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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Going to try and check the oil today when I get home. Does the dipstick tube run to the bottom of the sump? Or close enough to see the water if I vacuum it out of the dipstick?
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Yes. The boat was given to me after sitting for a couple years so I changed the oil, fuel lines, spark plugs, fuel separator. I found the issue with water/oil coming out of timing cover too late in the season to start fixing it last year so I’m just getting the process started.
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    My father and law pulled the plugs the last season before taking the boat out of the water. I didn’t pull them before I ran it so I can’t say 100% he pulled them without taking his word for it. But after running the boat last year and finding this issue I also pulled the plugs before winter so I...
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Sound like this is the first step after checking the oil for water.
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    Thanks. Glad to have a forum like this with a wealth of information and great guys to offer help for people in need. I pulled the drain plugs. The boat was given to me by my in-laws and they bought it new in 96. It sat for a couple of years since they last used it. But I was told it was...
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    I hope it is something simple and I want to exhaust all options before getting a new motor. Is there anything I could check before pulling the motor? I know it would have to come out to get the harmonic balancer and timing cover off. The engine was drained for winter storage but this problem was...
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    I will check the breathers and also try to suck or drain water from the bottom of the pan and see what I get.
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    What is the best way to do this?
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    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    I have a 96 mercruiser 4.3 lx gen+ with an Alpha one outdrive. The motor runs but after a few minutes of running under load I get water/oil mix coming out of the bottom corner of the timing cover on the port side. The oil in the sump is clean (no water). I talked with a mechanic friend of mine...
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