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Oil Loss
Went for a quick chekcout run after fitting the engine low oil pressure
switch. Turned out to be longer than expected. Engine is a Mercruiser 5.7 on a 1991 hull. Oil filter developed a pin hole leak, about 1/32 dia. Lost all the oil within a minute. That was the time after I opened the hatch to do leak check of the oil pressure switch fitting and throttled up onto plane. Filter cannister looks good, no sign of rust anywhere and the vincinity around the hole is also clean. Its a Quicksilver filter. Changed filter and topped the oil, everything's ok. Am I glad I fitted the switch! What I cannot understand is why this switch is not standard equipment then, the engine also does not have the overheat switch. I suppose it is standard equipment today. An advice to all, check if our engine has got these, if not, get them fitted. Tan PS |
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Oil Loss
Tan PS wrote:
Went for a quick chekcout run after fitting the engine low oil pressure switch. Turned out to be longer than expected. Engine is a Mercruiser 5.7 on a 1991 hull. Oil filter developed a pin hole leak, about 1/32 dia. Lost all the oil within a minute. That was the time after I opened the hatch to do leak check of the oil pressure switch fitting and throttled up onto plane. Filter cannister looks good, no sign of rust anywhere and the vincinity around the hole is also clean. Its a Quicksilver filter. Changed filter and topped the oil, everything's ok. Am I glad I fitted the switch! What I cannot understand is why this switch is not standard equipment then, the engine also does not have the overheat switch. I suppose it is standard equipment today. No a "slow" function is OK but in most jurisdictions a "shutdown" is illegal on any boat used commercially, for pretty good & obvious reasons. K An advice to all, check if our engine has got these, if not, get them fitted. Tan PS |
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