"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Scout wrote:
Scotty or Jeff,
Do you have an oil filter part number? Fram or whatever.

When I bought the boat there was a site that claimed that
most of the
third party filters were worthless. When this was
verified by my most
frugal boating buddy, I bought a bushel of authentic
Yanmar filters
and I'm still going through them.

If you want a Fram, I'm sure West has the chart.

I just ran 3 gallons of anti-freeze through the
sea-water side and collected
it in a bucket, poured it back into the 3 jugs and put
it away for next
year's winterizing.

So now you have some antifreeze that's been diluted an
arbitrary
amount. I usually suck up about a gallon, then open the
valve on the
Vetus waterlock muffler. I usually remove the water pump
and
sometimes the exhaust elbow.


Oh, yeah, I always take the rubber impeller out of the pump
for Winter layover.

Why do you do that? Does it deteriorate if left in?

I'll stick with the Fram and Delo oil.
Where are you ordering from? The shop at my marina matches
WM / BoatUS prices and he had the Yanmar fuel filters in
stock ( $6 a piece ) . He may have oil filters, or at least
can get them the next day. You want me to call him and get a
price? I'll be down there most of this week.

BTW, you should get a spare fuel filter, or two. I did.

Scotty











"Scout" wrote in message
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Thanks Jeff,
I prefer specified parts, but I just haven't seen a part
number nor do I
know where to buy the Yanmar filters. I didn't get the
full documentation
with the boat either, so tracking down procedures,
diagrams, and part
numbers has been iffy. I wrote down the numbers for the
anti-freeze and the
oil, went shopping at all the local auto stores, including
Pep Boys, and
found none of the recommended fluids and had no clue what
oil filter to buy.
It's the next level of effort to get to a marine store,
which I'll do, but
for now I just wanted to get fresh oil(s) and anti-freeze
onboard so I can
get the rest of my mountain of work done without worrying
about the coming
freeze.

Thanks for the link. I don't know why, but when I Googled
Yanmar and 2GM20F
I got nothing.

Scotty, I plan to order some oil filters from Yanmar. Do
you want to split
an order?

Scout



"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Scout wrote:
Scotty or Jeff,
Do you have an oil filter part number? Fram or
whatever.

When I bought the boat there was a site that claimed
that most of the
third party filters were worthless. When this was
verified by my most
frugal boating buddy, I bought a bushel of authentic
Yanmar filters and
I'm still going through them.

If you want a Fram, I'm sure West has the chart.

I just ran 3 gallons of anti-freeze through the
sea-water side and
collected it in a bucket, poured it back into the 3
jugs and put it away
for next year's winterizing.

So now you have some antifreeze that's been diluted an
arbitrary amount.
I usually suck up about a gallon, then open the valve on
the Vetus
waterlock muffler. I usually remove the water pump and
sometimes the
exhaust elbow.

"Scout" wrote in message
. ..


Oh, yeah, I always take the rubber impeller out of the
pump
for Winter layover.

Why do you do that? Does it deteriorate if left in?


What's the word , I can't think right now?

It 'sets' or 'takes form' if left sitting. Because the
'paddles' are 'bent'. besides, you should inspect it once a
year. And carry a spare in the boat. Mack Boring has Yanmar
parts. They make a ''spares kit'', there was one in my boat
when I got it.

Scotty

from Yanmar manual;

use oil with a rating higher than SAE class CC

oils they recommend;

below 10*C --------20-30*C
Shell Rotella 10 - 20 -------30
Mobil Delvac 20 -40-------30
RPM Delo Marine Oil 10 -20 -----30

Do you want to borrow my manual?

SBV


"Scout" wrote in message
news
"Ringmaster" wrote in message

ups.com...
I have a Yanmar 2GM and I just buy a top quality 30W
regular oil which
is what Yanmar recomends. I also use a Yanmar filter
but have also
used FRAM.

Is 30W for the engine?
Here's what the paperwork I have says:

Selection of Engine Lube Oil: API: CD, SAE Viscosity:
15W40
Selection of Oil for Marine Gear: SAE Viscosity: 30
Sail Drive: Viscosity: 90 or 80W90

Scout

That's a fair price, Jeff. The funny thing with Fram is,
they have that filter in different 'grades'. Standard,
gold, extra gold so on. Their prices are $3 - $12 ( NAPA ).

Scotty


"Jeff" wrote in message
...

http://shop.torresen.com/ships_store...?p=details&mfc
=Yanmar&sku=119305-35151

$6.12 doesn't seem like too much,but you can probably save
a buck or
two by going with a Sierra or Fram.

Scotty wrote:
I thought I had written the # in my manual, but I don't
see
it ( the # ). I have a spare filter but it's on the
boat.

Scotty


"Scout" wrote in message
. ..
Scotty or Jeff,
Do you have an oil filter part number? Fram or
whatever.

I just ran 3 gallons of anti-freeze through the
sea-water
side and collected
it in a bucket, poured it back into the 3 jugs and put
it
away for next
year's winterizing.

Scout


"Scotty" wrote in message
...
I have a 2GM20F, use Delo 100, 15-40 wt.. Because I
have
a
55 gal drum at home.

Scotty


"Scout" wrote in message
...
Anyone using synthetic motor oil? API of CD, CE,
higher?
Can
you use a C*-4?
Anyone else have a 2GM20F engine?

TIA

Scout

Scotty wrote:
"Scout" wrote in message
. ..

Oh, yeah, I always take the rubber impeller out of the
pump
for Winter layover.
Why do you do that? Does it deteriorate if left in?


What's the word , I can't think right now?

It 'sets' or 'takes form' if left sitting. Because the
'paddles' are 'bent'. besides, you should inspect it once a
year. And carry a spare in the boat. Mack Boring has Yanmar
parts. They make a ''spares kit'', there was one in my boat
when I got it.

You should always carry at least two spare impellers. I put one in
two years ago and it failed within ten hours - the vanes spun freely
on the hub. Frankly I don't see why people buy the parts year by
year; why not buy 4 or 5 years worth and always know you have a stash?

It enables you to give the motor a quick run up to test it before launching
without trashing the impeller..

Oh, yeah, I always take the rubber impeller out of the pump
for Winter layover.

Why do you do that? Does it deteriorate if left in?

"Edgar" wrote in
| It enables you to give the motor a quick run up to test it before launching
| without trashing the impeller..


Duh! Put a garden hose and plunger thingie on it. Much less trouble.

Cheers,
Ellen

"Scout" wrote:
Thanks Jeff,
I prefer specified parts, but I just haven't seen a part number nor do I
know where to buy the Yanmar filters. Thanks for the link. I don't know
why, but when I Googled Yanmar and 2GM20F I got nothing.

http://shop.torresen.com/ships_store...u=119660-35150

Special Note About This Part:
This part number is no longer available.
Click here for the alternative part number, Yanmar 119305-35151

Since that is in HTML, it will most likely be stripped by my ISP.

Try this:
http://shop.torresen.com/ships_store...151&sectionid=

The oil filter you want is no longer available and has been replaced.

Click on this link and find your engine:
http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/catalogs/

Click on your engine for a wealth of info...




Scotty, I plan to order some oil filters from Yanmar. Do you want to split
an order?

Scout



"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Scout wrote:
Scotty or Jeff,
Do you have an oil filter part number? Fram or whatever.

When I bought the boat there was a site that claimed that most of the
third party filters were worthless. When this was verified by my most
frugal boating buddy, I bought a bushel of authentic Yanmar filters and
I'm still going through them.

If you want a Fram, I'm sure West has the chart.

I just ran 3 gallons of anti-freeze through the sea-water side and
collected it in a bucket, poured it back into the 3 jugs and put it away
for next year's winterizing.

So now you have some antifreeze that's been diluted an arbitrary amount.
I usually suck up about a gallon, then open the valve on the Vetus
waterlock muffler. I usually remove the water pump and sometimes the
exhaust elbow.

For what it's worth I just picked up a new oil filter for my 2GM. I
went to do the oil and filter change today and when I opened the new
filter it was about 2/3 the size of the old one. I called the dealer
to give him grief for selling me the wrong part and he told me Yanmar
changed the design. Glad I called it saved me a 50mi round trip.