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The top stainless steel plug on the author’s outboard gearbox.
* from P60
Allow 15 to 20 minutes for the leg oil to drain. When it is a slow drip, ensure you have enough gearbox oil – mine holds about 700mls – to fill the leg from the bottom fill hole.
comes loose, then screw it out.
Wipe clean and check the fibre washer
has came out and is in good nick. Do the same to the bottom stainless-steel screw and let the oil drain.
You want to see clean oil come out. You do not want to see milky oil. If you do, it means the oil has water in it and you’ll want to check the seal behind the prop in case fishing line is in there.
If the oil is a light milky colour, your stainless-steel screws may not have been tight enough or the fibre washers may need changing.
Pump or squeeze the oil in until it comes out from the top. When that happens re- place the top stainless-steel screw, remove the oil filler and replace the bottom stain- less screw as well.
With the impact driver, do them up tight but do not strip the threads. My motor has done hundreds of hours now and the above is all I do.
It costs me about $60 for a service. I change the spark plugs and thermostat every 500-600 hours and the water pump impeller every 200-300 hours, though if you’re working a shallow bar like Noosa, change them about every 200 hours.
My boat is used frequently for crabbing and fishing. ‘Til next month, stay happy in isolation.
The leg oil in my motor was slightly dark so no water in it but it was due for a change. Once again while it drains, there is time for a beverage.
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