GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
Changed the oil in my SP-C drive today - manual said to use either "same as engine" or "API GL-5 75W-90W" and capacity is 2.6 litres.
SO I used Penrite Semi synthetic API GL-5 75W-90W because it seemed to be a better choice than engine oil.
I drained the old oil and it had a milky appearance so...
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I replaced my thru hull inlet ball valve and in the process had to remove the power steering oil cooler - a bit of fluid escaped and I ran the engine prior to topping up the reservoir (just slipped my mind!) I topped it up straight away but there is a squeal/growl that comes from the...
not a great weekend
took the (new to me) boat out for its first run after replacing manifolds, and a few other things (including ball valve for through hull inlet). I also pulled the raw water pump to check it - the impellor was as new no cracks or wear and has grease around the wear plate...
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sorry if this is a stupid question but sterndrives are somewhat new to me!
I have a SP-c drive that has holes at the end of the cavitation plate (top of raw water exhaust) on the leg - realised that they must be for an flapper valve
My engine (5.7l) is mid mounted and drives through a jack...
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looking to change the oil on my outdrive, the drive has been antifouled and I cannot see any id on it - there is a riveted tag on the transom shield (inside hull) which has the number 868130 on it. I thought it was a 290 but am now thinking it is a SP possibly C (SP-C)
It seems the...
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new to this forum but have been here a while looking!. I recently purchased a boat which has what I think is a 260 Merc in it.
It is raw water cooled, carby model. The serial number does not come up in any of the search engines i have used as a merc block (serial = VH126268) Engine is...
