1995 5.7 mercruiser tim tilt

[Johnson110]

Question, I was checking the fluids on the motor, it has a reservior with a yellow cap, the says to use tilt trim fluid or SAE 10W-30 oil, I put a tube of trim tilt fluid in it and it still needs some more fluid, Can fill the rest up with 10W-30 oil or get another tube of the tilt trim fluid? Thanks for any advice!

 

[Uraijit]

Re: 1995 5.7 mercruiser tim tilt

You want to use whatever was in it in the first place.

You can use damn near any fluid in these things, as they're a VERY simple hydraulic system. 10-30, Power steering, ATF, etc...

But you should avoid mixing differnt types of fluids.

If it were me, I'd just go ahead and flush out whatever's in there now, and pick a fluid to use. I'm a fan of Power Steering Fluid/ATF.