mcm 165 water in oil

Alterd88

Seaman Apprentice
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Jul 9, 2009
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i have a mercruiser mcm 165 that has a sludge problem i have the upper half apart to find oily sludge in the valve cover the push rod valley also on the dip stick any sugesstions i just got a head gasket set and gettin ready to replace them. i found the sludge mainly on the intake side the sludge was more in the last cylinder towards the prop.
 

j_martin

Admiral
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Sep 22, 2006
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Re: mcm 165 water in oil

Your biggest problem is it is not an outboard. You posted this on the Mercury outboard forum.
 
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