Oil Leak
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:42 am
When doing the pre-flight on saturday I noticed that there is some 2-stroke oil leaking from behind the water pump on my 582.
I know there is a seal on the rotary shaft to prevent the lubricating 2-stroke from getting into the water in the water pump. What puzzles me is that if the seal is damaged would the oil not just mix with the water and not leak unless the gasket on the waterpump has also gone? If the gasket between the waterpump and the block was damaged would it not be a combination of water and oil thats leaking? Is there something I'm missing.... where else could the oil be coming from?
I know there is a seal on the rotary shaft to prevent the lubricating 2-stroke from getting into the water in the water pump. What puzzles me is that if the seal is damaged would the oil not just mix with the water and not leak unless the gasket on the waterpump has also gone? If the gasket between the waterpump and the block was damaged would it not be a combination of water and oil thats leaking? Is there something I'm missing.... where else could the oil be coming from?