This oil is brand new— only been in the test-tank for a couple hours and a half day fishing today.
I dropped the oil today to see. It’s the right “color” but I can’t tell if this is normal coloration from a day’s use, or if it has some water in it.
The reason I dropped it was because the driveshaft on my motor has some pitting in the spot where the shaft passes through the water pump, through the gearcase cover. It seemed to me like it might have a weak seal around the shaft. I replaced both of those round seals (correct installation was ensured) but there seemed to be a touch of slop.
So— I see haze, and the bubbles in the bottle are either residual water from the water-bottle itself, or air bubbles. But does the color/transluescency of this oil look like it has water in it?
This would be freshwater btw.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
For what it’s worth, the oil is not the least bit “whiter” than it was when it came out of the bottle. It’s hazy (not as transparent) but it does not look white/milky.
This oil was brand new— the Walmart brand marine oil.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
I did set it aside. The oil itself is actually brand new, although I’m sure it has plenty of residue in it from the previous oil. Thanks for the tip, I’ll see if anything settles out of it.
I have some extra gearcase oil, I’ll fill it up tomorrow and run it in the barrel and then check the color to see what it looks like, maybe it will have been cleaned up.
If I could only find some elemental potassium, I could find out real fast if there was any water in that oil. The end result might be a bit freaky but there wouldn’t be any doubt lol.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
I let it settle out overnight, and there is something stratified in the bottom. I assume it’s water, which is aggravating.
I’m replacing the seals on the oil level/drain screws and I may pull the prop and check the seal there as well, but I’m almost certain the problem is in the two inner seals that fit around the driveshaft. When I rebuilt the water pump, I replaced those seals but I noticed the driveshaft had a lot of pitting there, and there seemed to be a bit of slop between the shaft and those seals.
I actually do have a replacement driveshaft, but it’s a longshaft, so I’d have to cut it down and cut ribs in the top section to match, and honestly I’m not all that sure I can do that easily. A replacement drive shaft is gonna be spendy.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
Hmm. I will try freezing it, I have it literally sitting on the top of my deep freeze right now anyhow. The one that has all my bait in it (40-60 pounds of mullet, menhaden, roe shad, herring, etc) that tripped the GFI the other day… resulting in me now having 40-60 pounds of raunchy catfish chum that I can barely tolerate to be near until I figure the best way to “use/dispose” of it.
“Sire, it belongs in truth to the Church of God, in whose name I speak, to endure blows and not to inflict them. But it will also please your Majesty to remember that she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers.”…Theodore Beza
