Saildrive 120 oil extration from above

[Chanquete]

Can we do it?

 

[PabloPicasso]

No

 

[PabloPicasso]

You have to drain it via the plug in the bottom of the saildrive leg

Only a small amount of oil can be sucked out from above, there is no space to get a tube down inside.

 

[Chanquete]

Thank you Pablo!

 

[Neeves]

We have removed oil from a sail drive using a hand pump and small tube inserted at the oil filler hole (that contains the dipstick). Our tube was maybe 4mm OD. And seemed to reach the bottom of the drive. Its tedious.

Why do you want to remove oil from the top. if its milky - you need to replace seals

Jonathan

 

[Thresher]

You have to drain it via the plug in the bottom of the saildrive leg

Only a small amount of oil can be sucked out from above, there is no space to get a tube down inside.

It's really annoying. How difficult would it have been for Volvo to design a leg with enough space to get a tube in?

 

[Neeves]

I'm accused of repetition

but YES - you can do it!

Google, and You Tube are your friend

Jonathan

 

[PabloPicasso]

I'm accused of repetition

but YES - you can do it!

Google, and You Tube are your friend

Jonathan

He reckonwd he got 1.25ltrs out. Looks more like 3/4 of a litre to me (0.75ltrs). But what do I know. Not a very satisfactory oil change.

But he is right on how annoying not being able to do an oil change afloat is.

 

[VicS]

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[VicS]

I'm accused of repetition

but YES - you can do it!

Google, and You Tube are your friend



Jonathan

The Video is about a Yanmar SD25 drive.

The original question is about a (VP) 120 saildrive ...... Not the same

IIRC the VP130 saildrive has the facility to extract the oil from the upper gearbox but the earlier 120 did not.

In all three cases the oil in the lower gearbox , where water may have accumulated , is not extracted.

The only way to drain these sail drives fully is via the drain plug in the lower gear case.

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[PabloPicasso]

Just as an aside, do all VP120 SD's have the same gear ratios?

If not, is it marked anywhere on the casing what gear ratio it has?

 

[Neeves]

If the OP has water in the oil then removing half the oil and topping up is a waste of time. If the OP want to re-fresh the oil and does not want to lift then removing half the oil should be enough to re-fresh. I used to pump out our sail drives from the top and the oil I collected looked as good as new. I'd then top up. I used to get the plastic extractor tube to the bottom of the sail drive. You need a really powerful pump - its a tedious exercise but better than doing nothing.

The sail drives gave fault free service for 25 years.

The Video is about a Yanmar SD25 drive.

The original question is about a (VP) 120 saildrive ...... Not the same

IIRC the VP130 saildrive has the facility to extract the oil from the upper gearbox but the earlier 120 did not.

In all three cases the oil in the lower gearbox , where water may have accumulated , is not extracted.

The only way to drain these sail drives fully is via the drain plug in the lower gear case.

.

I confess I did not watch the vid - (I have an aversion to YouTube vids) - and the title of the search was a 120 and I assumed that's what the vid was about.

If there is water in the oil you will see it immediately - the oil will be milky.

Jonathan