Bayliner w/3.0 water in the oil...
Hello and thank you for the help in advance... Long story... I just bought a boat off ebay. A 1993 Bayliner Capri 18 ft. with the 3.0 liter Merc. in board. When I picked it up it was stored in a garage and the guy said it was heated. I asked if he had drained the block and he looked puzzeled and said he didn't know where the drain plug was. He said he always kept it in the heated garage for the winters. I know red flags but anyway I found the drain plug for the block and I pulled it and it drained clean water out. The oil looked good and it fired right up. I wasn't aware that there would be several other drains for the manifolds etc. I got the boat home to Montana and it was about 20 below at the time. I have no manual for the boat or the motor. <br /><br />To make a long story longer, It warmed up this past week so I took it out on the water for the first time. Checked the oil put the block plug back in and started it up and began to idle it around. I checked the engine and there was water coming out from under the manifold and it either looks like comming from the manifold or around the head gasket area and running down the outside of the block. I checked the oil and it was starting to get creamy (oil in the water look). I figured there was probably a plug that I didn't get out of the manifold to drain the water out. my question is...would water in the manifold crack the manifold and the head or the gasket... the motor runs very good although I didn't run it very long would a cracked manifold allow water in the oil? am very new to this boat so anyone that could tell me where all the drain plugs are would be great... I am ordering a manual Monday. thanks again
Hello and thank you for the help in advance... Long story... I just bought a boat off ebay. A 1993 Bayliner Capri 18 ft. with the 3.0 liter Merc. in board. When I picked it up it was stored in a garage and the guy said it was heated. I asked if he had drained the block and he looked puzzeled and said he didn't know where the drain plug was. He said he always kept it in the heated garage for the winters. I know red flags but anyway I found the drain plug for the block and I pulled it and it drained clean water out. The oil looked good and it fired right up. I wasn't aware that there would be several other drains for the manifolds etc. I got the boat home to Montana and it was about 20 below at the time. I have no manual for the boat or the motor. <br /><br />To make a long story longer, It warmed up this past week so I took it out on the water for the first time. Checked the oil put the block plug back in and started it up and began to idle it around. I checked the engine and there was water coming out from under the manifold and it either looks like comming from the manifold or around the head gasket area and running down the outside of the block. I checked the oil and it was starting to get creamy (oil in the water look). I figured there was probably a plug that I didn't get out of the manifold to drain the water out. my question is...would water in the manifold crack the manifold and the head or the gasket... the motor runs very good although I didn't run it very long would a cracked manifold allow water in the oil? am very new to this boat so anyone that could tell me where all the drain plugs are would be great... I am ordering a manual Monday. thanks again
<br /><br />BTW, Welcome aboard to iboats dlyman