milky oil ...please help

larson99

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i'm new to boating ...just bought a larson 99 with a volvo penta engine ..i was told the engine had beed rebuilt last year ...took it out for a run on the weekend and when i got back home couldnt start it , i checked the oil and it is kind of creamy , almost like coffe cream or somthing similar ...can anybody tell me what it could be ????
thanks in advance ......:)
 
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Re: milky oil ...please help

i had the same problem but it turned out to be the shifter seal but if not try replacing all of them
 

bruceb58

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Re: milky oil ...please help

i had the same problem but it turned out to be the shifter seal but if not try replacing all of them
This makes no sense at all. He is talking about his engine oil and I am assuming you are talking about stern drive oil.
 

larson99

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Re: milky oil ...please help

the boat was running fine but the bilge pump failed and water got almost to the top of the engine where carburator is( not quite to the top but halfway maybe ) . i had the bilge pump fixed and also they installed a new oil presure gauge and hooked it up to the engine . we took the boat out and i noticed it was leaking oil into the bilge and then out into the sea ....took the boat home and flushed it without no problem ..next day i tried to start it and it wouldnt start ...i checked the oil and had that creamy color .
i will do an oil change and then try to start engine ..would this help me any?
i dont know what to do next .....i'm hoping is not the head gasket or the block or anything complicated like that ?
could it be the raisers and manifold or something to do with my mechanic hooking up the oil presure gauge ???
thank you guys for your help ....i dont know much about boats or boat engines
 

Don S

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Re: milky oil ...please help

Didn't even read that link I posted did you?
 
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