWaterWorld it wasn’t for the fuel economy,I was just confuse on the 21 gallon and you use 18.now I understand.i love the kawasaki and will be getting one when I head down there.i hope that one day we could ride together.may the good Lord bless you and your family and keep those content coming.take care
one thristy girl