Generator Oil Leak Help!!

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8 years 4 months ago #5895 by George1632
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I'm dealing with a slow oil leak that is coming from my Westerbeke generator and is ending up in the bilge on my IP38. I've removed the battery to see if I can identify where it's coming from but there is no APPARENT leak that's right out of the generator itself. The only other thing I can think of is that there is a quick oil change hose that runs from the bottom of the generator down to a pump in the galley floor that makes it easier to remove and replace the oil.I'm surmising that it has a hole that's worn or cut into it at some place and is slowly dripping into the bilge. Has anyone dealt with a similar issue? It's near impossible to track this hose back to the generator so I can't readily see what's transpiring. Any experience here would be a blessing.
Thanks in advance for your help.

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8 years 4 months ago #5899 by capnBH
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Can you put piggy’s under the genset. Tear them into pieces if you need to. Wait and see if you get an oil spot. That will narrow it down. I’m guessing it doesn’t have a pan under it.
Can you disconnect the hose at the bilge end ? Stuff it with Same and see. Wetserbekes I’ve had always leaked a tad. Like an old triumph. Good luck.

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8 years 4 months ago #5900 by George1632
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Thanks for the tips; I'm going to dig in tomorrow and see what I can find.

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8 years 1 month ago #6041 by George1632
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Just as information iit turned out to be the connection between the remote oil fill hose and the bottom of the oil pan. I removed the ez fill hose and replaced the connector with a standard oil drain plug and the leak stopped (mercifully as it's a bear to get to!). I figure that I can use the small oil change hand pump to remove the oil in the future.

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