Oil light came on

[bfrost]

The oil light on my boat came on the other day (just bought it - used) and when I do a sharp turn it goes off. So i assume its just low on oil. I don't know what kind is in the boat right now... so I should probably dump it and put new oil in?

From reading other posts, it sounds a bit complicated to do that. I don't think there are any boat shops close by.

What should i do?

It's a 1998 Sportster 1800 - twin 85 HP rotax engines

 

[timmyboy76]

Beaker out resivoir/s best you can, then put return line/s in bottle/container, then i'd blow air thru bottom hose of res, that will push most out in bottle, might have little mess, (simple green),... injection line hose/s, (one with filter), either unplug from res or pump, and let drain, then refill...don't think aliittle bit of mixing will hurt whether being mineral or synthetic...

 

[bfrost]

thanks for the info.

Might sound like a simplistic question, but how much oil will I need? 700 cc engines, that would be 1400cc or 1.4L right?

 

[timmyboy76]

Fill up resivoir/s, then watch it feed thru hoses, then add more. Assuming, at least 128oz, giving that theres 2 motors