Yea, that is leaking fairly quickly. Let’s see what everyone else has to say. I’ve never had one that leaks that bad. Only thing I can say, is that, the extra oil leaking past the seal won’t hurt anything, the only time any damage could occur is possibly trying to start it with a crank full of oil.
I used it all summer without an issue. Then it sat for about six weeks until I went to winterize it. I went to start it and it just “clicked”. I thought the battery had run down so I pulled it out and charged it. I tried starting it again but same results. I took it to a guy who works on these and he’s the one who told me it was a seal in the engine that was leaking. He said it is leaking pretty good because he pumped out the cylinder and in a matter of days it was full of oil again. He advised me to sell it and buy a newer ski. It’s in really good condition though and it ran all summer. His point was that it has over 200 hours on it and it’s gonna be expensive to fix. The thing is, I already have $4,500 invested in it between the purchase price and the work I’ve had done to it! I would lose a lot of money selling as is. The shut off valve sounds like a good temporary fix but all it takes is to forget one time and it’s over! So I’m not sure what to do.
I posted a response below. That is lot of money invested. So if you are game, I think the issue is the oil check valve and NOT THE PUMP. The pump is working as intended but the oil check valve which there are 3 ; 1 in each cylinder and the air compressor. The oil check valve should be able to handle 15 psi of oil pressure, this allows the correct amount of oil to be injected. If one of the valves is blown or leaking, that means the other cylinder and air compressor are being starved of oil and the rest of the oil is being dumped into the crankcase. So if you do nothing else, pull the engine as only way to replace the oil valves, replace all three unless you want to rig up a pressure test, and then reinstall engine. If your engine does have more than 200 hours, it is time for a rebuild anyways and I would suggest making the investment which I place at 150 in tools and probably $900 is services and Parts (bore head and new cylinders, rebuilt crankshaft, and rebuilt counter balance) to get engine ready for reinstallation. Later.
