Good Grief
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I finally got around to changing the oil today and discovered the port motor oil is milky. A golden tan. I don't think there was much water in it as there was only 4-5 quarts once the engine was drained. I guess its time to start trouble shooting.
The boat had been blocked and wrapped all winter. No problems when I put it up. The boat idled from winter storage to the slip (less than a mile). No unusual sounds but the temperature indicator did act funny when it was started. It would cycle between the low peg and about 150 degrees but once out in the creek and in gear it stabilized out and ran at 165F (normal). I picked up an alarm on this motor (NOT oil pressure, normal operating temperature) while idling at about 1000 RPM. I shut it off then restarted it (with no problems) prior to docking about 10 minutes later. I have been unable to recreate the alarm at idle in the slip.
The motor has run a total of about 50 minutes (all </= 1000 RPM) since launched.
In any case, how do I go about trouble shooting why I have water in the oil.
Thanks in advance.
The boat had been blocked and wrapped all winter. No problems when I put it up. The boat idled from winter storage to the slip (less than a mile). No unusual sounds but the temperature indicator did act funny when it was started. It would cycle between the low peg and about 150 degrees but once out in the creek and in gear it stabilized out and ran at 165F (normal). I picked up an alarm on this motor (NOT oil pressure, normal operating temperature) while idling at about 1000 RPM. I shut it off then restarted it (with no problems) prior to docking about 10 minutes later. I have been unable to recreate the alarm at idle in the slip.
The motor has run a total of about 50 minutes (all </= 1000 RPM) since launched.
In any case, how do I go about trouble shooting why I have water in the oil.
Thanks in advance.