OMC Cobra Water leak

[GopherPride23]

I posted a thread about this before, but I took a picture now so you guys could see what I am talking about. When running on muffs, and I am presuming when the boat is in the water (though I do not know for sure) water is leaking very profusely out of the outdrive right by the anode. I checked to make sure it wasn't coming from the bellows, its not. It's definetly coming from the outdrive.

1. Is this a normal/okay place for water to be coming out?

2. When I got the boat 6 months ago there was not water in the outdrive oil, it was clean. I changed it anyway. Now after putting probably 20 hours or so on the boat, the oil in the outdrive is milky. From what I have looked at on this board it is most likely the the prop seal(s). But, could the above problem be playing into the milky oil? Could a faulty gasket/oring on the dipstick be letting water into the oil?

Thanks in advance...

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: OMC Cobra Water leak

That is coming out the factory slits in the bottom of the exhaust bellows, perfectly normal!

 

[GopherPride23]

Re: OMC Cobra Water leak

Is it leaking from the bellows that I cannot see? I looked up under where you can see the bellows and there is just a tiny drip coming from the bellows I could see. Is it leaking from a part of the bellows inside the outdrive?

 

[GopherPride23]

Re: OMC Cobra Water leak

I'm still wondering if the place the water is coming out of is normal...the water is not coming from the visible part of the bellows...could it be coming from a part of the bellows i can't see?