Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

[searay4me]

I know I have a leak in the system because I keeping running out of fluid, problem is I don't know where it is. It seems to be in the outdrive somehow. It leaks out by the prop after I lower the outdrive and the boat has not been used for a while. Is this possible or is it leaking somewhere else and then ending up looking like it is leaking from there? Also there are no visible leaks at the hoses. The sterndrive serial # is 5924220. Thanks in advance.

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

They are separate systems.....
You have a slow leak some how....
Try observing when someone else cycles it up & down...
Have you looked in the bilge?.....JK

 

[Bondo]

Re: Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

Is this a Docked boat, or a Trailer boat,..??.....

If you're loosing oil That Fast,....... It shouldn't be too hard to Find,.........
But,...... You've Got to Look.........

 

[searay4me]

Re: Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

Bilge is clean/empty. Boat is trailered. I need to get someone to run it while I look. What could be/would be leaking out at the prop if it isn't the trim fluid?

 

[Bondo]

Re: Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

Drive Oil,.........

 

[Don S]

Re: Finding Trim Leak on Mercruiser 260

Have you checked the gear lube in the drive? If it's leaking that much, you can't have much gearlube left in the drive, that or it's full of water. Either way it's going to get very expensive if it's actually gear lube and you keep running it.