Having got the engine running Ok (see my last thread) I took the boat out to do some fishing yesterday. Didn't go far, which was a good thing. When I took the bung out and drained water there was some oil in it. It didn't seem to have come from the engine, so I thought it must have been the drive. As the oil was brown I thought a seal had gone and water had got in and pushed the oil out somehow. So first thing this morning I drained the leg oil, expecting it to be half water. It took a long time to drain, and it was murky oil floating on water. I replaced the oil recently, and this is the first real use the boat has had.
I presume the seals on the drive shaft have gone, is it usual for oil to come into the boat when this happens? The water seems to have displaced the oil -but should there be an upper seal as well thst I need to replace?
The leg is the original 165hp one, serial number 4447730.
I presume the seals on the drive shaft have gone, is it usual for oil to come into the boat when this happens? The water seems to have displaced the oil -but should there be an upper seal as well thst I need to replace?
The leg is the original 165hp one, serial number 4447730.
