Recent content by Thomas E

Going to try and check the oil today when I get home. Does the dipstick tube run to the bottom of the sump? Or close enough to see the water if I vacuum it out of the dipstick?

Yes. The boat was given to me after sitting for a couple years so I changed the oil, fuel lines, spark plugs, fuel separator. I found the issue with water/oil coming out of timing cover too late in the season to start fixing it last year so I’m just getting the process started.

My father and law pulled the plugs the last season before taking the boat out of the water. I didn’t pull them before I ran it so I can’t say 100% he pulled them without taking his word for it. But after running the boat last year and finding this issue I also pulled the plugs before winter so I...

Sound like this is the first step after checking the oil for water.

Thanks. Glad to have a forum like this with a wealth of information and great guys to offer help for people in need. I pulled the drain plugs. The boat was given to me by my in-laws and they bought it new in 96. It sat for a couple of years since they last used it. But I was told it was...

I hope it is something simple and I want to exhaust all options before getting a new motor. Is there anything I could check before pulling the motor? I know it would have to come out to get the harmonic balancer and timing cover off. The engine was drained for winter storage but this problem was...

I will check the breathers and also try to suck or drain water from the bottom of the pan and see what I get.

What is the best way to do this?

I have a 96 mercruiser 4.3 lx gen+ with an Alpha one outdrive. The motor runs but after a few minutes of running under load I get water/oil mix coming out of the bottom corner of the timing cover on the port side. The oil in the sump is clean (no water). I talked with a mechanic friend of mine...