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deuce5wndw

05-02-2020 08:33 AM

Oil pump suction?

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Just disassembled a Mercury flathead and this is what I found when I removed the pan! Do you think the screen got plugged and the oil pump tried to pull it in? This is a engine with super low miles (19K) but appears to have had lots of short trips. No ring travel, water jackets super clean but the inside gummed up bad.

51 MERC-CT

05-02-2020 08:38 AM

Re: Oil pump suction?

Have you determined what the stuff in the pan is?

Art Newland

05-02-2020 08:43 AM

Re: Oil pump suction?

A little water in the bottom of the pan froze?

flatjack9

05-02-2020 09:04 AM

Re: Oil pump suction?

Yep, the oil pump collapsed it due to the clogging.

deuce5wndw

05-02-2020 12:02 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

That is just sludge in the bottom of the pan. I just thought it was interesting, I had never seen that before!

marko39

05-02-2020 01:09 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

Do you know what kind of oil was used in this engine?

tubman

05-02-2020 02:38 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

The swami sez "Non-detergent".:D

flatjack9

05-02-2020 03:07 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

The swami knows his sludge.

deuce5wndw

05-02-2020 04:51 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

Have no idea it was in the engine when I got it and I never ran the engine.

deuce5wndw

05-02-2020 04:52 PM

Re: Oil pump suction?

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatjack9 (Post 1882557)

The swami knows his sludge.

That he does!:D

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