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I was just reading a post about a guy who had water in the oil in 2004 DF115. I have the same problem and am wondering how the situation turned out? This motor has been well maintained, only has 500 hours on it and has been religiously, flushed after every use in the salt.
Last fall I thought I blew a head gasket (or so I was told by my mechanic) while fishing salmon off the mouth of the Columbia river. I have owned this motor since new and it had always been bullet proof. Well, long story short, I didn't realize there was salt water in the oil for a couple fishing trips, until the motor started running bad. While trouble shooting, I pulled the dipstick and found the engine full of the greasy white crap. I took it to 2 shops here in Portland and found one that agreed to pull the engine apart. I had them rebuild the motor, and valvetrain, complete with new 140 cams and rod bearings. It cost me 3800 bucks. I got the motor back in November and moth balled it till Spring. In May, I took it out a few times, did the break-in proceedures and after about 12 hours run time, found water in the oil again.
Back to the shop to tighten everything and recheck all gaskets. The motor worked fine for 2 short trips. Took the family out over the fourth of July for about 8 hours. Motor worked fine but I had a hard time keeping it running at initial start up. It seemed like fuel pressure, because after pumping the fuel ball for several minutes the motor finally ran. I checked the oil at the end of the trip and guess what??? Water in the oil, about a quart.
I took it back to the shop and they are telling me that their tech has no idea whats going on and Suzuki has no answers either. I was told, "It must be a tiny internal crack in the block or head that couldnt be seen during the rebuild." The owner of the shop doesnt want to put more labor into this problem. So basicly, I have a motor that runs great but leaks water into the oil. I'm screwed out of 3800 bucks. They want to sell me a new motor.. (Of Course).
It seems to me that there is a fine crack somewhere that is misting water into my lube system. Or maybe water in the exahaust that is getting into the system. The problem is, Where in the world is it coming from??? Could the engine holder be the culprit? The mid and upper engine have been pressure tested and hold at 70 and 30 pounds respectively. It seems that it doesnt leak until the motor is really warmed up.
Any ideas will be helpful. Brad.
Last fall I thought I blew a head gasket (or so I was told by my mechanic) while fishing salmon off the mouth of the Columbia river. I have owned this motor since new and it had always been bullet proof. Well, long story short, I didn't realize there was salt water in the oil for a couple fishing trips, until the motor started running bad. While trouble shooting, I pulled the dipstick and found the engine full of the greasy white crap. I took it to 2 shops here in Portland and found one that agreed to pull the engine apart. I had them rebuild the motor, and valvetrain, complete with new 140 cams and rod bearings. It cost me 3800 bucks. I got the motor back in November and moth balled it till Spring. In May, I took it out a few times, did the break-in proceedures and after about 12 hours run time, found water in the oil again.
Back to the shop to tighten everything and recheck all gaskets. The motor worked fine for 2 short trips. Took the family out over the fourth of July for about 8 hours. Motor worked fine but I had a hard time keeping it running at initial start up. It seemed like fuel pressure, because after pumping the fuel ball for several minutes the motor finally ran. I checked the oil at the end of the trip and guess what??? Water in the oil, about a quart.
I took it back to the shop and they are telling me that their tech has no idea whats going on and Suzuki has no answers either. I was told, "It must be a tiny internal crack in the block or head that couldnt be seen during the rebuild." The owner of the shop doesnt want to put more labor into this problem. So basicly, I have a motor that runs great but leaks water into the oil. I'm screwed out of 3800 bucks. They want to sell me a new motor.. (Of Course).
It seems to me that there is a fine crack somewhere that is misting water into my lube system. Or maybe water in the exahaust that is getting into the system. The problem is, Where in the world is it coming from??? Could the engine holder be the culprit? The mid and upper engine have been pressure tested and hold at 70 and 30 pounds respectively. It seems that it doesnt leak until the motor is really warmed up.
Any ideas will be helpful. Brad.
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