I am leaking oil from my boat engine after I shut down.?

Timothy P

It dumps most of the oil into the bilge and is difficult to find the leak. What is the best way to diagnose where it is coming from without damaging the engine? It is a 1991 8 cyl. small block chevy 350, fresh water cooled, marinized by "marine power". The boat is an '83 26' Chris Craft straight inboard.

Answer
Can be several things,
Are you sure it is from the engine and not from the shift gearbox.

Oil filter (not tightened)
Oil sender, oil pressure switch.
Valve cover gasket
Oil pan gasket
Oil drain plug washer !!
Crankshaft seal
Dipstick tube
Distr cover gasket
ehhh...
I had a leak once and only when hot it dripped oil (1 per 5 minutes), it was the oil drain plug , it was tight already but needed another 1/8 turn to shut properly to keep the warm oil from leaking thrue.

Clean the engine as much you can
Shovel a piece of carton board under the engine so when it drips you know the point where to start looking from.
Good luck!
Frank

why won't pressure washer build pressure?

WENDY

Troy bilt 2550 psi pressure washer with Briggs & Stratton 6.5 hp engine. Working fine until yesterday. Began to leak oil. Later after I stopped to change locations, now it won't build pressure. Are these problems related? How to repair?

Answer
Sometimes the nozzle on the spray head is opened too much for pressure to build up. Try adjusting that.
Your oil leak is probably a seperate problem and much more serious.

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