Offshoreonly.com - Intake Manifold Oil Leak?

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Originally Posted by oreokid220 (Post 4130192)

What I can see is when the boat is idling there is a small part between the gasket and the intake manifold where there is some oil and it will pulse lightly in and out. I sprayed some soapy water on it and you will see a small line of fine bubbles/foam form only in that one section. There is no oil from anywhere else. After a day a running the boat there will be a very small pool of oil in the valley of the intake manifold. It does not come from the bolts directly as the motor is painted and the bolts are painted, however, the gasket is free of paint as it has flaked off there over time. There is no blue smole from the exhaust, just a white steam at initial start up.

1BIGJIM you mentioned bigger problem. What would those be?

Thanks again everyone.

I have the same issue
Just had a 330 hp Mercruiser re-built 6-1-2015 after break in 4 hours and oil change and filter
I took it on a 290 mile run and used 2 qts of oil the first 5 hours!
I dont see oil in the bilges or white smoke at any time !
Just a puddle of oil with small bubbles coming out between the manifold and head on port side!
Any easy fix ??