BrisHamish
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2016
- Messages
- 223
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Beluga
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 46eu 2006 hull#289
Hi everybody from Brisbane,
My Onan genset got saltwater in the oil (pinhole leak in the exhaust riser), the oil went milky. Luckily we caught it immediately and have replaced the riser and exhaust manifold.
The milky oil has been drained.
Here is my question - what is best practice to get rid of all the milky oil residue and ensure the gen runs on completely non-contaminated oil? Do we just change the oil/oil filter several times, with a brief crank between each change?? Is there a better way to deal with it???
Thanks very much for your replies!
Hamish.
My Onan genset got saltwater in the oil (pinhole leak in the exhaust riser), the oil went milky. Luckily we caught it immediately and have replaced the riser and exhaust manifold.
The milky oil has been drained.
Here is my question - what is best practice to get rid of all the milky oil residue and ensure the gen runs on completely non-contaminated oil? Do we just change the oil/oil filter several times, with a brief crank between each change?? Is there a better way to deal with it???
Thanks very much for your replies!
Hamish.