Could this be the death of my boat /come engine. My boat is a 22 ft norman widebeam circa 1981.It has a large 2ltr petrol engine connected to a 270 outdrive. Oil is leaking from the rear crankshaft oil seal this means removal of the engine flywheel etc this looks like a massive job for such a small part I'm at a loss as what to do.
I sold my last boat with a rear crank seal leak mentioned in the advert with the justification that a half pint of oil a year isn't worth lifting an engine out for. Oil absorbant pads are cheap and keep things tidy easily but tape any holes in the bellhousing as the smallest drip can look like a huge leak if it flicks off the ring gear as it mists and settles everywhere. How high is the level on the dipstick? You could run lower for river use.
How long it's been leaking I don't know or at the moment I don't know how much it's loosing or how fast it's leaking out.I thought the engine was just using the oil.I found it all in the water that lies in a trough at the rear of the boat will have to clean it all out
I would have a good cleanup and put some oil mats down and run it for the next season keeping a note of how much oil it uses to keep it at a set level then decide if it's worth worrying about.
Oil leak
Posted - 21 Nov 2018 : 18:31:32
