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    excessive oil use

    My 2002 115hp evinrude ficht with all updates is using about a gallon of XD100 for 20 gallons of marine gas. What gives?

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    Re: excessive oil use (garycorbett)

    Got any leaks? Return line connected?

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    Re: excessive oil use (garycorbett)


    <table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by garycorbett &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">My 2002 115hp evinrude ficht with all updates is using about a gallon of XD100 for 20 gallons of marine gas. </td></tr></table>


    How much blue smoke are you blowing out the back and is your prop hub dripping unburned oil? IF none of the above, then your measuring is not accurate. 20:1 is even richer than the old motors of the 1950's that were surrounded by a cloud of blue smoke whenever they ran.
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    Re: excessive oil use (garycorbett)

    It's not funny ,but I'll bet it's the slickest motor on the water.
    BIG BASS

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    Re: excessive oil use (JER-1 BIG BASS)

    People in my boat have said that it does seem to leave a cloud of smoke when I throutle up / take off. Idling along it seems fine

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