Oil Cooler Leak

[thefrannyman]

Hey, first post here.

Potentially looking at getting an 08 Sx230 HO, which would be my first boat ever!

It has a leak from the oil cooler area, I suspect possibly the O rings to the block.

Is it easy enough to replace them in situ? Or is it an engine out/shuffle the engine back job to get to?

Thanks!!

 

[Hot2Go]

I’m going to go out on a limb and say yes engine out type of deal. You don’t have much room to work with and you can’t see anything very well. I know on our old AR230 we had snapped bolts from a previous person trying to do whatever they were doing and even missing ones on the back side. It was a pain in the ass just replacing some of the bolts.

 

[Neutron]

Hey, first post here.

Potentially looking at getting an 08 Sx230 HO, which would be my first boat ever!

It has a leak from the oil cooler area, I suspect possibly the O rings to the block.

Is it easy enough to replace them in situ? Or is it an engine out/shuffle the engine back job to get to?

Thanks!!

Definitely not a simple job, can it be done in the boat? Yes but not with a lot of extra effort and lots of different tools to get in very tight spaces

 

[thefrannyman]

Cheers, dealer reckons if they disconnect exhaust, they can shift the engine back enough to replace .

 

[buckbuck]

My experience is that it is nearly impossible to remove the exhaust manifold in the boat. It is easier just to pull the engine.

 

[Brad_Ct]

I replaced my oil pump which entailed removing the oil tank with the engine in the boat. It wasn’t easy but it can be done.