Saildrive oil change

It won't be copper as that will react with the aluminium leg. Mine has a fibre washer although when I bought the 'part' it also came with a rubber 'O' ring. I think it depends on the model number but I'm happy to be corrected. (I'm married so I'm used to being corrected).
 
Interesting, mine had a rubber washer on it, but the oil change kit i got came with a fibre one..

It has two other rubber washer, one for the dip stick and one for the oil filler cap. Mine is an S120c.

Pic from Keypart of the kit i got
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Order the right Oil change seal kit for your saildrive leg.. The 120 series appears to have a slightly different o-ring to the 110 series for example.
 
Has anyone tried to order a spare Oil drain plug for the MS25S Saildrive. Had two differnt types sent by Keypart each one the wrong thread size. Gave up in the end. Hope I never need one in anger
 
Mikenda said:
Has anyone tried to order a spare Oil drain plug for the MS25S Saildrive. Had two differnt types sent by Keypart each one the wrong thread size. Gave up in the end. Hope I never need one in anger
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The correct one is bigger than the thread size. It fits into a half recess within hole.
 
cdogg said:
Can anyone tell me if a VP sail drive oil drain plug has a copper washer or a rubber 'O' ring ?
Thanks
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S130 is a rubber o-ring. It is unlikely to be copper on any other model because VP saildrives are made of aluminium and VP would not have mixed copper with it!
 
Yes will do - should have worded that better, i was meaning taking the fibre one off and trying to get a rubber one.

I don't understand this keypart kit now, unless that rubber one is for the drain plug and the fibre one goes somewhere else. I'll have to have another look later.
 
I would expect to see a difference in the design of the plugs depending upon whether they are intended to have a flat washer or an O ring fitted

The underside of the head will be flat if it is intended to use a washer.

I'd expect a recess somewhere if an O ring is intended so that you cannot squash the O ring into oblivion.
 
It is strange.. VicS - I would have expected the same i.e. an indented channel to take the o-ring around either the hole in the leg or in the underside of the nut.

My 120s however had a square section hole.. and the bolt I seem to remember was flat on the underside of the head... but once screwed most of the way in, it did encapsulate the o-ring...

PS - Square section - I'm talking about viewed from across the section - not looking into the hole :rolleyes:
 
Martin_J said:
It is strange.. VicS - I would have expected the same i.e. an indented channel to take the o-ring around either the hole in the leg or in the underside of the nut.

My 120s however had a square section hole.. and the bolt I seem to remember was flat on the underside of the head... but once screwed most of the way in, it did encapsulate the o-ring...

PS - Square section - I'm talking about viewed from across the section - not looking into the hole :rolleyes:
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My 120 leg has a half moon recess in the leg recess to receive the O ring, the bolt head is flat. Look again at yours.
 
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