oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

strada

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I have a NS55B (Nissan) outboard and it seems to be leaking oil out of a small hole on the bottom of the lower unit.. This is my first boat and I have only had it three weeks and want to get it on the water.. It has a drink coaster size puttle on the drive way..The oil is clear with a light yellow tent and smells like machine oil. Its coming from a pin hole that is recessed in the bottom left of the bottom unit. The hole belongs there but why is it leaking? How can I find a manual on my outboard? Nissan dosent have my motor listed on their web site...<br /><br />Thank you for any advice you can give..
 

TOHATSU GURU

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

You have a bad seal in the lower unit. It just happens to be escaping through a drain hole. The owners manuals are available as a free download from www.nissanmarine.com.
 

strada

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

I have looked all over nissanmarine's web site and they dont seem to have the manual for the NS55B.. At closer look at the hole it seems there might be a small dab of JB Wield on the pin hole..I guess the guy I got the boat from knew this..pluss when I spin the prop it has a slight wobble like the shaft (?) is bent..?..Is this bad? Will it hurt it? How can I fix it? Can you tell this is my first boat? :(
 

TOHATSU GURU

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

The 50 C, 55 B, 60 A and 70 A all have the same owners manual. If the shaft is bent it needs to be replaced.
 

strada

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

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strada

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

sorry for the trouble...I took it out on the water yesterday and it ran great.exept I thought the motor sounded rough and kinda shakey at low speeds but I know nothing of boats..I feel kinda stupid, I stared at the depth gage the whole time..my lake is only at an advrage of 8ft right now from drought..
 

TOHATSU GURU

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

Looks like they stopped offering that manual. Contact them and they will direct you to someone who has them.
 

TGuy

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Re: oil leak from pin hole on lower unit

The Tohatsu website (same motor as the Nissan)does have a manual for the 50C / 60A / 70A2 (www.tohatsu.com) under the "technical info" section. The manual doesn't mention that it is for the 55hp model but if Elvin says it's the same, it must be true :)
 
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