Alpha22
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I have a pair of Thorneycroft marinised Ford 2704e engines. Dorset-Dover-Lehnman --- That kind of thing. 1970's vintage.
108hp non-turbo
One of them has a bit of an oil leak..... well...... it's chucking out about 2 litres a day into the bilge when hard running. Is that a leak or a flow??
As always in a boat, access is difficult..... any clues as to where to start looking???? Any obvious or known weaknesses? It is not comming from the filter or the oil cooler.... that is all easy to check.
It is also loosing a little antifreeze into the bilge, but I can live with that as it is a lot cheaper than oil.
108hp non-turbo
One of them has a bit of an oil leak..... well...... it's chucking out about 2 litres a day into the bilge when hard running. Is that a leak or a flow??
As always in a boat, access is difficult..... any clues as to where to start looking???? Any obvious or known weaknesses? It is not comming from the filter or the oil cooler.... that is all easy to check.
It is also loosing a little antifreeze into the bilge, but I can live with that as it is a lot cheaper than oil.