mercruiser 3.0 oil change

[kywildcat]

Brand new to boating; just did my first oil change. After pumping out the old oil, I put back in the amount given to me by the local dealer with the boat level on the trailer. I even put a level on the floor of the boat to be sure. After putting the boat in the water, I did a recheck and it shows about 2 quarts over full. Probably a stupid question, but can you get an accurate reading in the water? Thanks for any input.

 

[rogerwa]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

How much did you put in?? 4-5-6 qts?? This engine is rated at 4 qts with maybe a little more to fill up the filter..

 

[kywildcat]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

The dealer recommended with the filter that he gave me to to five quarts. Thanks

 

[rogerwa]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

How much did you get out and how did you remove it? You may not have gotten it all out if you sucked it via the dipstick.<br /><br />When I put the oil in, I put in 4 qts and then add the extra qt as needed to make the dipstick right.<br /><br />My guess is that you didn't get it all out..

 

[beezee28]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

As rogerwa said, 4 qts should be enough and an extra qts if you change the filter too. You cannot take a good measure if you are on the water and the boat is rocking. You would think that the boat would sit level in the water but many time it is not the case and could be the reason why it shows 2 qts over.

 

[kywildcat]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

I did take it out thru the dipstick into a recycling container, so I'm not really sure how much came out. The dipstick checked fine even after the engine was warmed up and checked again to be sure. The amount only showed over the fill line after I put the boat in the water. Thanks

 

[jeff13601]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

If it is calm in the water you should be pretty close to level to check the oil. You should abide by what the dipstick says. A little bit over is ok but 2 quarts is to much

 

[markn88]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

Brand new to boating; just did my first oil change. After pumping out the old oil, I put back in the amount given to me by the local dealer with the boat level on the trailer. I even put a level on the floor of the boat to be sure. After putting the boat in the water, I did a recheck and it shows about 2 quarts over full. Probably a stupid question, but can you get an accurate reading in the water? Thanks for any input.

im new to boating too and just got a boat saturday.. it has the 3.0 too how do i get the oil out through the dipstick i dont understand

 

[Don S]

Re: mercruiser 3.0 oil change

im new to boating too and just got a boat saturday.. it has the 3.0 too how do i get the oil out through the dipstick i dont understand

Didn't read the stickies did you.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=468283