Overheated 15 hp merc

blackbolt7 · Mar 22, 2010

My motor overheated recently..

My motor overheated recently...I killed it asap...now it leaks a small amount of motor oil out of the water intake ....does this mean a warped head????

ibnfshn · Mar 22, 2010

Not necessarily. What year is

Not necessarily. What year is the motor. 2 stroke or 4?

blackbolt7 · Mar 26, 2010

it's a 2002 4 stroke with low hours as it is on a sailboat....I am the second owner

timebandit · Mar 28, 2010

Sounds like the lower crank seal fried and oil runs down the drive shaft.

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