mercury oil injected or not ?

[bigron]

well i finally got my first boat.i have a 87 mercury 50hp o/b.the cowling on the motor has oil injected written on the side of it just under the mercury logo.i wanted to know how this oil injection works because i know very little about boat motors and i thought i pre mix the oil in the gas and i didnt see any other type of oil tank.<br /><br />thanks

 

[michaelb]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

The first bit of helpful advice one could give you as a first-time boat owner is to purchase a good service manual for that engine. They are extremely helpful and explain the details of systems such as lubrication, fuel, and cooling. A manual will also help you to know what specific questions to ask on a forum, so you can get the most beneficial answer.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy your new boat and be careful. <br /><br />Take care, Michaelb

 

[RICKRICK1]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

Bigron,<br /> Get a manual, you stated it has oil injection but can not see the oil tank, it maybe that the owner before you removed the oil injection system. I would use premix until you find out and also to insure the oil injection system is working properly. Nothing like having your first motor burnup sure is a bummer. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[Walker]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

the oil tank should be under the engine cowl. You can't see it until you take the cowling off.

 

[orca]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

G'Day. The 1987 50Hp 4 cyl merc was oil injected with a system called autoblend. Autoblend had one unique feature, It made VRO look good!! most smart owners of autoblend soon removed the oiling system and switched to self mixing 50:1. Merc only ran autoblend for a couple of years and than replaced it with the system that they run today, this system is pretty trouble free. Autoblend was an oil bottle that sat in the boat and connected to the fuel hose. there is no bottle under the cover. If you have an autoblend bottle in the boat then follow the following steps.<br /> 1. cut the hose from the motor to the autoblend.<br /> 2. fit a fuel inlet fitting to this hose.<br /> 3. connect this hose to the fuel tank and rin he motor 50:1<br />4. take the autoblend bottle and throw it as far as you can <br />5. Never look at the autoblend again.

 

[bigron]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

hey thanks whaley for the up front response to the question.seems to me the autoblend has been long gone no sign of it and i just have the fuel line running straight in.i am working on getting the manual for the motor its on order.i just wanted to know before this weekend and to the other a**hole who said i should take the cover off before i look for it well i may be a novice but com'on.in the future i think it would be best if people would answer the question IF THEY CAN or just move along no 2 cents needed.whaley thanks again for the only usefull response

 

[silverking]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

Hey Bigron,<br />You have an attitude problem, the other guys just try to help you as you requested. If you´re not goin´to be nice with the others, dont expect the others be nice with you.<br />Dont ask me ´cause i dont know.

 

[Walker]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

I'm sure Ronnie's Marine on SPID will be happy to take care of your motor and answer any questions you have. Oh, by the way, their labor rate is $85/hr. At that price they probably will be nice to you also. Walker

 

[bigron]

Re: mercury oil injected or not ?

look my reply was intended for walker who wanted to be a smart a$$ instead of trying to contribute to the solution.sorry to the rest of you guys. by the way you should go to "the boat stop" also on spid next to ronnies they are cheap,honest,and the biggest used boat dealer around here.