have a 2005 Mercury Optimax 150. I recently noticed some oil in the drive way under the prop. I found oil on also sitting on the foot (the part directly about the prop). I could not find where it was/is coming from, but it looks like it is dripping out of the engine that is above the exhaust. . Hard to describe but It is not running down the engine on to the lower unit just dripping on the the foot from above...so it appears to be coming out just below where the motor cover comes off. I did take the cover off and did some investigating but did not see anything. The only thing I did find was the fuel line appeared to have a small leak at the linkage just before it enters the front of the engine. So if you squeaze the primer ball some oil/gas comes out of the linkage. The only thing I could think is the leak is running along the fuel line into the engine, then dripping it into the bottom of the engine compartment and then out the back. iFor some reason the oil and fuel leak both stooped on their own. Any ideas of what may have caused this?
