water mixed into trim tilt resivior?

[muskie hunter]

I have a 1996 bravo II 7.4 liter. I checked the trim/tilt fluid today (1st time since owning it last year) the fluid is milky and looks exactly like regular mustard mixed with water. The trim tilt works fine and the lower unit does not bleed down when sitting or under power

How could water get into this If I dont have a hydraulic leak. At the end of last year I replaced the manifolds and then washed the bilge down,could enough water have gotten in through the vent hole on the vent cap?

How do I fix this or bleed it out before refill? Could I just suck the resivor dry,refill it,run it repeating this process untill clear and clean?

Thanks Steve

 

[tommays]

Re: water mixed into trim tilt resivior?

It can suck in water from the rams BUT mine has done it from the cap vent during a week of heavy rain combined with boat use

The orginal install of my pump allowed rain water to drip dirrectly on to the cap


You can suck out the dirty oil and change it OR remove the lines from the rams and pump out the oil and keep replaceing it until clean


The system selfs bleeds when it is moved up and down IF it keeps getting dirty you will have to look at the rams

 

[muskie hunter]

Re: water mixed into trim tilt resivior?

It can suck in water from the rams BUT mine has done it from the cap vent during a week of heavy rain combined with boat use

The orginal install of my pump allowed rain water to drip dirrectly on to the cap


You can suck out the dirty oil and change it OR remove the lines from the rams and pump out the oil and keep replaceing it until clean


The system selfs bleeds when it is moved up and down IF it keeps getting dirty you will have to look at the rams

Thanks so much. Anyone had this problem and what did you do to fix it??

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: water mixed into trim tilt resivior?

If it is leaking in around the cap, do something to prevent it. Put a shield over it or something.
If it is leaking in past the seals on the rams themselves, you have to buy the kit to rebuild the ram seals. Tha involves remove the ram end plates and some other stuff. I am not exactly sure how, but I am going to find out in a few weeks.

 

[twkjr 1250]

Re: water mixed into trim tilt resivior?

i had the same problem i discovered it when i tore down one of the rams it started to lightly rust outside of inner sleeve you might want to check yours while the lines are off it only took me 20 mins. each its up to you