Mercruiser 3.0 sterndrive leak.

[gkm24]

My Mercruiser 3.0 is leaking from the Transom plate area.
I have replaced the bellows on the exhaust, Drive and shiftcable and am confident that these are ok as I have done several in the past.The leak is not coming from the steering arm either. It seems to be below the drive bellows!!!
Not sure if it’s the exhaust or not. I assume that there issome sort of seal for the trim hydraulic pipes.
I will more than likely pull the motor this weekend as longas I can get my neighbour to stop cutting grass and lend me his tractor so asto have the height to lift the motor out of the boat. If I can get that done,then I will launch it again to see what’s going on.

 

[bondo]

Ayuh,.... The hyd. lines go through a manifold bolted on from below,...

It could be a hole in the exhaust down pipe,....

It's more likely from a rotten transom though,...

 

[Bt Doctur]

 

[gkm24]

Thanks for the help. I'll post the findings.