A friend of mine recently got a double whammy because of an oil leak in the pan: He was motoring down the ICW from his home port when the engine slowly died and would not start. Since he was heading for Cape Lookout, NC in July, he expected a lot of motoring so he had checked his oil level before he left and it was OK. Got a tow back to his slip and with his holiday plans messed up left the boat for home.(#1). Came back and pumped his bilge out before he realized it was filled with oil (#2). Paid ~ $1000 to marina for oil spill clean-up and his mechanic said his engine was seized, likely since it had zero oil in it. Now looking at ~ $15000 to replace with a new Beta-38. Moral: find the source of this leak and seal it before you do anything else, unless the boat is sinking from under you!
Charlie Nelson Water Phantom cenel...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2015 1:43 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Oil leak in M4-30 In the oil or UNDER the pan. They can rust out from outside-in too. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Gary Russell via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:39 PM To: C&C List Cc: Gary Russell Subject: Re: Stus-List Oil leak in M4-30 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 _______________________________________________ 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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