Consider the possibility that the oil pan has a pinhole rusted in it. A small amount of salt water in the oil is all you need.
Gary S/V High Maintenance '90 C&C 37 Plus East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:32 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I moved my boat to its winter home yesterday and then tried to change to > oil after I arrived. I had no issues along the way- engine stayed cool and > ran smoothly. However, I got almost no oil out of the pan and the dipstick > showed it was below the low point. I am thankful that this did not destroy > my engine but now have to figure out what to do. I noticed some oil in the > bilge in the spring so cleaned up and put 2 oil absorbing sheets in the > space under the engine and one in the bilge. My boat came from the PO with > a hose attached to the oil pan drain plug so I could remove the cap from > the hose and run a thin tube into the hose to suck the oil out. I thought > that I had not tightened the drain plug under the oil pan when I changed > the oil last year and thought that was the cause of the leak. The pads > under the engine now have oil in them and I added a quart of oil to the > engine a month ago when I checked and it was low. It is still possible > that the drain is the source of the leak, but the leak is slow enough that > I am having trouble verifying the actual site. Has anyone had this problem > with a Universal M4-30 or similar engine? Of course I am concerned that I > might be burning the oil, but the pads underneath with oil in them leads me > to think it is a leak. Still, I am not sure I can account for several > missing quarts of oil in the pads. Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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