97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

[Jacob645]

Took the boat out on Saturday and it ran great as usual. The only thing different is that I idled the entire time the last 2 trips I made. I still have the vro and the pump is only 2 years old. Could this just be unburned oil from idling so much?

 

[Will Bark]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

If the oil has a"gassy" smell to it it's probably unburned gas/oil mixture and is normal.

 

[boobie]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

Yes..................

 

[Jacob645]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

Just went and sniffed a finger full of it. Smelled gas/oily to me. Not strong like LU fluid. Also my upper exhaust ports looked strange. One was kind of wet with a little exhaust sludge like normal and the other was bone dry.

 

[Will Bark]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

Maybe too much ideling; run it and see what happens; motors don't like to be run slow. Good luck

 

[Chris1956]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

Maybe it is fogging oil from winter lay-up?

 

[Snoopy-2]

Re: 97 Fast Strike 115- Oil dripping from prop

I have a 98 Johnson 115 ELECM and it does the same thing as you describe when I run it on the muffs it never gets hot enough to burn off the oil like it does when you run it under power. Nothing to worry about other than the mess when it drips. Motor runs great and no problems if I don't flush it on the muffs after running it all day. Just residual unburned oil - like they say better to much than not enough.\Happy boating great motors. Starts in a flash-runs like an antelope and no smoke when under way.