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deuce5wndw · 05-02-2020, 08:33 AM

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

Have you determined what the stuff in the pan is?

Art Newland · 05-02-2020, 08:43 AM

A little water in the bottom of the pan froze?

flatjack9 · 05-02-2020, 09:04 AM

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

deuce5wndw · 05-02-2020, 12:02 PM

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

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

tubman · 05-02-2020, 02:38 PM

The swami sez "Non-detergent".

flatjack9 · 05-02-2020, 03:07 PM

The swami knows his sludge.

deuce5wndw · 05-02-2020, 04:51 PM

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatjack9

The swami knows his sludge.

That he does!

05-02-2020, 08:38 AM	#2
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: Oil pump suction? Have you determined what the stuff in the pan is? __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES

05-02-2020, 08:43 AM	#3
Art Newland Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 1,564	Re: Oil pump suction? A little water in the bottom of the pan froze? __________________ "whatever works!"

05-02-2020, 09:04 AM	#4
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,526	Re: Oil pump suction? Yep, the oil pump collapsed it due to the clogging.

05-02-2020, 12:02 PM	#5
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 900	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!

05-02-2020, 01:09 PM	#6
marko39 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: harpursville ny Posts: 1,040	Re: Oil pump suction? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Do you know what kind of oil was used in this engine?

05-02-2020, 02:38 PM	#7
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,312	Re: Oil pump suction? The swami sez "Non-detergent".

05-02-2020, 03:07 PM	#8
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,526	Re: Oil pump suction? The swami knows his sludge.

05-02-2020, 04:51 PM	#9
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 900	Re: Oil pump suction? Have no idea it was in the engine when I got it and I never ran the engine.