01-07-2009, 11:17 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Search only turned up one post on this, [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?post=28819;search_string=gear%20oil;#28819"]Cold / Freezing Weather Boating..... [/url] , [/#000000][/font][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/Utah_Fishing_Forum_C55/gforum.cgi?post=28819;search_string=gear%20oil;#28819"][/url][#000000][font "Times New Roman"]but I’d like to hear more from anyone on this. [/font]
[/#000000][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Just talked to Merc. They said I should have drained old gear oil and replaced it after the last outing of the season to ensure that there’s no water in there to freeze the lower unit. Makes sense. Unfortunately I didn’t do it. Then again, I didn’t do it last year.
I’ll do it this weekend, but I’m wondering how many of you do that as part of winterizing an outboard that’s outside (on the boat) all winter.
We’re talking a 2006 Merc 40 EFI here; 150 hours. Gear oil had been changed as recently as October 2008 anyway. No water in that drained gear oil. Prolly has 20 hours on it since that gear oil change. [/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]And, of course, the motor sits vertically, not tilted, throughout the winter.
While we’re at it, who removes the spark plugs, puts a little oil in the cylinders, then replaces plugs as well?
Thanks[/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]tg
[/#000000][/font]
[signature]
[/#000000][font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Just talked to Merc. They said I should have drained old gear oil and replaced it after the last outing of the season to ensure that there’s no water in there to freeze the lower unit. Makes sense. Unfortunately I didn’t do it. Then again, I didn’t do it last year.
I’ll do it this weekend, but I’m wondering how many of you do that as part of winterizing an outboard that’s outside (on the boat) all winter.
We’re talking a 2006 Merc 40 EFI here; 150 hours. Gear oil had been changed as recently as October 2008 anyway. No water in that drained gear oil. Prolly has 20 hours on it since that gear oil change. [/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]And, of course, the motor sits vertically, not tilted, throughout the winter.
While we’re at it, who removes the spark plugs, puts a little oil in the cylinders, then replaces plugs as well?
Thanks[/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000][/#000000][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]tg
[/#000000][/font]
[signature]