brendan011111
New member
Hi Fixers,
Please Help.
I am in need of some advice from anyone who has had a similar issue or knows what it is!
I recently purchased a tinny with a 8hp Tohatsu outboard.
A few days ago I took it to a welder to weld up a small crack in the hull that was leaking.
He took off the outboard, layed it down and when he finished repairing the boat he re fitted the outboard.
He had the boat 2 or 3 days.
I picked it up brought it home and parked it.
Tonight I noticed a small puddle of about 30 mil of oil under the outboard on the ground.
It is on tilt.
There is a very small square hole at the front were the what looks like the lower case meets the upper case.
I leveled the motor as if it was in the water and it doesn't drip, as soon as I tilt it it drips.
Smells like gear oil.
Has the welder wrecked my engine or has it leaked because it was laid down or something.
I assume the gear oil now needs top up as well.
Any suggestions please?
Brendan
Please Help.
I am in need of some advice from anyone who has had a similar issue or knows what it is!
I recently purchased a tinny with a 8hp Tohatsu outboard.
A few days ago I took it to a welder to weld up a small crack in the hull that was leaking.
He took off the outboard, layed it down and when he finished repairing the boat he re fitted the outboard.
He had the boat 2 or 3 days.
I picked it up brought it home and parked it.
Tonight I noticed a small puddle of about 30 mil of oil under the outboard on the ground.
It is on tilt.
There is a very small square hole at the front were the what looks like the lower case meets the upper case.
I leveled the motor as if it was in the water and it doesn't drip, as soon as I tilt it it drips.
Smells like gear oil.
Has the welder wrecked my engine or has it leaked because it was laid down or something.
I assume the gear oil now needs top up as well.
Any suggestions please?
Brendan