oil and oil filter

[elojs]

Hi everybody. I have a year 2000 bayliner capri i/0 with a 4.3 engine and a mercruser alhpa one outdrive. Does anybody know what oil and oil filter I can use for this boat besides the oil and oil filter I can get from the dealer. Any advice would be appreciated to. Thanks

 

[Bondo]

Re: oil and oil filter

Ayuh,... If it's the block mounted filter,+ Not the remote mount, Napa #1036 is the right filter...

You can use Any oil ya wanta use...
I use Mobil 1, in 15W-50...

 

[fossill]

Re: oil and oil filter

I use Shell Rotella T 15W-40 but found that I can get the Mercruiser oil filter at the dealer cheaper than other makes. Any quality heavy duty oil works, but I'm sure the oil guru's will jump all over that one.

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: oil and oil filter

I use 15w-40 Delo 400.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: oil and oil filter

Ah. Another oil thread!!

 

[fossill]

Re: oil and oil filter

Yah, Gotta keep'em happy though.

 

[45Auto]

Re: oil and oil filter

I was out on a friend's boat about 5 years ago. The alarm buzzer went off, checked the dipstick and no oil was touching it. I'm guessing it was a no oil pressure alarm. Took 5 quarts of oil to get it back up to the mark on the dipstick. The boat was 8 years old, he bought it new and never changed the oil or filter. It was still running great when he sold it 3 years later, still never changed the oil or filter.

Moral of this story is, if you don't want to use what the factory recommends, you can pretty much use anything you want and not worry about it.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: oil and oil filter

Moral of this story is, if you don't want to use what the factory recommends, you can pretty much use anything you want and not worry about it.

Yeah, as long as you ACTUALLY PUT OIL IN THE SUMP!!

 

[Fun Times]

Re: oil and oil filter

Ayuh,... If it's the block mounted filter,+ Not the remote mount, Napa #1036 is the right filter...

You can use Any oil ya wanta use...
I use Mobil 1, in 15W-50...

Ah. Another oil thread!!

I was out on a friend's boat about 5 years ago. The alarm buzzer went off, checked the dipstick and no oil was touching it. I'm guessing it was a no oil pressure alarm. Took 5 quarts of oil to get it back up to the mark on the dipstick. The boat was 8 years old, he bought it new and never changed the oil or filter. It was still running great when he sold it 3 years later, still never changed the oil or filter.

Moral of this story is, if you don't want to use what the factory recommends, you can pretty much use anything you want and not worry about it.

Yeah, as long as you ACTUALLY PUT OIL IN THE SUMP!!

One of you guys should think about adding this to your signature line,

(Any OIL is Better,..... Than No OIL at All.......)

 

[fossill]

Re: oil and oil filter

I was out on a friend's boat about 5 years ago. The alarm buzzer went off, checked the dipstick and no oil was touching it. I'm guessing it was a no oil pressure alarm. Took 5 quarts of oil to get it back up to the mark on the dipstick. The boat was 8 years old, he bought it new and never changed the oil or filter. It was still running great when he sold it 3 years later, still never changed the oil or filter.

Moral of this story is, if you don't want to use what the factory recommends, you can pretty much use anything you want and not worry about it.

Wouldn't want to be the guy that bought that boat.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: oil and oil filter

One of you guys should think about adding this to your signature line,

(Any OIL is Better,..... Than No OIL at All.......)

Hey, ...I think my sig pretty much sums it up!!