Solution for oil leaks.

[Tomahawk]

My Yanmars have both developed weepy sump gaskets. They are 20 years old so I am willing to forgive (a bit). Engine oil in the bilge is horid as it gets spread everywhere by any water.

Found a great solution. Oil sorbant sheets from Darcy of Tonbridge.

They look and feel like ordinary cleaning cloth. But stay dry in water yet soak up oil & fuel like a sponge. The bilge water which was once covered in a film of spreading oil is instantly clean! The sheets cannbe cut with scissors to fit into awkward shaped bilges. A pack of 50 sheets, enough to soak up 40l of oil cost about £30. Delivered straight away.

I am really pleased with my find .

 

[peterf]

My yanmar 3GM30 sump gasket was also weeping oil and for a period the mats would of been nice. During the yearly service I opted for a 'proper fix'. Its an awkward job changing the gasket, adjusting the nuts without being able to see them and most of the old gasket stayed stuck to the engine. My only thought to those thinking of changing the gasket would be to consider what type of tool would be best to remove the old gasket as this was 70% of the hassle- I went through a bunch of different scrapers, stanley blades etc trying to find the best tool but didn't arrive at an answer that made the job easy..

 

[snowbird30ds]

Engine nappies as I call them, been using them for years and had a clean engine bay.
Some minor leaks are not worth the hassle of fixing for the sake of a few drips per month if it means lifting engines.

 

[oldharry]

Engine nappies as I call them, been using them for years and had a clean engine bay.
Some minor leaks are not worth the hassle of fixing for the sake of a few drips per month if it means lifting engines.

+1 on engine nappies, we call them that too! Only a few drips, but it goes everywhere if there is any water around! Also warns you if a new more serious leak develops. Used them for our old campervan on a long trip abroad when it developed a minor oil leak. Tied to inside engine lower cover they stopped it leaving an annoying and anti social oil puddle on nice clean campsites!

 

[zoidberg]

I have a deep bilge below my pristine enjin. There's stuff down there I don't want covered in a film of diesel. Ideas, please, for an underslung dribble-catcher.....

 

[oldharry]

I have a deep bilge below my pristine enjin. There's stuff down there I don't want covered in a film of diesel. Ideas, please, for an underslung dribble-catcher.....

Engine tray with engine nappies from Force4 swindlers.