by Hal
(Kingston, Ontario, Canada)
After a boat ride and shutting down the motor and raising the engine tilt out of the water, I'm noticing drops causing a shimmering on the water. Suspected oil or gas. After wiping the motor casing down with a rag, appears to be oil coming out about halfway down from the motor to the prop. Just small amount and it stops after a few minutes. Obviously I don't want to be dripping oil in the lake. I had it in for servicing to change lower gear oil, engine oil change and to check this leak problem. The marina said gear oil, engine oil and tilt mechanism all looked and acted normal during their check. It was disappointing to put the boat in the water and still have the issue. Any ideas? I'll try to get a picture of where the drips are coming from.
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