I have a 1977 Sea Ray 24' Cuddy Cabin with a Volvo/Chevvy 350.<br /><br />This weekend when I checked the oil before leaving the marina I noticed it was very low and took 2 quarts to bring it to an acceptable level.<br />I put about only about 2 to 3 hours use on the engine and noticed the bilge contained a lot of oil, after checking the dipstick and topping off again I found it had lost about 3 quarts almost certainly to the bilge.<br /><br />I inpected all around the engine that I could see and was not able to see oil on the engine anywhere on top, front or sides or back where I could see with the possible exception of a little around the oil pressure sending pipe at the back of the engine, I also looked in this area with the engine on idle but wasn't able to see the oil escaping obviously.<br /><br />The temperature and the oil pressure on the boat are both good.<br /><br />Can anybody suggest where else I might look for a leak that could loose that ammount of oil in such a short time or ask me question if you need more info.<br /><br />Thanks...
Or it could also be something as simple as a loose oil pan drain plug or loose oil pan bolts. To lose that much oil in that short of a period, without the boat smoking like a house on fire, certainly points towards a leak.
