Mercruiser Drive Lube Monitor Gear Oil Bottle --MILKY--

[atomb]

Just curious. I had milky lube in the bottle.. i took the whole thing apart and cleaned it. it was kinda tough getting her all back together I finally did but im thinking was there a way to do this without taking it apart . what have you guys done when you needed to get the milk out? this was the new style bottle alpha one gen 2

 

[John_S]

Re: Mercruiser Drive Lube Monitor Gear Oil Bottle --MILKY--

Just curious. I had milky lube in the bottle.. i took the whole thing apart and cleaned it. it was kinda tough getting her all back together I finally did but im thinking was there a way to do this without taking it apart . what have you guys done when you needed to get the milk out? this was the new style bottle alpha one gen 2

I have never had milky oil in the monitor bottle (or drive for that matter), but I clean mine at the beginning of each season. Oil solids seem to collect on the bottom. I fill the bottle about 1/4 way with kerosene, and shake hard. Drain, and repeat if necc.

Have you checked the drive oil to make sure it wasn't milky? I would, for just piece of mind. I would think, that if water just got into the bottle that it would not mix into a milky solution given there is no agitation in bottle.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Mercruiser Drive Lube Monitor Gear Oil Bottle --MILKY--

Just curious. I had milky lube in the bottle.. i took the whole thing apart and cleaned it. it was kinda tough getting her all back together I finally did but im thinking was there a way to do this without taking it apart . what have you guys done when you needed to get the milk out? this was the new style bottle alpha one gen 2

Howdy,


What did the oil you drained out of the drive look like?

 

[atomb]

Re: Mercruiser Drive Lube Monitor Gear Oil Bottle --MILKY--

drive is at the mechanic getting a new grommet seal for the upper ... i was just curious about cleaning the monitor being the drive is getting professionally dealt with. Thanks for the concern i had milky lube in the drive as well dont know how they clean that i would assume you just drain all the lube as best from the drive and pour in new lube.