1957 Johnson 5.5hp Leaking Oil

[beardboat]

New boat owner here. I have 57 johnson 5.5 cd 14 that appears to be leaking gear oil from the weep hole at the top of the gear case. I degreased the motor before some heavy use on the 4th of July, which probably allowed me to see the leak. At first I thought the leak was just carbon deposits from the engine working hard. I wiped the oil from the weep hole area and checked back 15 minutes later to see a small drop of oil creeping from the hole. I poked a small stick into the hole and when I pulled it out a drop of water fell out of the hole and the stick had milky oil on it. I’ve attached a picture with the hole in question. Not sure how to proceed and hoping someone here can help me

 

[racerone]

Is water getting into your gear oil ?-----Leakage from that hole could be considered normal.------Oil that is mixed with the gas has to go somewhere.------I can suggest that you pressure test the gearcase to see if there are any leaks.

 

[F_R]

beardboat, relax. That ain't gear oil. It's oil that you put in the gas, and is normal. Especially noticed when running in a tank, which it looks like you have been doing.

That is not to say you don't have a gear oil leak,, but that is a separate and unrelated issue if you do.

 

[beardboat]

Thanks for the quick responses. The “leak” in question is above the gear oil fill plug so I should have thought about it for a minute before freaking out. Just drained the gear oil and besides being old it looks fine.