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ady wrote:Another topic could be oil additives, I have never heard of anyone using them on boat engines but there are numerous brands on the market - any thoughts here???
Take a look at the law suits against many of these "oil addative" products and you'll soon realise they're a scam. The only addative i use is a fuel injector cleaner with each oil change. it's not something i use on the merc but stay clear of and oil addatives... quality oils changed on a regualr basis is ideal.

I change my lower unit oil and engine oil once a year in the fall... twice a year if i'm using it a lot. For the likes of markus who are on the water more than at home changing oil more frequently is a good idea.. oil is cheap compared to motor parts.


Take a long read here :
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

For addatives check out:
http://www.carbibles.com/additives.html
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John wrote:Take a look at the law suits against many of these "oil addative" products and you'll soon realise they're a scam.
Interesting reading, thanks.
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