Hello all,
A few weeks ago My oil pressure safety switch sprung a leak and I lost most of the oil in the crankcase. I was just docking when the engine got louder and there was quite a bit of banging going on. I looked at the oil pressure gauge and nothing..... I shut the motor down at once and did some troubleshooting. Put new oil in, found and fixed the leak. I did another oil change. It is much quieter but i have a few residual issues.
1. oil pressure at startup is 40lbs, when warm 20lbs at idle 25 lbs under load at
1000 rpm
2. there is a new noise in my atomic four i have never heard. I have had the
boat ten years and i know what it normally sounds like. something is not
quite right...a knocking noise that was not there before.
3. Engine is starting to burn oil slightly. I can hardly see it but I can smell it
Here is a link to the video and sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGLbmUHhp8
What do you folks think
A few weeks ago My oil pressure safety switch sprung a leak and I lost most of the oil in the crankcase. I was just docking when the engine got louder and there was quite a bit of banging going on. I looked at the oil pressure gauge and nothing..... I shut the motor down at once and did some troubleshooting. Put new oil in, found and fixed the leak. I did another oil change. It is much quieter but i have a few residual issues.
1. oil pressure at startup is 40lbs, when warm 20lbs at idle 25 lbs under load at
1000 rpm
2. there is a new noise in my atomic four i have never heard. I have had the
boat ten years and i know what it normally sounds like. something is not
quite right...a knocking noise that was not there before.
3. Engine is starting to burn oil slightly. I can hardly see it but I can smell it
Here is a link to the video and sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGLbmUHhp8
What do you folks think
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