Hi, I have a 2003 Yamaha SX200TXRB that is used almost exclusively in salt water. The motor is running great but I noticed something odd while flushing it after a trip and I don’t know if it is a problem or not.
When I come back from a trip I flush my motor with fresh water via the flush connection. This year I started flushing it with Salt Off. I hook up the hose and Salt Off flush dispenser to the flush port, start running water only and start the motor. Once the motor is warmed up I start running the Salt Off through it.
In the video you can see that once I start the Salt Off I see bubbles coming from under the steering arm yoke in front of the upper case assembly. If I shut the Salt Off and switch to just water the bubbles stop and I don’t see water coming from that area; start the Salt Off and I see bubbles again. I have never seen any water coming from there when flushing with plain water. If there was a problem, I don’t understand why I would see air (bubbles) but not a water leak.
As I said, the engine runs great, no overheating problems and the gear oil is good. I did recently change the prop shaft seals because they were allowing water in; no problem since I changed them.
Anyone have any ideas on whether I should be concerned about this? Is there anything I should monitor
Thanks.
When I come back from a trip I flush my motor with fresh water via the flush connection. This year I started flushing it with Salt Off. I hook up the hose and Salt Off flush dispenser to the flush port, start running water only and start the motor. Once the motor is warmed up I start running the Salt Off through it.
In the video you can see that once I start the Salt Off I see bubbles coming from under the steering arm yoke in front of the upper case assembly. If I shut the Salt Off and switch to just water the bubbles stop and I don’t see water coming from that area; start the Salt Off and I see bubbles again. I have never seen any water coming from there when flushing with plain water. If there was a problem, I don’t understand why I would see air (bubbles) but not a water leak.
As I said, the engine runs great, no overheating problems and the gear oil is good. I did recently change the prop shaft seals because they were allowing water in; no problem since I changed them.
Anyone have any ideas on whether I should be concerned about this? Is there anything I should monitor
Thanks.