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I have an oil leak on my T8. Issue arouse when I replaced the lower cowl on the motor. When removing power head I didn't replace the black head gasket. Gasket was in excellent shape. I cleaned grime and replace the large black head gasket and reassembled motor. Tested motor for 45 minutes in neutral with different rpm and all looked good. Took boat to the river and ran it for 2 hours with no issues. When I got home I noticed oil leaking down the lower unit. Remove upper cowl and noticed pooled oil at the base of the power head. Oil was neatly pooled and showed no signs of splattering. When I check oil on dip stick, there was barely any showing on dip stick. Guessing there was more pressure created when motor was under load that caused the oil to leak out. I had the torque specs for reassemble and thought I did them all correctly. Thanks for taking the time and appreciate all input on solving the issue.
Chris
ps. motor is 2003 T8 with low hours.
Chris
ps. motor is 2003 T8 with low hours.