I'm a week into a summer cruise, and have been doing a lot more motoring than I should be. Yesterday I motored 16 hours down the big sur coast in no wind! (should be a NW wind this time of year).
The engine has run perfectly, except after a long trip have a couple of ounces of oil in the bilge. Where should look for leaks? My plan is to put some pads in the bilge under the engine to try and pinpoint the source. Oil pressure is 50 psi. I don't lose enough to notice on the dipstick.
I should mention that to install a polishing filter fitting on the mechanical fuel pump I had to remove the pump bolts a little to back the pump out and get the fitting on.
Anything to keep in mind about oil leaks, where to look for them etc? As I write this the engine is purring along.
The engine has run perfectly, except after a long trip have a couple of ounces of oil in the bilge. Where should look for leaks? My plan is to put some pads in the bilge under the engine to try and pinpoint the source. Oil pressure is 50 psi. I don't lose enough to notice on the dipstick.
I should mention that to install a polishing filter fitting on the mechanical fuel pump I had to remove the pump bolts a little to back the pump out and get the fitting on.
Anything to keep in mind about oil leaks, where to look for them etc? As I write this the engine is purring along.
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