'85 Honda 7.5 oil in pee stream

[oldcatamount]

A buddy of mine says he has oil mixed with the water coming out of the pee stream yet the motor seems to run fine. Is this possible? Could it be a simple fix, like a bad gasket? I'm not sure how much oil he's talking about but he can see a sheen behind his boat. Looking for suggestions and guidance.

 

[oldcatamount]

Could this be the result in laying the motor on it's back or the wrong side, while being trucked to the boat? Forgot to say it's a 4 stroke motor.

 

[hondam]

Most of the time a sheen behind the boat is caused by fuel and not oil. Ive never heard of oil in the indicator stream. Usually if there is a crack in the head or bad seal the water would enter the oil in the oil pan. If the oil is not saturated with water and turning a milky color i would believe more that it is fuel. With a motor that old, has it ever has a valve adjustment? Its pretty easy to do on that motor. Also check the timing and put new plugs in it.

 

[oldcatamount]

There is water in the oil reservoir. The oil is grayish in color. I have the motor in my shop now and am trying to get the powerhead out. I have removed 7 bolts, 2 on each side, and 3 from the bottom. Powerhead seems stuck hard and I don't find anymore bolts. I want to remove the oil fill piece (plastic block) because the plastic block also has a water hose on it. Can't remove the oil fill piece without removing the powerhead. I'm thinking there may be a crack or bad seal behind that plastic block.

 

[oldcatamount]

I have removed the powerhead so I could check the spaghetti seal behind the plastic block for the oil fill and found it to be fine with no signs of a crack or anyway for water to get in there. My conclusion here is condensation formed in the oil reservoir by running a hot motor in cold water (47'). The motor was running a bit hot because of a partially plugged impeller housing. I know that it takes very little water to make oil turn color and after draining the old oil out and looking at it closely, I believe condensation caused the problem but am still open to suggestions.