[C320-list] Oil Change Yanmar 3YM30

[Jeff Hare]

Very unlikely Allan,  my tractor's yanmar has 2 oil fill locations. One that's accessible when the side panel is off and another from the top.  Some installations in other boat models might make one or the other of them near impossible to use.   

It wouldn't be good economics to lose a large production boat OEM sale to another engine mfgr simply because of something like that. 


------Original Message------
From: Allan S. Field
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Brad - Is there any chance one of those yellow caps was for the transmission
oil? - Allan Field

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Brad Kuether
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Hey Bruce,

The two yellow caps with oil can symbols on them, that twist off for adding 
oil.  One is on the very top of the block the other on the front left if you

are looking at the motor.  Not sure why there are two of them, but when I 
opened them both I was afforded access to the rest of the oil in the block.

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> Brad,
> Not following, what are the yellow oil change ports?
> Thanks,
> Bruce
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> From: Brad Kuether
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> Sent: Nov 30, 2009 19:22
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> Someone on the list was indicating trouble getting all the oil out of 
> their 3YM30 via extractor hose down the dip stick tube.
>
> I had a similar issue, put the extractor hose down the dipstick tube and 
> half a quart came out before it starting sucking air.
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> What I did was open both yellow oil change ports.  The oil "fell" and I 
> was able to be get all of it out.  (OK most of it anyway)
>
> Hope this helps whomever was having the issue.
>
> My first winterizing on a Catalina 320.....  Done.
>
> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
> "Independence"
> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
> Middle River, MD
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