relentlesss
Member
- Mar 27, 2016
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- Boat Info
- 1996 Sea ray 450 Dancer 3126 cats garmin plotter raymarine radar
- Engines
- 3126 Caterpillars 420hp
Could someone please tell me what this means. Motors are year 2000 3126 Cats 440 hours. Oil samples came back. Port motor fine. Stbd High levels of fuel soot in oil sample.............................................................................. ANALYSIS REFLECTS CONDITIONS / VALUES NOTED FOR MONITORING PURPOSES ONLY. EXCESSIVE level of FUEL SOOT present. CHECK
for air intake or exhaust restriction and proper fuel system settings. VISCOSITY is HIGH. Condition may be due to high operating temperatures,
excessive load, or over-extended oil drain interval. Other test results are satisfactory. CHANGE the OIL and OIL FILTER(s). RESAMPLE at the next
. This came up during survey. I haven"t bought the boat yet.
for air intake or exhaust restriction and proper fuel system settings. VISCOSITY is HIGH. Condition may be due to high operating temperatures,
excessive load, or over-extended oil drain interval. Other test results are satisfactory. CHANGE the OIL and OIL FILTER(s). RESAMPLE at the next
. This came up during survey. I haven"t bought the boat yet.