Water in Outdrive oil 1990 Cobra (OMC)

[dodge1930]

Drained the lube in my Cobra outdrive: Oil appeared milky and when I removed the fill(middle) plug about 1 oz of clear water came out the drain hole.
The rest of the oil was half and half betwenn normal and milky.
I removed the top cover and the oil was milky there also.
So my question is now what do I do?
Do I refill it and run on muffs and check for water in oil.
Can I run it untill I see that the oil has become milky and then drain and refill and do this to get throught the season.

Or am I looking at a lower seal replacement.

Thanks
Steve

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Water in Outdrive oil 1990 Cobra (OMC)

Howdy,

So my question is now what do I do?

The drive needs to be removed and pressure/vacuum checked to determine where and how bad it's leaking.

Can I run it untill I see that the oil has become milky and then drain and refill and do this to get throught the season.

I don't think I would run it....... Since you don't know how bad it's leaking, you don't know if it might get worse. Also, since this is the beginning of the season, that water has presumably been sitting in the drive all winter. You do not know how much damage (if any) there is from that.

Or am I looking at a lower seal replacement.

That will come after it's pressure checked. You may have other leaks.