Salt deposit - need advice

[The Incredible Hull]

Hi Raiders,

I was changing the spark plugs on the outboard and noticed some thing which I think is salt near the plugs.

When I removed the old plugs, they looked fine, no salt around them. Does anyone know what is causing this and if its a problem I need to address? Thanks in advanced.

[Geoff]

I may be way off the money here but keep in mind the motor is sucking in salt air & over a period of time salt deposits may appear.

Why it is around the plugs the only thing I can think of is air flow around that area.

As it appears not to have effected anything , I would clean it up , perhaps a spray with Inox (not WD40) & see if it reappears.

Is there salt build up any where else??.

It's a bit hard to see in the photo but is the plug on the right hand side salt free??

A lot of people give their motor a light wash down with fresh water from time to time then perhaps a spray with Inox so others may not have had a similar experience.

Geoff

Edited July 26, 2014 by Geoff

[The Incredible Hull]

Hey Geoff,

Everything else on the motor is extremely clean, looks like brand new. I've never cleaned the motor itself. Will definitely clean up the salt deposits.

It deposits only seems to have appeared in between the head of the motor.

[chocolate]

I may be way off the money here but keep in mind the motor is sucking in salt air & over a period of time salt deposits may appear.

Why it is around the plugs the only thing I can think of is air flow around that area.

As it appears not to have effected anything , I would clean it up , perhaps a spray with Inox (not WD40) & see if it reappears.

Is there salt build up any where else??.

It's a bit hard to see in the photo but is the plug on the right hand side salt free??

A lot of people give their motor a light wash down with fresh water from time to time then perhaps a spray with Inox so others may not have had a similar experience.

Geoff

Hello I like this reply and like post. Edited July 26, 2014 by chocolate

[DrownNprawns]

I get the same around my salt water pump housing sometimes I feel it is from the gasket ( which I've replaced 3years ago) more than the air around the area.I just clean and spray with lnox. the boat is 34 years old and still going strong.

[The Incredible Hull]

Thanks for the reply Dave. Have cleaned it up with Inox =) (cheers Geoff)

[Guest Aussie007]

its not a problem just use a drill and a small 3-4mm drill bit and zip it around the spark plug hole, keep the spark plugs in the engine while u do this so no shit goes into your engine

its just the salt seeping thru the gasket as long as it doesnt leak all good, it'll continue to build up over time if u like u can remove the head clean it up with a tool for scraping head gasket material off than put a new gasket on

could also be a indication your not fully flushing the engine