I have a 95 Sunbird Corsair 200 Cuddy. It has a 5.0 litre Cobra with an OMC outdrive. I just winterized it today. I drained the oil from the outdrive and have a couple questions about refilling it.
1. How much oil does it take? I poured the oil from the drainpan into an empty gallon oil jug and it marked about 3 quarts but I have been reading elsewhere it probably takes 2 quarts. I can account for some of this access from water that drained out from the lower unit where it normally takes water in from the lake but not sure how much.
2. Is there a reason I can't just fill it from where the dipstick goes in? I would think if I knew the right amount, I could just pour it in there and it would be much easier.
3. I pulled the "upper drain plug" (or what I believe to be the upper drain plug) and I was getting water coming out from it. I believe it to be the pink RV/marine AF but I am color blind so I couldn't tell for sure. I don't understand this because it clearly wasnt an oil/water mixture and the dipstick had good oil on it, and the oil from the lower drain plug seemed pretty good, not watered down. So question is, is that not the upper drain plug? I couldn't find anything else on the outdrive that would be an upper drain plug so I am wondering if that is a drain plug for something else, not the oil, and my outdrive just doesn't ahve an upper drain plug for oil?
What are your thoughts? Thanks.
1. How much oil does it take? I poured the oil from the drainpan into an empty gallon oil jug and it marked about 3 quarts but I have been reading elsewhere it probably takes 2 quarts. I can account for some of this access from water that drained out from the lower unit where it normally takes water in from the lake but not sure how much.
2. Is there a reason I can't just fill it from where the dipstick goes in? I would think if I knew the right amount, I could just pour it in there and it would be much easier.
3. I pulled the "upper drain plug" (or what I believe to be the upper drain plug) and I was getting water coming out from it. I believe it to be the pink RV/marine AF but I am color blind so I couldn't tell for sure. I don't understand this because it clearly wasnt an oil/water mixture and the dipstick had good oil on it, and the oil from the lower drain plug seemed pretty good, not watered down. So question is, is that not the upper drain plug? I couldn't find anything else on the outdrive that would be an upper drain plug so I am wondering if that is a drain plug for something else, not the oil, and my outdrive just doesn't ahve an upper drain plug for oil?
What are your thoughts? Thanks.