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"rmcinnis" wrote in message ... "Ralph Modica" wrote in message ... Have recently discovered water in the engine oil. The dealer's mechanic is telling me this is "Normal" I have owned a wide variety of boats and I have never had water get into the engine. A very tiny amount of water in the oil is normal but NOT GOOD. A byproduct of combustion is water. You see it dripping out of the tailpipes of cars when they are cold and a fog when warmer. Some of this water gets by the rings and winds up in the engine. It's important that the engine get hot and stay hot for enough time to drive the water out of the oil. Now as to the amount, there should NEVER be a change in the color of the oil because of the water in it. If there is then you have a bad head gasket or a cracked block. It's common for head gaskets to leak thus the recommended stop leak in automotive cars. Since boats usually use raw water cooling you can't put stop leak in the cooling system. All you can do is tighten the head gaskets and hope it stops. IF not then new head gasket(s) are needed. |
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