Where is the oil drain plug on a Mercruiser 3.0 Litre

[jacoblh13]

I have a 1998 Mercruiser 3.0 Litre. From looking on here and other research i think the norm is drain the oil via the dipstick. I was curious where the actual oil drain plug is?

And secondly if it?s in a reachable area has anyone ever installed one of those hoses that you pull out the bilge drain hole and drain oil that way?

Thanks!

 

[dirtdevilnc]

Re: Where is the oil drain plug on a Mercruiser 3.0 Litre

On my Stingray with 3.0LX and Alpha one I can almost fit my entire upper torso below the motor ! Getting to the drain plug is not a problem, plenty of room to fit a container to catch the old oil. You should see a bolt at the bottom of the oil pan for draining the oil.
Some of the V angled motors can be a bear to get to the drain plug thought. I can certainly see how removing the old oil from the dip stick would make sense in those applications.