1987 cobra outdrive help

[onefishookk]

Just drained the oil out of my omc cobra outdrive and its very milky. what can I do now what do I look at? maybe the seal at the prop or mabe the billows? water is getting somewhere. any ideas.
thanks
Leonard

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: 1987 cobra outdrive help

Welcome Aboard..
If you post this in the I/O Forum, you'll get a better response.
Could be almost anything, You will probably want to pressure test your OD to see if she is watertight..

Good luck

 

[Bob Gilvary]

Re: 1987 cobra outdrive help

Only milky? Could be as easy as the gaskets around the fill/drain screws.

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: 1987 cobra outdrive help

Cobras really like to leak at the water pump shaft seal, first place i'd check when pressure/vacuum testing it. 'nutcase

 

[Juniinc]

Re: 1987 cobra outdrive help

I had some milky oil in my cobra too.

found out my drive bellows was leaking, also had a fishing lined prop seal.