Hi All,
A few weeks ago I serviced my FW pump (new impeller, gasket, cleaned hardened grease in cup, added new white lith grease to cup) and all has been working well.
However, my bilge water looks oily and I suspect it's the lithium grease. It shows up as whitish-grey globules (for lack of a better description). It does not look like engine oil, and the level on the dipstick is not changing.
Is it possible that as the pump warms up some of this white grease is dripping out? If so, is there something I can do about it, or is it better to look at a new replacement with the packless bearings?
I did not previously have oil in the bilge, AND the pump was not getting enough grease. I was tipped off by the noise it started to make. Now it's much quieter, but I've got a mess to deal with.
Thanks for any ideas! -Rob
A few weeks ago I serviced my FW pump (new impeller, gasket, cleaned hardened grease in cup, added new white lith grease to cup) and all has been working well.
However, my bilge water looks oily and I suspect it's the lithium grease. It shows up as whitish-grey globules (for lack of a better description). It does not look like engine oil, and the level on the dipstick is not changing.
Is it possible that as the pump warms up some of this white grease is dripping out? If so, is there something I can do about it, or is it better to look at a new replacement with the packless bearings?
I did not previously have oil in the bilge, AND the pump was not getting enough grease. I was tipped off by the noise it started to make. Now it's much quieter, but I've got a mess to deal with.
Thanks for any ideas! -Rob
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