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    Whining noise at 3000+ rpm

    Thank you ! Our mistake but hopefully we've figured out how to post in the correct area now . Thanks for the well wishes !
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    Whining noise at 3000+ rpm

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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

    Whoops , sorry about that ! I'm not sure how that happened .
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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

    You guys were 100% right ! It was the 90 weight out-drive gear lube !! The original gear lube was very Black but luckily didn't show any signs of water or metal particles ! We sincerely thank you both for the perfect advise and solution to our whiney out-drive ! We have scheduled 9/30/21 with a...
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    Whining noise at 3000+ rpm

    We thought we would write a follow up to our recent Bravo 1 whining noise above 3000rpm . Our engine and out drive had 79 hours on It and apparently had never been serviced . The problem was the 90 weight out drive gear lube that had never been changed ! We were fortunate that a couple of...
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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

    Thank you both for the advice and it was perfect timing ! We just cancelled our order for the special gimbal grease , but , we left the 90 weight Quicksilver gear oil and the special pump set-up coming our way . Since it's the busy time of the year for the boat repair shops we thought we would...
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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

    Thank you for sharing your experience and advice regarding our mystery noise . Last winter we did a few of the normal service maintenance items that you mentioned , engine oil/filter , fuel filter , sea pump impeller , serpentine belt looked great , But , we didn't change the outdrive gear oil...
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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

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    Bravo 1 whining noise at 3000 rpm

    Hello Everyone , We recently purchased a 2013 Essex Vortex with a 6.2 liter and Bravo 1 outdrive with 79 hours . At 3000 rpm when underway , there is a whining noise coming from the engine/drive area . We stopped the boat and while in neutral we ran up the rpm to 3000 and didn't hear the whine ...
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