ClarkGriswold
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- Jul 9, 2016
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- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Engines
- Horizons
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This was part of my pre-sale survey. The boat did NOT get an oil change last year. Risers and manifolds were done 2 years ago, per the seller. Compression test came back at 150 psi on most cylinders, 140 on one and 135 on another.
Seller is going to escrow $ for the repair work. Waiting on a quote.Well you can only take things at face value. The water intrusion is coming from somewhere. I would still change the riser gaskets and see what you have. If there is no proof of the work being done, then it didn't happen. You need to start somewhere.
Not a dumb question. The samples were taken at survey and I don’t think he ran her hard during said survey. The oil was also visually inspected by the surveyor and mechanic on hand for the compression testing.Dumb question.
Were the samples take after a good hard run? Was the oil inspected visually?
We don’t know. So we are waiting on a quote from a mechanic as to what work needs to be done.I would definitely take the boat for a hard run, a good 25 to 30 minutes and take the samples again immediately once back at the dock.
The small amount of water could be normal from sitting. I had traces of potassium in an engine once, turned out to be a bad head gasket. Luckily the engine was under warranty and the head gasket was replaced under warranty.
You said the seller is going to escrow for the repair work, how do you know what needs to be repaired at this point?
Agreed with @SKybolt, no receipt means it didn't happen, I wouldn't trust the seller on their word.