Johnson 8hp milky gear oil ?

[Evinrudej]

Hi all I have a 1985 johnson 8hp that’s been laying around and decided to check it out. This is what I seen when I drained the lower unit oil. Is this considered milky? Gear oil was changed last year and only ran it once after that before it sat.

 

[Crosbyman]

well seems not to bad just refill but install new nylon washers on the fill screws and retry for a while


next time dump the oil in a jar and wait a few days if water settles on the bottom it is ingesting water

you will need a reseal job but some just keep changing oil every few months maybe just midsummer .

pressure testing will indicate the leaky joints (shaft, propeller shaft or shift shaft) when spayed with soapy water