Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

[dmoss8928]

Hey guys got a quick question my drive oil is a little low and setting off the alarm. My question one is can I use this oil to fill it up and 2nd can I just add it to the oil thats already in there are do I need to suck all the oil thats in there and start over? Thanks guys...

It's on a 2008 Q4 4.3

David

 

[Don S]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

You can top off the gear lube monitor by just removing the cap and topping off. You need to use what is alread in there. Don't use something different.

 

[achris]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

You can top off the gear lube monitor by just removing the cap and topping off. You need to use what is alread in there. Don't use something different.

and find out why it's low, where the oil's gone.... Pull the drive, you might find it all in the bellows. :facepalm:

 

[dmoss8928]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Don... I bought the boat used so what if I don't know what is in there already?

Achris.. It's not like real low but just under the add line so I wanted to add just a little

 

[Don S]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Don... I bought the boat used so what if I don't know what is in there already?

The best thing to do since it's new to you is to remove the drive, check the bellows for gear lube, drain the drive and pressure check it, and empty the reservoir and line.
If no leaks found in the pressure test, refill the drive per the manual with Hi Performance gear lube, top off the reservoir, and go boating.

 

[dmoss8928]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

The best thing to do since it's new to you is to remove the drive, check the bellows for gear lube, drain the drive and pressure check it, and empty the reservoir and line.
If no leaks found in the pressure test, refill the drive per the manual with Hi Performance gear lube, top off the reservoir, and go boating.

You make all that sound easy haha With me not having that much of exp. i'm not sure I can do all that nor do I know what some of the things you said meant

 

[Oshkosh1]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

6 nuts on the drive plus two on the trim rams...

Check for leaks. replace the gaskets/"O" rings, and you're in business....

 

[achris]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Here's a couple of videos on taking the drive off and putting it back on... It's really easy... Honest...

Removing drive: http://youtu.be/w3O63YTOhn8

Installing drive: http://youtu.be/aGVrY4cWiDA

If you don't have a service manual, download and save these

Engine ->https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4XV6tt7Q0P-YjYwMTNjZDItODJkNi00NTAzLWE2Y2QtMDY0MGEzYjVlNjE1
Drive -> https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...YWRiNy00ODUyLWFmNzgtMTBmMzhlNGY4Mzk3&hl=en_US

Chris.......

 

[cjgreene1]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Wow..... Take the drive off check for
Leaks.... I mean yeah if your a marina that would be great but
The guys a little low on gear oil lets not get crazy Top her off and go
Have fun

 

[achris]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Wow..... Take the drive off check for
Leaks.... I mean yeah if your a marina that would be great but
The guys a little low on gear oil lets not get crazy Top her off and go
Have fun

It's a new boat to him... He doesn't know what oil is currently in there... and he has no service history... Pulling the leg and even just looking inside would be the very LEAST I would be doing!!!

What I would be doing with a 4 year old engine I have no clue on the history of would be:-

Engine oil and filter change
Fuel filter change
Pull the leg and check the alignment
Visually inspect all the bellows (while the leg is off so I could look inside the uni bellows)
Check engine alignment
Drain leg oil, split leg and check water pump impeller
Fill leg with High Performance Gear lube

That's where I would be starting... Take it from there if I find any problems.... The last place you want to find out the deal wasn't so sweet is half way across some deserted stretch of ocean, with big greenies curling up behind you.

Chris....

 

[dmoss8928]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

I bought the boat from a Dealer in FL back in January, and he told me that there mercury mechanic look checked it out before I bought it and all looked good was what I was told. I'm not sure what all he would have checked but if it was leaking are anything like that he would have seen it don't ya'll think?

 

[dmoss8928]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Here's a couple of videos on taking the drive off and putting it back on... It's really easy... Honest...

Removing drive: http://youtu.be/w3O63YTOhn8

Installing drive: http://youtu.be/aGVrY4cWiDA

If you don't have a service manual, download and save these

Engine ->https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4XV6tt7Q0P-YjYwMTNjZDItODJkNi00NTAzLWE2Y2QtMDY0MGEzYjVlNjE1
Drive -> https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...YWRiNy00ODUyLWFmNzgtMTBmMzhlNGY4Mzk3&hl=en_US

Chris.......

This manuels covers 4.3 carbs?

 

[achris]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Yes and no.... Use it for the engine basics, and most of the bolt-ons.

Use this for the TKS (carb) system -> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1TAvwZ3TjhfczRQdjBnQThqYjg

If the drive was leaking from the front seal, no a mechanic will not have seen it unless he removed the drive... Anybody selling a boat is not going to tell you what's wrong with it, especially a dealer!

 

[Oshkosh1]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Some here(myself included) probably "suffer" varying degrees of mechanical OCD concerning not only boating, but virtually any other hobby/"toy".

Yeah, you could just "fill 'er up" and chances are you'd be fine. BUT...obviously it's low for a reason.

I'm relatively new to this boat maintenance thing also, but have learned that taking the advice of most of the seasoned "salts" here is well worth it.

 

[dmoss8928]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Its npt really low just a little below the add line not bad at all. We got a big weekend plan coming up so I might wait on doing all the Drive and Bellows work till we get back... I don't want to mess nothing up haha... But ya'll wouldn't suggest me add some gear oil to whats in there already? bottom line...

 

[Don S]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

If it's a green color, it's Hi Perfomance gear lube, if not, it's impossible to say what it is.
Go boating, but don't mix the oils. If it gets lower, you have a problem, if it doesn't it probably doesn't leak and was just never filled up.

 

[spdracr39]

Re: Quicksilver Gear Lube? Please Advise

Well a boat is fun to use if you can trust it and concentrate on having fun. All these intense maintenance recommendations are made to save you money later and allow you to enjoy it to the max. You can't have fun if your worried about the boat breaking and you spend a lot of money quick if you neglect maintenance issues. Run it till it breaks is not the way to go. Can you fill it with oil and go boating? Yes. Will you worry about it everytime you go out? Yes. If whatever is leaking now fails will it cost you more to fix it? Yes. Take great care of a boat and it will give you great service. Try to skimp on maintenance and it will be expensive and unenjoyable.