5th Tuition
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Well; looks like I need you guys again. Once again; something simple has turned out to be more complicated than I had hoped.
My mechanic serviced my motor during the winter (boat was stored inside warm and toasty). Of course, the motor oil was changed (sae 10w30 engine oil).
The boat sat indoors for 3 months and not a drop of oil under her. I took her out of storage and backed the trailer into the water (didn't take boat off trailer). Because we changed all the filters, I just wanted to start it and run her for a few minutes.
When I shut off the motor and tilted her back up, there was a nice shine on the water
I noticed a small amount of engine oil came out of the side plate (covering the drain plug).
When I got home, I removed the cover and could see where it was leaking around the drain plug. The washer appears to be torn.
Easy enough fix. I called my honda dealer and told him I needed a new washer for my oil drain plug. No problem, they are in stock and come pick it up. I have to cross a bridge ($4 each way) to pick up an 82 cent washer.
When I looked at the washer, it was a white nylon washer. I told my dealer this didn't look like the one in the motor (still screwed in the motor). He said, this is the one the mechanic said he uses and he grabbed it off the shelf himself.
Ok, the dealer and mechanic know more than I do
I get it home, and before installing it, I look closely at the one in the motor again. I'm convinced this is wrong. I look online and sure enough, this nylon washer is for the lower unit gear case drain plug.
So today; I call another honda dealer and they are out of drain plug washers because they have been doing so many spring tune ups. He has 2 dozen on order due in tomorrow or Saturday, I can wait.
I ask him what the part number is for this piece. He says 90601-ze2-000. I come home and look it up and it says this number is obsolete.
What the heck. How difficult can it be to get a drain plug washer? What is the proper number and is it a rubber o-ring or felt washer?
2011 BF225 Honda
Next question. When I pull this drain plug out, is oil going to gush out. Or, if I keep the dipstick in, and the oil fill plug in, will this create a partial suction and oil will only drip out slowly?
Thanks for reading all of this.
5th
My mechanic serviced my motor during the winter (boat was stored inside warm and toasty). Of course, the motor oil was changed (sae 10w30 engine oil).
The boat sat indoors for 3 months and not a drop of oil under her. I took her out of storage and backed the trailer into the water (didn't take boat off trailer). Because we changed all the filters, I just wanted to start it and run her for a few minutes.
When I shut off the motor and tilted her back up, there was a nice shine on the water
I noticed a small amount of engine oil came out of the side plate (covering the drain plug).
When I got home, I removed the cover and could see where it was leaking around the drain plug. The washer appears to be torn.
Easy enough fix. I called my honda dealer and told him I needed a new washer for my oil drain plug. No problem, they are in stock and come pick it up. I have to cross a bridge ($4 each way) to pick up an 82 cent washer.
When I looked at the washer, it was a white nylon washer. I told my dealer this didn't look like the one in the motor (still screwed in the motor). He said, this is the one the mechanic said he uses and he grabbed it off the shelf himself.
Ok, the dealer and mechanic know more than I do
I get it home, and before installing it, I look closely at the one in the motor again. I'm convinced this is wrong. I look online and sure enough, this nylon washer is for the lower unit gear case drain plug.
So today; I call another honda dealer and they are out of drain plug washers because they have been doing so many spring tune ups. He has 2 dozen on order due in tomorrow or Saturday, I can wait.
I ask him what the part number is for this piece. He says 90601-ze2-000. I come home and look it up and it says this number is obsolete.
What the heck. How difficult can it be to get a drain plug washer? What is the proper number and is it a rubber o-ring or felt washer?
2011 BF225 Honda
Next question. When I pull this drain plug out, is oil going to gush out. Or, if I keep the dipstick in, and the oil fill plug in, will this create a partial suction and oil will only drip out slowly?
Thanks for reading all of this.
5th