2005 Mercury 40hp 4-Stroke oil leak

Ed Martin

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Oil leak at high rpm, smoking from the cowl as it is hitting something hot. Looking under the cowl, do not see any trace of oil. Now after it is out of the water I see oil on the foot below the right chap (have not taken the chaps off). Oil slightly lower on dip stick. Any ideas?
 

Swagonmaster

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Jul 9, 2020
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Suggestion, go to an auto parts store and buy a small bottle of uv leak detection dye and a black light, pour an appropriate amount of dye in the engine run it for a short while under the conditions that cause smoke and then look for evidence of a leak. The dye fluoresces under the ultraviolet light and as long as it hasn't had time to spread everywhere it will show you where the leak is. It usually looks like yellow paint is leaking out but only with the black light on it, some really need stuff. Make sure that it's not too bright when you do this, a flash light has a hard time competing with the sun.
 
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