CANDoo Professional
Families of Kawasaki Watercraft:
Kawasaki began offering diagnostics with the 1999 STX-1100 Direct Injection skis, but this was
because the Fuel Injection system was supplied to Kawasaki by Fitch. Kawasaki started offering
external diagnostics capability upon the release of the 4-Stroke STX-12F in 2003. Setting up a
diagnostic session with a Kawasaki Jet Ski is much more complex than the other brands, as
Kawsaki apparently added this capability as an afterthought. While the early DI diagnostics is
relatively plug and play, the 4-Stroke skis all require the use of an additional bypass cable to keep
the ECU powered up during the diagnostic session. Getting at the proper location to install the
bypass cable can be time consuming, compared to the other brands. Once connected, the
CANDooPro system automatically detects the features appropriate for each model.
There are three different families of Yamaha Waverunners:
2-Stroke STX-1100 DI (1999-2003)
The 2-Stroke DI system came out in 1999. These systems were provided to Kawasaki by Fitch,
who also supplied Polaris and Arctic Cat/Tigershark in the same era. They all have fairly basic
diagnostics capabilities, with some unique injector capabilities, as the injectors were matched to the
ECU.
4-Stroke STX-12F/15F (2003-2012)
Kawasaki began offering diagnostic capabilities with the launch of the STX-12F in 2003. All the
skis in this family, including the 2008 STX-R, share the same basic set of capabilities
4-Stroke Ultra LX/250X/250LX/260X/260LX/300X/300LX (2007-2012)
Kawasaki began a new diagnostic system with the introduction of the 250X in 2007. While this
system has more capabilities than the earlier models, it has a disadvantage that the ECU
communications is much slower than earlier models, and extremely slow compared to either Sea
Doo or Yamaha models.
