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Danhercules
04-22-2005, 08:27 AM
My buddy has a Essex 496. He bought the boat with about 30 hrs on it. I helped him change the oil. He is approching 60 hrs. When should it be changed again?

rivercrazy
04-22-2005, 08:32 AM
I've been changing mine every 30 hours and its seems to be a good interval. The oil is pretty black within those hours. However, it doesn't seem to burn any significant amount of oil either....

surfer2001
04-22-2005, 08:54 AM
I check the level every time out, and I change it between 30~40 hours. My (04) 496 HO does not use any oil either.

Not So Fast
04-22-2005, 09:22 AM
My buddy has a Essex 496. He bought the boat with about 30 hrs on it. I helped him change the oil. He is approching 60 hrs. When should it be changed again?
Every 25 hours for sure, cheap insurance and don't power off the sandbars, the new style impeller housing really sucks :( NSF