KevL
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At present my 5.7L Mercruiser doesn’t need an oil change but all this talk of liquid black gold got me thinking. With this engine being based on a small block chevy I assume that that the oil is drained out through a drain plug in the sump. Now this begs the question, how on earth do you get to the sump and what the hell are you supposed to catch the oil with down there in that oh so small space. It seems to me that the only way to reach down there is to do a handstand in the engine compartment or maybe get a strong pal to hold me upside down by my ankles. The only time I have ever seen anything as remotely stupid as this is when I had to replace the lower steering column UJ on an Esprit but that is hardly what I call routine maintenance. Kinda reminds me of the jokes about Fiat mechanics needing to be double jointed.
Or is there an easier way?
Kev
Or is there an easier way?
Kev