baz1033 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hi my turbo 36 has an oil leek on one of the deep sea seals. The story the WRC took the shaft out of the boat to do some work and since refitting it i have lost oil from the oil tank. Of corse when I went back to them they said it must be a bit worn and dont worry just put a greaser on it instead?. my seals are oil and water injectinn fed but the oil part is leaking into the bilge so does anyone know if fitting a greaser like the WRC engineer suggested will work or not as we have a big trip coming up but i dont want to lift out till the winter unless I have too. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It would stop the oil.....because there wouldn,t be any!! ,seriously to do that you,d have to fit a grease nipple or a remote greaser...how long your OIL seals would last is a different matter,did they check that the seal is alined ,ie the static is square to the mover??,that,s what,s normally wrong with them when distrubed?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz1033 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 It would stop the oil.....because there wouldn,t be any!! ,seriously to do that you,d have to fit a grease nipple or a remote greaser...how long your OIL seals would last is a different matter,did they check that the seal is alined ,ie the static is square to the mover??,that,s what,s normally wrong with them when distrubed?? Unfortunatly on a turbo 36 the starboard shaft exits the boat under the shower tray so is an absolute pig to get to so this could well be the propblem. how do you aline it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Are you sure that the oil reservoir is to lubricate a bearing?? and not a seal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneakp Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Tiger glue will fix it mate...tiger glue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 does it look like this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz1033 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 does it look like this??? [attachment=0]manecraft_001-250x250.jpg[/attachment] not quite I will take a picture next time im there. the little oil tank has a feed out from the bottom and then into the seal at the engine end then a return into the top of the oil tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 500wt_1156 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz1033 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180677568065&clk_rvr_id=238184163179&item=180677568065#ht_500wt_1156 That looks right but mine are water injected as well, what do you think to them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Take a pic of the thing ,if thv,e had the shaft out ,i wonder if they used whatever ,s in the tube to re assemble it, that could be why it,s leaking oil,i think the water injection part goes outside the boat,for cooling,larger system,s have a lube pump....when you go down next feel if the oils is defo running down the shaft,and it,s not the tube connections?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 From what I saw I think you have oil captive between two lip seal to cool and lubricate them. The fresh water will cool and lubricate the cutlass bearing which is captive in the stern tube behind the oil seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 http://www.rpmarinesurveys.co.uk/index_ ... _Types.htm, id from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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