Lower unit lube

Hi Larry,

Larry H":3gpdqnz0 said:
Alec,

No slight intended on your skills.

The motors are yours and you should do what you think best.

I wanted you to be aware that if you make any errors, warranty probably won't cover the results.

$400 per motor for service seems high. That would be about 3 hours at $100 per hour plus $100 in parts per motor. $400 total for both motors still seems high, I wonder what the mechanic would do for those 3 hours?

You might want to give E Q Marine a call. Les has a good reputation.

Larry H
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No slight taken, no worries.

I actually bought the boat from EQ. I'm quite sure they'd take care of me. The issue is that I have no trailer, and it's a 40 mile trip over water to get up to EQ, and then I need to get my wife to pick me up, and then the reverse on the way back. I just took delivery of the boat from them a couple of weeks ago and it took us over a month to find a weather window when it would work with all of our schedules.

So, on that note, if anybody has a recommendation for a dealer in the Edmonds vicinity that is directly water-accessible (I see a couple up in Everett but know nothing about them) that would be extremely helpful!

Alec
 
Alec,

Ah, no trailer! Does that mean you have to also pay for a haul out?

Now I see your problem. Sorry, I can't personally recommend a dealer in either Edmonds or Everett.

If you do the work yourself, you might want to buy the parts and oil from a dealer, and retain the receipts. Keeping an engine log with the work done entered in the log might also be a good idea.

Larry H
 
Larry H":3852i7ng said:
Alec,

Ah, no trailer! Does that mean you have to also pay for a haul out?
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Yup. And, to top it all off, I've already got the boat out getting the bottom painted, so my plan was to do it on the same trip.

Larry H":3852i7ng said:
Now I see your problem. Sorry, I can't personally recommend a dealer in either Edmonds or Everett.

If you do the work yourself, you might want to buy the parts and oil from a dealer, and retain the receipts. Keeping an engine log with the work done entered in the log might also be a good idea.

Larry H
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I'm extremely pedantic about my receipts and logs, so that will all be done (even when I have others do work I keep a detailed log about that stuff, I can't count the number of times that's helped me out). You're spot on about getting the gear from a dealer though, I'm definitely going to be doing that on subsequent jobs.

Thanks!

Alec
 
sorry got here too late gotta order it to get amsoil.u can become a dealer to get discount don"t need to buy much i think thats what most people do just for thier own use . according to temp. gauge on my upper & less metal chips in oil after changing- GEAR OIL AIN"T GEAR OIL!!!.......JOHN
 
IT-SEA-BIT-C":1302jb31 said:
sorry got here too late gotta order it to get amsoil.u can become a dealer to get discount don"t need to buy much i think thats what most people do just for thier own use . according to temp. gauge on my upper & less metal chips in oil after changing- GEAR OIL AIN"T GEAR OIL!!!.......JOHN
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If you have Metal Chips in your gear oil No Oil is going to fix it!!
 
750 horses and prop cavatin and bittin in every time it flys in and out of th e water is extremely hard on gears shims compress once gears start to go out of tollerence s--- happens parts wear /junk in water bent my pick-up tube for drive shower / and on gauge it still ran cooler w/amsoil than other brands i"ve used . my heavy equpt. wears friction pins a lot less using amsoil products thats all i"m trying to say ////////but oh yea, i forgot u professors would know much better than i with thoes hi - performance lowers u run turnning a huge 50 -60 70 -80 90 horses through em . just tryin to reckomend a quality oil to the guy like he asked but if u want to talk tec.be happy to ..........john
 
dog on dory , good to talk (argue ha -ha)with ya again if thats what u do for a living you should know better youll bite any bait wont u.but seriuosly amsoil works great and thoes litters kickers u guys use would benifit longer life for sure .but if we get technical well put everyone to sleep zzzzzz.lets keep it real world .oh yea don"t forget to include deffinitions for replys for us with 10th grade educations,would have broke ur chops on POLAR BEARS but don"t have much of clue on that one ........ see ya bud ////////john




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Just a different opinion.

I prefer to service any engine myself. If a dealer does it and screws up (heaven forbid,) the warranty will not cover it anyway. I've done my own work for years, and never had a problem. I have screwed up and I have repaired it. Always a learning experience. And I learn for what to look.

Also, since engine manufactures don't refine oil, but only buy it from someone else, and mark it up accordingly, I prefer to know what I'm getting. The manufactures DO specify what oil to use, and I follow that spec. And by the way, West Marine isn't a refinery either. They don't spec but only sell. I leave their oil alone. Anyway I use Pennzoil or other reputable brands.

In addition, I don't have to haul the boat/car/truck in, wait and pick it up. I never could afford to have someone service the bikes.

Boris
 
About outboard gear oils.

Advise for consumers,(not engineers or racers LOL).

If the O/B manuf has their own brand of oil, you can use it without worry. If they have a higher priced synthetic of their own brand, its better and more expensive.

If the O/B manuf doesn't have their own brand of oil, use the grade specified in the owners manual. Again, a synthetic of the same grade is better and more expensive.

Gear oils packaged for O/B lower units have a water absorbing additive, which costs more than automotive gear oil, but absorbs water, should it get into the gear case.

If you change your own oil and strip or don't get the plug tight, it can cost you $$. If you learn to do the job correctly, it can save you money.

Used gear oil should not be mixed with used motor oil for disposal. Too much gear oil in motor oil or straight gear oil is toxic waste, and may not be accepted by an oil recycler.

Thats my opinion based on my experience. If you know more that I do, you don't need my opinion. LOL

Larry H
 
Larry H":2rl9q5y8 said:
About outboard gear oils.

Advise for consumers,(not engineers or racers LOL).

Gear oils packaged for O/B lower units have a water absorbing additive, which costs more than automotive gear oil, but absorbs water, should it get into the gear case.

Larry H
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How much water will a qt of special Out Board lower unit Hi Vis 80/90 gear oil hold?
I can't help my self Dan!! Again I have taken the bait :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :beer
 
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