Ken Paydon
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2002
- Messages
- 8
I hope someone can help with my peace of mind... I have a 99 Viper Coral F&S with a 175 EFI Merc. The family & I had a full day out on the water, logged several miles/ hours with no mishaps (except mid-day, there was an unexplained stall as we were trying to get on plane after having been beached for lunch). I put the boat on the trailer, drove to the campsite, and within 5 minutes the splashwell was full of oil!<br />It was dark by this time, so after a sleepless night I peaked around under the cowling and there obviously was oil everywhere. I was suspecting the fill cap to the remote oil tank may have been loose? I bought the boat a year ago, and I've never "jimmied" with it, but anyway I gave the cap a turn by hand and the thing cracked immediately.<br />So, now I've got to replace this cap anyway, but I am worried a bit that if some oil was escaping from under the cap, that much oil didn't make it into my gas? There were no alarms sounding, the level in the remote tank was good, so maybe it's no big deal? I'm estimating that I burned 20 gallons of gas that day, and lost a pint or so of oil. Thanks alot for any feedback on this.