Hi,
Just got this motor. The guy I got it from ran it in a barrel for me. The barrel had a significant amount of oil in it, and when I brought it home, I noticed a small amount of oil coming out of the prop area. So I changed the lower unit oil as a precaution. It was black and smelled burnt. It did not appear to have any water in it and took at least 15 minutes to fully drain.
Is this a problem? I've heard that burnt smell to this oil means that exhaust is getting its way into the oil.
I'm a only a little concerned about the oil color; it's probably just old and needed a change. But what do you think about the leaking oil issue? I'm not really sure what to think since there was no water in the oil.
Just got this motor. The guy I got it from ran it in a barrel for me. The barrel had a significant amount of oil in it, and when I brought it home, I noticed a small amount of oil coming out of the prop area. So I changed the lower unit oil as a precaution. It was black and smelled burnt. It did not appear to have any water in it and took at least 15 minutes to fully drain.
Is this a problem? I've heard that burnt smell to this oil means that exhaust is getting its way into the oil.
I'm a only a little concerned about the oil color; it's probably just old and needed a change. But what do you think about the leaking oil issue? I'm not really sure what to think since there was no water in the oil.