Water in Lower unit?

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Looks like water in the lower unit to me but not a whole lot of water. It might be just starting to leak. I hope you still have the oil. Heres what you do. Put it all in a glass jar and leave overnight. The next day or couple days, you should see the separation through the glass. You might just add new oil and check it often. Maybe if youre lucky it just might have been a bad washer on your screws. When you drain it next time, you will know for sure. I would be very wary of this and check often for sure.How old is your motor by the way. Are you the original owner? If you dont know the history of your motor that might be a factor in your decision to check closely or fix now.

Best answer here is to always (a) trim motor all the way down, then (b) remove lower drain screw while having a tray or something under it to catch what dribbles out. My scheme has been to trim down, let it sit for a day, then remove just the lower screw. That will let any water that has settled to the back of the gear case to dribble out first where you can easily see it. Once a small amount drains out, you can remove the vent plug which will speed things up. Any water will come out first. Unless you have run it pretty recently (say the same day). Then the water/oil will be emulsified and it will be much harder to detect unless there is enough of it to turn the fluid milky-looking. A tiny bit wont hurt. But as it grows, it will ruin the gears / bearings. Better to get it fixed sooner (cheaper) than later (much more expensive).