We like to do as much maintenance as we can ourselves on our live aboard boat. It costs less and we get to know our boat better. In this video Kevin changes the oil on the inboard Crusader engines.
Hi Kevin. My name is Jeff. I have the same boat in Monroe Harbor. I really enjoy your videos. A pro tip to share with you is after you pump out the old dirty oil put in 1 quart of new oil in and let it sit for a few minutes and then suck it all out. Then put in your new oil. You will be amazed at how clean your new oil will be the rest of the season.
I have a 1993 Carver 390 cpmy with 454’s but they are Mercruser and the Oil filter is positioned vertically so no paper plate needed. You had me stumped for a minute! Good video! Amazing how we always pick the hottest day of the year to do this stuff.
Not sure why this is designed like that. My friend has a Volvo Penta 454 and the oil filter is upside down on top of the intake manifold! At least it is easy to reach.
I suggest wrapping a 1 gallon ziplock around the oil filter, and once off, draining the filter with the oil pump. Then fill the filter with clean oil before screwing on. It's neat to watch the filter absorb the new oil, so fill it a few times. Then if you are really a nal, warm up the oil and change it again. I've been told as long as the filter is new this is not necessary. Still......Then pump used oil back into the new/empty oil container and drop it where you purchased the oil. As well as the filter.
Great video, even such a normally easy job with a car is made allot harder on a boat. I have always wondered why boaters never used the old hot rodder trick of installing a remote oil filter. It still uses the same oil filter just moves the mounting point to a vertical place off to the side and connects back to the engine with another screw on plate where the oil filter is located now and is connected between the two with high pressure hoses. Would make changing the oil a much cleaner job. As well if you really wanted to get fancy you could hook up a waste oil tank and fresh oil tank and a electric pump with a bunch of valves and tubes to be able to just open a valve and turn on a pump to suck out the old oil and close a valve and open another valve and turn the pump back on to pump new oil into the engine. But that would be a huge pain in the butt just to install. Good work though.
Our RV has a remote filter and it's super easy to access. The bowl trick seems to do the job.There are pumps we can install under the oil pan to make it easier to get it all out but they are expensive.
Hello, I need to change the anti-freeze in one engine, I have closed cooling systems and thought I'd ask you if there are drain plugs on the block. Thanks in advance
Hey Kevin. You make it look too easy. Update on my 4207 here in Nashville. Probably going to sell at a deep loss ($30K). Just don't have the time or energy to replace an engine and get other stuff fixed (front head, all gauges, water temp and pressure send units, front shower sump, electrical short on 12 v side, etc.). Can't even locate seacocks. Oh, well...boating's just not for me. Cheers...Doug
Hey Kevin. Been awhile since I've checked your channel. Ended up swapping my 4207 with a '88 Wellcraft Portofino 4300 that a dealer I've gotten to know had. Not a live aboard, but a simpler boat to cut my teeth on. Maybe try to find another act cabin in a couple years. Thanks again for your videos. Cheers, Doug.
