Hi
Having just got my new-to-me boat up and running after being inactive for over twelve years I have discovered an oil leak from what appears to be from around the prop shaft leading from the lower gear case (Mercruiser R leg). Since getting the boat going a couple of weeks ago I have only managed to put about an hour of water time on it, and then stored in a relatively cool shed. No leaks were evident in that time.
In the last couple of days it has been sitting at its new home in an open air dry stack which has been exposed to some nice warm, sunny days, and this morning I arrived to find a fairly significant puddle (estimate about a quarter of a cup?) of nice new blue gear oil under the leg!
My question is; is it possible that due to expansion in the heat the gear oil has simply become 'over full' in the gear case and been forced out under pressure past the prop shaft seals, or is it more likely simply as a result of faulty seals which I will now need to replace?
Thanks n advance.
Having just got my new-to-me boat up and running after being inactive for over twelve years I have discovered an oil leak from what appears to be from around the prop shaft leading from the lower gear case (Mercruiser R leg). Since getting the boat going a couple of weeks ago I have only managed to put about an hour of water time on it, and then stored in a relatively cool shed. No leaks were evident in that time.
In the last couple of days it has been sitting at its new home in an open air dry stack which has been exposed to some nice warm, sunny days, and this morning I arrived to find a fairly significant puddle (estimate about a quarter of a cup?) of nice new blue gear oil under the leg!
My question is; is it possible that due to expansion in the heat the gear oil has simply become 'over full' in the gear case and been forced out under pressure past the prop shaft seals, or is it more likely simply as a result of faulty seals which I will now need to replace?
Thanks n advance.