What do I fill the reservoir with the yellow caps with?
 

I have a 98 29 fever and in the engine compartment I have 3 pairs of pumps. The two outside ones I believe control the trim tabs. They appear to be filled with hyd. fluid. The other two do not have reservoirs. The last two have reservoirs with yellow caps on them. It looks like they go to the outdrives which are Bravo II s. Would I be correct and what do the two tanks get filled with if I wanted to change the fluids?

What's it taste like?

lmao!! chicken! :lolhit:

30 oil

Thats flux capacitor fluid to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity. So plutonium or a bolt of lightning will work perfectly.


OR..........Mercron automatic transmission fluid:greenchainsaw:

This is a tough group, lol. Yes those are for the bravos. They should be filled with gear lube.

Confusing post is confusing.

Assuming your post is not a troll thread:

3 Pairs of pumps = 6 pumps.
Most single engine boats have 3. 1 each for trim tabs and 1 for the outdrive trim.

Most twin engine boats have 4. 1 each for the trim tabs and 1 each for the drives.

There may be an additional reservoir for hydraulic steering and also 1 additional reservoir for each drive that contains extra gear oil.

there may be an additional 1 or 2 pumps and resevoirs for either an hydraulic hatch ram(s) or some fountains I believe even had hydraulic seat drop outs.

So, in conclusion.. I have no idea what pumps or reservoirs you are talking about.

My guess is they are the trim pumps for the drives and they can be fillied with Merc Trim pump oil, Automatic trans fluid or even 20wt or 5-30wt oil.

Best to find out and use the same stuff or drain and start fresh.

Hyd seats?

tabs and drive power steering fluid,

drive fluid reservoir, gear lube.

My 27 has hyd. bolsters.

6 pumps...

2 for tabs
2 for drives (twin engine)
2 for hyd bolsters


my '94 had hyd seats, while my '99 has electric. Wasn't sure when Fountain changed over to electric


BTW, Bravo II's?????

Isn't there a sticker on the motors with the cap colors and type of oil used?

You guys crack me up. I dont feel to bad now not knowing myself because I dont think everyone knows either. LOL. Well maybe some of you. If your chicken tastes like hyd. fluid maybe you should eat out more. Could they be for the steering? My 90w outdrive tanks seat up near the risers. They where low enough to set of the alarm last week. But I think I remember the color code sticker located somewhere. I will have to check tomorrow. The boat is warehoused on post a 1/2 an hour away. But thanks guys. By the way I have electric bolsters and there are 6 different pumps. 3 on each side, 2 of the 3 have reservoirs.

post pics of the eng compartment

They are for the seats, electric switches which control hydraulic pumps. Use ATF.

My guess is the ones without the res are for the seats the other 4 are tabs and drives. If its red use ATF if its brown use oil

Agreed, the 2 extra pumps have spiked my curiosity.
I could see 1 extra if the hatch lift is hyd.


No, you won't have a trim pump for your steering.

Halogen fluid for the headlights.

funny thread fo sho!!

anybody have a solution for the fluid that wants to leak out the caps and onto the floor? yes, the caps are on tight.

tom

If it stops leaking its empty.

Sometimes the o-ring is shot that is between the pump and tank.

Many thanx Fly, Funny Ford. I'll check my o-rings. Somebody had mentioned getting these anodized caps that are ventilated for like $50/each. Don't mean to sound cheap, but for $200, I'll just use some micro-fiber towels and wipe.

There are leakproof caps for cheap. , $15-20?????? They do work, but you gotta tighten them down pretty good to seal the o-ringin the threads. Forget name, Do a search here