I Have a rebuilt Westerbeke W52 with about 800 hours on it and it works well except has developed a small oil leak at the back of the engine.
This leak has some interesting features.
- The engine leaks about 1 teaspoon of oil (maybe less) when it leaks.
- It only leaks when I shut off the engine, not while it's running. (it leaks every time I shut of the engine no matter how long it has been running)
- The leak is coming from the between the backing plate and where the transmission connects, or possible where the backing plate connects to the block.
Has anyone experienced such a thing?
thanks
Kevin
This leak has some interesting features.
- The engine leaks about 1 teaspoon of oil (maybe less) when it leaks.
- It only leaks when I shut off the engine, not while it's running. (it leaks every time I shut of the engine no matter how long it has been running)
- The leak is coming from the between the backing plate and where the transmission connects, or possible where the backing plate connects to the block.
Has anyone experienced such a thing?
thanks
Kevin