Vashon_Trawler
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- Joined
- Jun 13, 2013
- Messages
- 599
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- M/V Sherpa
- Vessel Make
- 24' Vashon Diesel Cruiser
Just my luck... only me... After a full day of boating, I decided to change the oil and filter. As I always do, I inserted the extractor hose in the dip stick tube and began pumping. Perhaps I should have a waited a little longer for the engine to cool a bit because the oil and plastic tube were quite hot (the tube became soft). Well, I removed the tube and noticed a section perhaps 8" or so was missing! Yikes! I am guessing the plastic tube, which became soft with heat, some how tore off when I adjusted the hose.
So, now I have a section of small plastic hose stuck in my oil pan. I have a couple of options:
1) Take the boat immedaitely to the yard (hope the pick-up screen doesn't get blocked), remove the engine, and pull the pan.
2) Do nothing and hope the pick-up screen does not become blocked with bits and pieces of degrading hose. I could drop the pan next time I remove/service the engine (not until at least next year).
My gut is telling me all will be okay unless the hose begins to start breaking apart and clogs the pickup screen. From now on though, NO MORE TUBES DOWN THE DIP STICK TUBE. I will be fitting a hose OVER the extraction tube at the oil pan.
So, now I have a section of small plastic hose stuck in my oil pan. I have a couple of options:
1) Take the boat immedaitely to the yard (hope the pick-up screen doesn't get blocked), remove the engine, and pull the pan.
2) Do nothing and hope the pick-up screen does not become blocked with bits and pieces of degrading hose. I could drop the pan next time I remove/service the engine (not until at least next year).
My gut is telling me all will be okay unless the hose begins to start breaking apart and clogs the pickup screen. From now on though, NO MORE TUBES DOWN THE DIP STICK TUBE. I will be fitting a hose OVER the extraction tube at the oil pan.
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