Hello all, I have another situation.
Earlier in the week when I trimmed my outboard all the way up, I noticed gear oil running down the back bottom edge of the lower unit. Just enough to make a 6 or 8 inch stain in my driveway, but definitely gear oil. Now today, I drain the lower unit and get a little stream of clear water followed by some milky and some amber gear oil. I have the water pump kit, that's why I was draining. Since I had oil out the top edge of the lower unit, I'm thinking the water pump seal might be my culprit of the water in the lower unit and I might fix it when I rebuild the water pump. But if I rebuild the water pump and then have to go back in later to do other seals, it's like doing it twice. Any suggestions?
Earlier in the week when I trimmed my outboard all the way up, I noticed gear oil running down the back bottom edge of the lower unit. Just enough to make a 6 or 8 inch stain in my driveway, but definitely gear oil. Now today, I drain the lower unit and get a little stream of clear water followed by some milky and some amber gear oil. I have the water pump kit, that's why I was draining. Since I had oil out the top edge of the lower unit, I'm thinking the water pump seal might be my culprit of the water in the lower unit and I might fix it when I rebuild the water pump. But if I rebuild the water pump and then have to go back in later to do other seals, it's like doing it twice. Any suggestions?