water in lower unit

[ken]

I noticed the drain plug on the lower unit was leaking. When i drained the oil there was water in the lower unit. Is it safe to say the water entered through drain plug?

[mkalink]

I would say that your water came in from the loose drain plug. I would double check the unit by pressure testing it before using it though.

[gregnwtf]

Check the drain plug and the vent plug to see if the "O" rings are good. If the O rings are good and the plug was tight, you may have a seal going out of the lower unit. Try the o rings first, and tight is tight and no more. Run it for a couple trips on the water and recheck it befoe you go any deeper into a repair.