Re: Milky gear oil and two holes?
look, please don't hold me responsible for the things I recommend. I am a chiropractor and chemist, but I am very mechanically inclined. I am replying mostly because no one else has given you any help here. So please search on this because this is a common problem that many have had. I just feel like even though I have a common problem, sometimes I like to get someone else's opinion. So here it comes... Last week I made a pressure tester out of a lower unit fill pump, hose clamps, bicycle inner tube valve stem, and a bike pump. I used the screw in oil filler and hose which I cut, and ran it to a bicycle valve stem that I cut the inner tube off of. I used a bicycle pump to pump air into the lower unit. I screwed the plastic oil filler thing into the top screw hole, and used the regular drain plug in the bottom. I pumped probably 25psi into it and listened for a leak, I didn't see or hear anything. so I got some soapy water and brushed on over the rubber seals, no bubbles. Now next I will pump about 15 or so psi into it and dunk it into some water and look for bubbles. I'll probably use a garbage can. then I'll turn the drive shaft to see if that causes bubbles. If not, I'll just add more lower unit oil and check it after a few outings. If there was plenty of oil that came out, when you drained it, like mine, the leak is probably not that bad. good luck, and search those forums.