Hello,
2006 Mercury 115 4 stroke.
I recently discovered I have an engine oil leak coming from the base of the powerhead. I pulled the powerhead and replaced 2 oil pump seals and the powerhead base gasket.
The first time I pulled the powerhead and replaced the base gasket I used RTV on only 1...
So I was running the boat the other day, ran great. Shut the engine down for a few minutes and when I went to start it back up it would crank but not run. After doing some field testing I found that if I squirt some fuel in the throttle body it would run but only briefly. That made me realize it...
From what I understand they only replaced the engine block , everything else was just taken off and put back on. Kind of annoying for 7000$
Mechanic who put the new engine in said he’s not worried about the pressure. It may just be due to clearances. I’m sort of new to boating and by no means...
I recently had a remanufactured VP 5.7 Gsi put in my boat back in September . I took the boat out twice so far this year. I noticed this last time the oil pressure gauge was pegging at 3000 rpm. Since my gauge doesn’t have actual numbers, I hooked up a manual gauge. Tells me I’m idling at 60psi...
