slag
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2009
- Messages
- 471
Yes, I thought it was leaking since the day I got the boat, but after taking it out, its definitely the source of the oily residue in my bilge. I have heard that these older style, single bolt reservoirs will eventually spiderweb and crack at the bolt hole, especially when overtightened, however, this one had separated at the bond line and cracked on the side as well. It's almost as if it was filled with water and froze over the winter.
The oil was watery for sure and milky, and pretty low, so I drained the fluid from the lines and took the pump apart from the reservoir and cleaned it up. I can't afford at this point to buy a new pump part and reservoir that has the 4 mounting points, so I bought a cheap single bolt hole mallory reservoir off ebay last night and it should be here in a couple days.
I've read places where people say to use dexron 3 mercon ATF in the pump, and, in other places, they say to use 10w 40 dino motor oil. Which is better/best, or should I head back to walmart and invest in some of the 3 dollar squeeze tube trim system fluid?
The oil was watery for sure and milky, and pretty low, so I drained the fluid from the lines and took the pump apart from the reservoir and cleaned it up. I can't afford at this point to buy a new pump part and reservoir that has the 4 mounting points, so I bought a cheap single bolt hole mallory reservoir off ebay last night and it should be here in a couple days.
I've read places where people say to use dexron 3 mercon ATF in the pump, and, in other places, they say to use 10w 40 dino motor oil. Which is better/best, or should I head back to walmart and invest in some of the 3 dollar squeeze tube trim system fluid?
