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lower unit gear lube - how does this look?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:44 am
by cjmiller
First time changing the lower unit gear lube, just want to make sure this looks normal. The white "foam" looks like aeration bubbles to me. The fluid is very green and not what I would consider "milky". Just looking for confirmation.
thanks
Re: lower unit gear lube - how does this look?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:21 pm
by cmattj
Green is the right color.
Looks good from the pic but if your curious and ready to dig..
Let it settle and run your fingers across the bottom for metallic particles.
Then if you have concerns post a pic. Other than that have extra as she’s gonna drop after you run it.
Have fun
How many hours total?
Re: lower unit gear lube - how does this look?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:16 am
by cjmiller
no metal or anything else. Went ahead and put new gear lube in.
Not sure on hours, the hobbs meter says around 540 hrs. Last time I stopped by the local marina they couldn't get their computer to connect to the engine to read the hours.
Re: lower unit gear lube - how does this look?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:24 pm
by Big Block Power
cjmiller wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:16 am
no metal or anything else. Went ahead and put new gear lube in.
Not sure on hours, the hobbs meter says around 540 hrs. Last time I stopped by the local marina they couldn't get their computer to connect to the engine to read the hours.
I've flushed mine when I wasnt sure. It's cheap fluid. Full it up drain it again. Can't hurt anything.