fytfire
Member
Had a close call with one of my 2005 Suzuki 140 outboards, after returning last week from Browns Bay I was doing a regular check of the engines when I was shocked at the state of my port side engine oil. With just over three hundred hours on them I was taken back at the thought of having to replace a head gasket due to milky/creamy oil on the stick, I contacted a Suzuki dealer explaining what I found and was told that I was looking at a 10-11 hour job plus parts. We fished for five days and the engine never missed a beat or tripped any codes or lights so I was angry at the thought of such a serious issue. Long story short after explaining my findings to the head tech at Parksville boat house he suggested I check my thermostat and see if it was stuck open which could cause the engine to be running to cool and over fueling causing a rich scenario and turning my oil to chocolate milk. Well I had a large smile on my face when I removed the thermostat cover and found it stuck in the wide open position. I installed a new thermostat, flushed the engine oil three times added a new filter and took her for a good run on the chuck. Big Big thanks to the boys at PVBH who pointed me in the right direction and saved me a large amount of time and money.
