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Metal Dust or Shavings in Engine Compartment

Shady

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Hello,

Apologies if this is a dumb question, I do not have a lot of knowledge on outboard boat motors, especially Mercury ones. There are very fine, what appear to be metal shavings all over my engine compartment. It is more of a dust than shavings. They appear to all over but more centered towards the top.

It is a 2006 Mercury 50HP outboard. 2 stroke and 3 cylinders. Model #1050412FD. I have just purchased the boat/motor used and have only used it once.

My question is, is this normal or is this something I should be concerned about? Should I refrain from driving it until this is fixed? (if it's a problem).

I've attached two pictures of the dust.

All help appreciated!!! Thank you
 
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