| Brilliant idea, pwederell . . .
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Originally Posted by pwederell Oil analyisis won't tell you much if the oil has been changed. Even on old oil it can be hit & miss identifying potential problems. It is best as a trending comparison, done at every oil change but that gets expensive. If water in the saildrive is the main concern a simple test can be done by yourself. After running the engines in gear until warm, take a small sample of the saildrive oil and place in a metal or pyrex container and apply a butane flame or similar to the underside. If, as the oil gets hot you hear a crackling sound it means their is water in emulsion in the oil. The noise is the water turning to vapour at boiling point and escaping from the oil.
Of course if the oil looks like mayonnaise then you don't need to do this test at all, you definitely have water in the oil.
PS, I think this method was invented in New Zealand ;-) | . . . pwederell 1, TaoJones 0.
I concede the point, pwederell, and I'm not even going to open Wikipedia! 
TaoJones
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