search

CanberraOceanRacingClub / namadgi3

Maintenance management system for Namadgi 3
1 stars 2 forks source link

Oil leaking from saildrive #826

Closed smr547 closed 3 weeks ago

smr547 commented 2 months ago

@Christopher-w-green and @pcbaston have reported a loss of oil from the sail drive. Schedule for inspection/repair at boatworks in early May.

Meanwhile, Skippers are asked to check the saildrive oil levels regularly and top up as necessary. Please report findings in the Skippers Handover Notes.

Oil reading on dipstick is taken by removing dipstick, drying and then inserting back without screwing back in. Once oil level has been checked and topped up as necessary, the dip stick is then secured. Be careful not to force the thread in case of cross-threading. Read the 2017 Volvo Engine manual is any doubt exists.

Top up with 15W-45 VDS4 oil (from lazarette locker).

pcbaston commented 2 months ago

Chris and I checked the Sail Drive oil level in Port Stephens prior to SPS24 regatta. We ended up putting 800ml of 15W-45 VDS4 oil (from lazarette locker) into the drive to get the oil dip stick to register oil.

Note: oil reading on dipstick is taken by removing dipstick, drying and then inserting back without screwing back in. Once oil level has been checked and topped up as necessary, the dip stick is then secured. Be careful not to force the thread in case of cross-threading. Read the 2017 Volvo Engine manual is any doubt exists.

This should be in Notice to Skippers.

smr547 commented 2 months ago

Edited this issue for inclusion in Notice to Skippers

Original post:

@Christopher-w-green and @pcbaston have reported a loss of oil from the sail drive. Schedule for inspection/repair at boatworks in early May. report_chris_green

smr547 commented 2 months ago

Checked the saildrive this evening. All good. Oil full and clear. We will keep an eye on it.

@Christopher-w-green @CORCpete

smr547 commented 3 weeks ago

Saildrive and diesel have been replaced. No longer an issues -- closing