Lower Unit Oil

[arcadiainc]

A week or so ago I was reading a boating article and the writer mentioned he had recently changed the lower unit oil in his outboard. A rush of guilt passed over me. Hummmm I have had my boat about four years and have never changed it. With a burst of evergy I drained it today. Got out a mixture of milky oil and black oil. I flushed it and refilled the unit. Do you think it is time to reseal? Or just be more juditious about servicing it?

[tin can]

If it was milky, that's water. I'd get it pressure tested If it were me.

[mjsigns]

Like TC Says...

[FUTCHCAIRO]

IF THE SEALS ARE LEAKING , WHICH THEY APPARENTLY ARE, TO GIVE YOU THAT MILKY OIL WHEN YOU DRAINED IT. GET YOU A BOTTLE OF TS 250 SEAL CONDITIONER AT AUTOMOTIVE PARTS HOUSE AND PUT IN ABOUT 1 TABLESPOON FUL WITH NEW OIL AND IT WILL SEAL ANY LEAKING SEALS AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT GETTING PURE WATER COMING OUT OF THE DRAIN PLUG. I ALWAYS USE THIS ON MY LOWER UNITS, THE CRANKCASE OF THE VEHICLES, LAWNMOWERS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAVE PLASTIC SEALS. AFTER USING THE TS 250 ON ALL OF MY EQUIPMENT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER LEAK FOR YEARS. WHEN I GET A NEW CAR I PUT THIS IN THE TRANSMISSION, CRANKCASE, REAR END AND POWER STEERING AND SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LEAKS. THE OLDER 1995 GRAND MARQUIS NOW HAS 225,000 AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LEAKS.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA