Thanks man! Fixed mine as you showed me in a matter of minutes. For reinstall, I used a long piece of metal rod and slid the float/magnet down it onto the post and then I used a socket and extensions and super glued the star washer (2 drops either side) to the socket to lower it back on to the post - a quick little push and it landed perfectly locked onto the post.
fantastic video! when I replaced the clip though I used a wire (coat hanger) thickness and let clip slide down. I then slid a 1/2" copper pipe over that to the clip and pressed down to engage the teeth. eezy peezy
I have a 1997, 75 hp tracker which had the same problem so I fixed it as your video stated and I saved at least $151 dollars which was the cost of a new tank. Had to modify it as my engine was configured a little differently, worst part was removing the oil tank which had a bolt at the bottom of the tank that you just about could see let alone could get on it. There is a switch (tubular) that runs inside the post that the float rides on that I replaced as added insurance ( $ 11). Didn't want to repeat messing with that tank again.So, thank you for your video, saved me a good chunk of money. Tony Cusumano
I dont even own a boat motor, just wanted to say. One of the best how tos ive seen on here. I'm a mechanic by trade and can say this is awesome. Good job
Had the same problem with my 1994 Mariner, 40 HP, followed the instructions and had it fixed in about 2 hours.I used a socket on a long stick when I put the retainer clip on and just used my long screwdriver and a hammer to tap it onto the plastic post, worked great.I can't believe the dealers are saying that it cant be fixed, but they are after the big buck !!!
You are great! I was quoted $400+ to fix plus wait for a week for parts. I have removed the float and indeed the magnet was not attached. I will buy adhesive tomorrow. and finish the re-install. I believe this will work since alarm went off after raising float AND magnet. Will let you know; if works you have an invite to Lake of the woods for a fishing trip!
I have a 1998 40hp Mariner outboard that I bought new in '98 and never had any problems with it until a few months ago when it started having the low oil alarm. Found your video and the one by bshawcreative last night and decided to check out my oil tank to see if mine had this problem. I emptied the oil from the tank and sure enough, the magnet was no longer attached to the end of the float. When I turned the ignition key to the ON position the alarm would sound but as soon as I lifted the float and magnet the alarm would shut off. I removed the retainer clip, float and magnet and then cleaned the float and magnet with a little hot soapy water, dried them and then did a light scuff with 100 grit sandpaper. Bought a small tube of Permatex Ultra Black Maximum Oil Resistance Gasket Maker for just over $4 and attached the magnet back to the float. I will let it cure for 24 hours before putting it back in the tank tomorrow and see if it is fixed but I feel confident that it will be. Thanks for posting this very helpful video. Should save me some money for sure.
I just finished putting the float back in my oil tank and got the tank installed on the engine and all is GOOD!!!! After installing the float and empty oil tank I turned the ignition key to ON just to make sure the sensor would sound the alarm as it should. I then started filling the tank with oil and when the float moved up the alarm shut off. This is one of the easiest fixes ever and saved me at least $200-$300 because I was going to take it to an outboard repair shop to see why the alarm was staying on. $4.16 for the gasket sealer and a couple of hours of my time (plus the curing time for the sealer) and it is back working like it should. Thanks again for the great video.
Yep!!! I was in that same position of spending the money to have it fixed or spending the time to figure it all out, and thanks to that other guy for putting me on to the solution I decided just like you did to give it a go and it worked out for me as well. Glad to hear ya got it all dialed in buddy!!
Thank you for posting your video. It gave me the courage to try repair it. It took some work but it worked as you described. It worked!! Save me a lot of $$. need to fine a long thin screw driver if I have to do it again. Boat ran just great yesterday!
nl catfish ..... Amen brother! It worked for me too! It wasn’t easy but saved me a ton of money. You know a boatshop would have scalped us on this repair. Glad to see it worked for you as well. 👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. worked for me. Followed your instructions step by step. saved myself a quite a bit of money. Was pretty easy too. Now to get my boat back on the water.
Great video! Q1) No Harbour Freight in Canada! Those vice grips and long screw driver are $50 minimum up here ! Have to weigh that cost over the cost of a new tank. What's a new tank cost in the US ? Q2) Why the mask ? lol
I would try amazon as well for the tools, i never checked the price of a new tank, not even sure they make em. The masks are popular now for sunblock but back the we were just having fun.
Princess Auto has 22" Screw Driver for $11.99 and the vice grips (Long-Reach Locking Plier) are $21.99. I am going to try the socket with extensions to put the clip back on.
Am I correct in understanding that the little piece is a magnet that separates from the cork like piece? And the fix is to seal it back onto the cork piece?
Planning to attempt the repair. As added security what might be the negatives to tie the glued magnet ring to the float using maybe fishing line? Thanks
thanks for the very informative video on the oil level alarm fix. Just wondering instead of using the glue why can't we just slice the float in half and position either side of the magnet. What do you think? would that work or would the magnet be too high from the sensor? look forward to your feedback
Anthony Allman, the magnet isn’t very strong so it might not read. But maybe with some experimentation with a stronger magnet and various depths to which to cut the foam i suppose it could work. So far my glue to this day is still holding.
Dont you also have to have to make sure you put the magnet back the same way you took it out cuz of the polarity on the 2 sides of the magnet or it doesnt matter which side is up or down?
That's a damn good question Justin, and it's coming up on the one year mark of this repair...but my memory is limited to the one month mark! So I will venture to say that the part at the bottom of the tank is steel and the washer is magnetic and a magnet should only have reverse polarity against another magnet and not on steel because I don't remember taking note on which side was which when I removed it and then put it back, yet it did work and so far one yr later the glue is still holding...so far so good.
+Bucket247 thats good to know. my suzuki is having a similar issue but when it hits 1qt of oil it starts beeping as if its empty. Thanks for getting back to me so quick.
Well...and the thing about the alarm is that even if you know you got oil in the tank and you should be good to go, the damn alarm going off still makes ya nervous and pisses ya off cause ya don't want to listen to that all day, but based on how mine is controlled by a magnet touching metal or even just two pieces of metal touching, maybe neither are magnetic..come to think of it...but how can yours possibly go off with any amount of oil still in the tank??? The float should not touch the bottom contact until it's low enough, or unless the shape of the oil tank rises where the float is, which is probably a good idea to give you ample warning to add oil, although maybe just an intermittant beep every once in a while would be better when low than just a constant annoying beeping.
I disconnected the blue wire which turned the alarm off. Why can't I just leave it like that and make sure I check the oil rather than fixing the sensor cork?
I see no reason you can't do that, I thought of that as well, my motor is just a 40hp merc circa 1996-97 so no big deal if I cooked it, but if you are rolling with a fairly nice... big motor I'd probably go the extra mile and fix it just in case the alarm is tied to more than just low oil.
i wouldnt depend on that wire, i know my suzuki dt 100 was having this issue once it reaches 1qt of oil in the resevoir, it puts the engine into a safe mode and wont let you put to much hit high rpms to kind of protect itselt even though theres still plenty of oil still passing, best to just do this repair
I have a 115hp Mercury and I have a steady alarm even though the water is coming out cool. How do I drain the reservoir so that I can remove it and see if I can fix mine?
awesome video ! mines beeps but the beeping eventually dies out until i turn it back on. any idea of what it can be ? if i still run it like that is there still oil pumping ? thanks in advance
+Rod_Bending_Addicts...... The question of whether or not your oil is still pumping is what worried me as well and that's what caused me to investigate a bit further, I suppose that possibly each brand of motor could be different, but before you assume that it's pumping oil and risk an engine melt down I would pull the tank, drain it and pull the float and see if the magnet is still glued down. An hour or two to investigate this sure beats lookin for a new motor on Craigslist
+Bucket247 lol absolutely. I think I am going to highly consider your suggestion and hopefully find that that's the problem. thanks for the fast response 👍
Hey BB, How goes it? The repair is still holding to this day, although the last trip of the summer last yr the motor had a short and melted some wires so it's dead right now. I'm gonna pop the cover in the next month or so and see what needs to be replaced but as far as the oil alarm...Done stamp it!!
Hmmm, why not put the magnet on top of the float. That way it will never fall off again. Of course the alarm would go off a little sooner because the magnet would be higher in the tank.
I'm having trouble with the alarm being on as soon as I turn on. won't turn the starter. if I jump the starter it will crank and run but alarm still going. Di fine this morning with no alarm then outta nowhere it started. any suggestions?
I have a Mercury 50 HP with this same problem. I verified it was the oil sensor by two ways. First of all I turned the ignition on and it was beeping. I tipped the oil reservoir a bit after removing it from the two bolts and the been stopped for a moment. So I mustve slid it just a little when I tipped it. Second I just unplugged the sensor from where it connects into the electrical system, or computer, or whatever it is it connects to. I turned the ignition on again and the constant beep went off. I guess my question is is it a problem not having that sensor plugged in? I can tell when there's oil in there, and if the only thing that sensor does is tell you when you're low on oil well I don't need it then because my tank also has a see-through indicator of the oil level. So why even have this sensor? If it does more than just sense low oil in the tank, I'll do this fix, but otherwise I'm just going to leave it unplugged.
Great question CU, I can't remember what or how did it...if I did... but thinking back I do remember that when I removed the hose that if I kept it upright the oil was damn near at the top of the hose. I suppose you could purge what little remaining air by pinching the hose between your fingers and running your fingers up the tube to the oil tank.
+MM420 Well MM...I think for a while atleast. But when you have as much gear as we have invested you really can't quit for too long. Prospecting is hard for us because we live so far from any good ground and getting a trip together is a daunting task and prospectors on youtube can be real assholes about video's they simply can't understand and ya get tired of dealing with them so to put that much effort into it right now is not feasible but when I get my fishing vids going then I can split my winters to prospecting and summers to fishing and all will be right in the world again. We will come back with a vengeance. We kind of peaked when we made the six hour DVD special on prospecting called "The Randsburg Edition" It was fantastic! Now we have to sit back and try to figure out how to top that. Thanks for asking though I appreciate the thought and don't worry, we'll be back.
Wouldn't advise it, am new to oil injected outboards and recently purchased a used Mako with 90hp Merc. The previous owner had disconnected the oil alarm. I always carry extra oil, but after a busy week, didn't top off the oil on a recent trip cause I only ran it an hour or so the last time out and had slightly overfilled the reservoir when I topped it off. Had plenty of gas and decided to run 20 miles in search of better fishing mid afternoon. Probably covered 50-60 miles that day and started loosing power on the way in. Long story short, I ran the reservoir dry before I realized what happened and lost some compression in one cylinder. Have to do a powerhead teardown and hope isn't anything serious. Not worth the risk, is easy to overlook, especially if you are burning both ends of the candle and trying to squeeze in a little fun.
Thanks man! Fixed mine as you showed me in a matter of minutes. For reinstall, I used a long piece of metal rod and slid the float/magnet down it onto the post and then I used a socket and extensions and super glued the star washer (2 drops either side) to the socket to lower it back on to the post - a quick little push and it landed perfectly locked onto the post.
Thats awesome Mike! hope it holds for you. Mine held for years until i sold the boat.
your narration and voice style is wonderful
fantastic video! when I replaced the clip though I used a wire (coat hanger) thickness and let clip slide down. I then slid a 1/2" copper pipe over that to the clip and pressed down to engage the teeth. eezy peezy
I have a 1997, 75 hp tracker which had the same problem so I fixed it as your video stated and I saved at least $151 dollars which was the cost of a new tank. Had to modify it as my engine was configured a little differently, worst part was removing the oil tank which had a bolt at the bottom of the tank that you just about could see let alone could get on it. There is a switch (tubular) that runs inside the post that the float rides on that I replaced as added insurance ( $ 11). Didn't want to repeat messing with that tank again.So, thank you for your video, saved me a good chunk of money. Tony Cusumano
Is it still holding up. Before I take on this project.
Nice! Mine’s just started! I’m going have to diagnose my boat as well. Thanks for the vid
I dont even own a boat motor, just wanted to say. One of the best how tos ive seen on here. I'm a mechanic by trade and can say this is awesome. Good job
Austin Cline Thanks Austin!! Thats about as good a compliment as I’ve ever had!!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Had the same problem with my 1994 Mariner, 40 HP, followed the instructions and had it fixed in about 2 hours.I used a socket on a long stick when I put the retainer clip on and just used my long screwdriver and a hammer to tap it onto the plastic post, worked great.I can't believe the dealers are saying that it cant be fixed, but they are after the big buck !!!
Yep, great job Phil, you and me both know it's fixable though!!
You are great! I was quoted $400+ to fix plus wait for a week for parts.
I have removed the float and indeed the magnet was not attached.
I will buy adhesive tomorrow. and finish the re-install.
I believe this will work since alarm went off after raising float AND magnet.
Will let you know; if works you have an invite to Lake of the woods for a fishing trip!
That's fantastic Wayne! Let me know how it goes.
I have a 1998 40hp Mariner outboard that I bought new in '98 and never had any problems with it until a few months ago when it started having the low oil alarm. Found your video and the one by bshawcreative last night and decided to check out my oil tank to see if mine had this problem. I emptied the oil from the tank and sure enough, the magnet was no longer attached to the end of the float. When I turned the ignition key to the ON position the alarm would sound but as soon as I lifted the float and magnet the alarm would shut off. I removed the retainer clip, float and magnet and then cleaned the float and magnet with a little hot soapy water, dried them and then did a light scuff with 100 grit sandpaper. Bought a small tube of Permatex Ultra Black Maximum Oil Resistance Gasket Maker for just over $4 and attached the magnet back to the float. I will let it cure for 24 hours before putting it back in the tank tomorrow and see if it is fixed but I feel confident that it will be. Thanks for posting this very helpful video. Should save me some money for sure.
That's fantastic bigbassman! I'm sure it's gonna solve your alarm problem!
I just finished putting the float back in my oil tank and got the tank installed on the engine and all is GOOD!!!! After installing the float and empty oil tank I turned the ignition key to ON just to make sure the sensor would sound the alarm as it should. I then started filling the tank with oil and when the float moved up the alarm shut off. This is one of the easiest fixes ever and saved me at least $200-$300 because I was going to take it to an outboard repair shop to see why the alarm was staying on. $4.16 for the gasket sealer and a couple of hours of my time (plus the curing time for the sealer) and it is back working like it should. Thanks again for the great video.
Yep!!! I was in that same position of spending the money to have it fixed or spending the time to figure it all out, and thanks to that other guy for putting me on to the solution I decided just like you did to give it a go and it worked out for me as well. Glad to hear ya got it all dialed in buddy!!
A very big thank you from Australia....!
G-day mate!! glad to be able to help out!!!! 👍🏽
Same alarm going off. I am digging in on this project tomorrow! wish me luck!
You will find it fairly easy if you have the right tools, my repair is coming up on the 1yr mark and still holding!! GOOD LUCK KATHY!!! you can do it!
Thank you for posting your video. It gave me the courage to try repair it. It took some work but it worked as you described. It worked!! Save me a lot of $$. need to fine a long thin screw driver if I have to do it again. Boat ran just great yesterday!
nl catfish ..... Amen brother! It worked for me too! It wasn’t easy but saved me a ton of money. You know a boatshop would have scalped us on this repair. Glad to see it worked for you as well. 👍🏻👍🏻
thanks for the added details. went straight to harbor freight and got the tools needed. fix cost less than $20
That's fantastic mtgme!! Yep I thought this was going to be a major project but it wasn't, was actually quite simple and it works.
I had the same problem with my 1994 40 hp Mercury. Thanks for the how to repair video.
sprinter144 I’m quite sure its a common problem as the motors get older. Good thing its fixable!!
Great video. worked for me. Followed your instructions step by step. saved myself a quite a bit of money. Was pretty easy too. Now to get my boat back on the water.
+John White Amen to that brother!!! It's fishin time!!
Have that exact engine please make videos of any other repairs you do to it. Thanks
how much you charge me to send me those tools lol awesome video thanks much for sharing!
I was wondering what David Lee Roth has been up to. Now I know.
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Great video!
Q1) No Harbour Freight in Canada! Those vice grips and long screw driver are $50 minimum up here !
Have to weigh that cost over the cost of a new tank. What's a new tank cost in the US ?
Q2) Why the mask ? lol
I would try amazon as well for the tools, i never checked the price of a new tank, not even sure they make em. The masks are popular now for sunblock but back the we were just having fun.
Princess Auto has 22" Screw Driver for $11.99 and the vice grips (Long-Reach Locking Plier) are $21.99. I am going to try the socket with extensions to put the clip back on.
Thanks for the vid..still working 4 months later
Yep mine too buddy!!
Awesome video! Thank You!!!
Thanks!! glad to help out!
Done, thank you sir, will see if it holds up tomorrow.
Excellent Champziel !! I'm sure it will and your problem will be solved buddy!
Did this work for you before I start this project.
Great video. I have same problem and will need to try this fix.
One thing, at 9:00 minutes, let the tacky to tacky glue cure thoroughly prior to adding more glue. Also, which glue did you use?
"Seal All"
Am I correct in understanding that the little piece is a magnet that separates from the cork like piece? And the fix is to seal it back onto the cork piece?
Exactly correct.
Planning to attempt the repair. As added security what might be the negatives to tie the glued magnet ring to the float using maybe fishing line? Thanks
i’d imagine that could work if you used like 2-4 lb test but make sure that it still has room to freely float up and down.
@@Bucket247 also the wiring at 12.20. does it detach from the butt connection by just pulling apart? Thanks again.
Fixed the problem. Thanks so much. Information was very helpful.Much appreciated
All you have to do is push the flange all the way up holding float and magnet to full position all the time just make sure to keep oil full
Scott Gluting How do you push the flange all the way up when it’s already at the top ????
Any videos of replacing the starter on that unit
No although i did replace mine but it was so easy i didn’t film it.
Are you related to Jim Rome?
thanks for the very informative video on the oil level alarm fix. Just wondering instead of using the glue why can't we just slice the float in half and position either side of the magnet.
What do you think? would that work or would the magnet be too high from the sensor?
look forward to your feedback
Anthony Allman, the magnet isn’t very strong so it might not read. But maybe with some experimentation with a stronger magnet and various depths to which to cut the foam i suppose it could work. So far my glue to this day is still holding.
How do you drain the oil from the tank to get started?
From what I remember I had to pinch the oil line and remove the tank, then just un-pinch the line and drain it thru that.
Dont you also have to have to make sure you put the magnet back the same way you took it out cuz of the polarity on the 2 sides of the magnet or it doesnt matter which side is up or down?
That's a damn good question Justin, and it's coming up on the one year mark of this repair...but my memory is limited to the one month mark! So I will venture to say that the part at the bottom of the tank is steel and the washer is magnetic and a magnet should only have reverse polarity against another magnet and not on steel because I don't remember taking note on which side was which when I removed it and then put it back, yet it did work and so far one yr later the glue is still holding...so far so good.
+Bucket247 thats good to know. my suzuki is having a similar issue but when it hits 1qt of oil it starts beeping as if its empty. Thanks for getting back to me so quick.
Well...and the thing about the alarm is that even if you know you got oil in the tank and you should be good to go, the damn alarm going off still makes ya nervous and pisses ya off cause ya don't want to listen to that all day, but based on how mine is controlled by a magnet touching metal or even just two pieces of metal touching, maybe neither are magnetic..come to think of it...but how can yours possibly go off with any amount of oil still in the tank??? The float should not touch the bottom contact until it's low enough, or unless the shape of the oil tank rises where the float is, which is probably a good idea to give you ample warning to add oil, although maybe just an intermittant beep every once in a while would be better when low than just a constant annoying beeping.
I disconnected the blue wire which turned the alarm off. Why can't I just leave it like that and make sure I check the oil rather than fixing the sensor cork?
I see no reason you can't do that, I thought of that as well, my motor is just a 40hp merc circa 1996-97 so no big deal if I cooked it, but if you are rolling with a fairly nice... big motor I'd probably go the extra mile and fix it just in case the alarm is tied to more than just low oil.
Yes I wondered that myself. I have a 2001 50hp which is only reason I'm working on it. Thanks for input.
i wouldnt depend on that wire, i know my suzuki dt 100 was having this issue once it reaches 1qt of oil in the resevoir, it puts the engine into a safe mode and wont let you put to much hit high rpms to kind of protect itselt even though theres still plenty of oil still passing, best to just do this repair
I did go ahead and repair the float and magnet. It all went exactly like he said and the video showed. Awesome fix and saved money.
+Douglas Dunn sweet
Can I just delete the oil reservoir and run the engine with mixing oil with the gas ...will the alarm sound go off?
I think you could but the alarm WILL continue to go off
great video
Thanks brother!!!
What's the type of motor model number be great my gone and it looks same as mine
I have a 115hp Mercury and I have a steady alarm even though the water is coming out cool. How do I drain the reservoir so that I can remove it and see if I can fix mine?
I pinched the oil line until I could undo the hose clamp then remove the tank and drain it from there.
Thanks for the tip. It will give me one more job that I can maybe take off of my bucket list.
A steady alarm is the temp. Or the electronic modular is bad.
I have 98 40HP and have occasional loud constant beep. 2 Stroke....not sure what's up.
I’ll bet its the same problem.
awesome video ! mines beeps but the beeping eventually dies out until i turn it back on. any idea of what it can be ? if i still run it like that is there still oil pumping ? thanks in advance
+Rod_Bending_Addicts...... The question of whether or not your oil is still pumping is what worried me as well and that's what caused me to investigate a bit further, I suppose that possibly each brand of motor could be different, but before you assume that it's pumping oil and risk an engine melt down I would pull the tank, drain it and pull the float and see if the magnet is still glued down. An hour or two to investigate this sure beats lookin for a new motor on Craigslist
+Bucket247 lol absolutely. I think I am going to highly consider your suggestion and hopefully find that that's the problem. thanks for the fast response 👍
You got it buddy!! Good luck!
How is the repair holding up?
Hey BB, How goes it? The repair is still holding to this day, although the last trip of the summer last yr the motor had a short and melted some wires so it's dead right now. I'm gonna pop the cover in the next month or so and see what needs to be replaced but as far as the oil alarm...Done stamp it!!
Good to hear the repair is holding up! Having the same issue and will use your repair method. Good luck with the short circuit ...
Hmmm, why not put the magnet on top of the float. That way it will never fall off again. Of course the alarm would go off a little sooner because the magnet would be higher in the tank.
jack d
Would it get stuck to the retaining clip instead?
The magnet might not be close enough to the switch inside tube if magnet was installed that way.
I'm having trouble with the alarm being on as soon as I turn on. won't turn the starter. if I jump the starter it will crank and run but alarm still going. Di fine this morning with no alarm then outta nowhere it started. any suggestions?
Drain the oil tank and look down there, you probably have this same problem.
Got it. Drained tank removed sensor magnet dropped back down. Reinstalled sensor rod thing and alarm went off. Works great. Now need to sell boat👍
Excellent! tough to sell with alarm going off!
I have a Mercury 50 HP with this same problem. I verified it was the oil sensor by two ways. First of all I turned the ignition on and it was beeping. I tipped the oil reservoir a bit after removing it from the two bolts and the been stopped for a moment. So I mustve slid it just a little when I tipped it. Second I just unplugged the sensor from where it connects into the electrical system, or computer, or whatever it is it connects to. I turned the ignition on again and the constant beep went off. I guess my question is is it a problem not having that sensor plugged in? I can tell when there's oil in there, and if the only thing that sensor does is tell you when you're low on oil well I don't need it then because my tank also has a see-through indicator of the oil level. So why even have this sensor? If it does more than just sense low oil in the tank, I'll do this fix, but otherwise I'm just going to leave it unplugged.
If I hadn't figured out how to fix it then that's exactly what I was going to do, my engine was old enough that I wasn't too worried.
Did you have to purge any air in the oil line?
Great question CU, I can't remember what or how did it...if I did... but thinking back I do remember that when I removed the hose that if I kept it upright the oil was damn near at the top of the hose. I suppose you could purge what little remaining air by pinching the hose between your fingers and running your fingers up the tube to the oil tank.
There is a purge screw on the oil pump just for purging.
Did you quit prospecting?
+MM420 Well MM...I think for a while atleast. But when you have as much gear as we have invested you really can't quit for too long. Prospecting is hard for us because we live so far from any good ground and getting a trip together is a daunting task and prospectors on youtube can be real assholes about video's they simply can't understand and ya get tired of dealing with them so to put that much effort into it right now is not feasible but when I get my fishing vids going then I can split my winters to prospecting and summers to fishing and all will be right in the world again. We will come back with a vengeance. We kind of peaked when we made the six hour DVD special on prospecting called "The Randsburg Edition" It was fantastic! Now we have to sit back and try to figure out how to top that. Thanks for asking though I appreciate the thought and don't worry, we'll be back.
Can I just unplug the sensor as long as I keep an eye on my oil ?cuz I don't use that much
I'm not sure, you can try it and see if that sets off your alarm if it doesn't then yea you should be good just keeping an eye on the oil level.
@@ALLProGarageDoors but what I was thinking is the float does not shut the oil off when it's down it's always open but this is just a warning system
D Smith That's what I thought as well, i didn't want to risk it so i just did the repair.
Wouldn't advise it, am new to oil injected outboards and recently purchased a used Mako with 90hp Merc. The previous owner had disconnected the oil alarm. I always carry extra oil, but after a busy week, didn't top off the oil on a recent trip cause I only ran it an hour or so the last time out and had slightly overfilled the reservoir when I topped it off. Had plenty of gas and decided to run 20 miles in search of better fishing mid afternoon. Probably covered 50-60 miles that day and started loosing power on the way in. Long story short, I ran the reservoir dry before I realized what happened and lost some compression in one cylinder. Have to do a powerhead teardown and hope isn't anything serious. Not worth the risk, is easy to overlook, especially if you are burning both ends of the candle and trying to squeeze in a little fun.
Why the mask?
Cause in 2015 they were fairly new and it was fun to wear em with various designs. now they are everywhere!
@@Bucket247 oh didnt realize you were starting a trend !
Me neither, but now i can see that it's undeniable!! I've officially started a trend! 😆 you've seen it here first!