Gear oil in bilge??

[TN Boatman]

1996 270 DA 7.4 Bravo 3
Yesterday all day boat runs great as usual. Today, start up and alarm goes off so I check all fluids. Gear oil reservoir is empty and all in bilge. Refill and inspect all lines and alarm still going off. So what ever happened happed overnight and when everything cooled off. The alarm should stop buzzing when fluid is full.

Top was still on reservoir (I have see them get a vacuum and pop top and spew fluid) Any ideas to the cause?

 

[skibum]

Follow the line off of the reservoir back to the transom. Mine has a quick connector in the line about halfway to the transom and then another quick connector at the actual transom connection. See if one of those came loose on you

 

[TN Boatman]

Follow the line off of the reservoir back to the transom. Mine has a quick connector in the line about halfway to the transom and then another quick connector at the actual transom connection. See if one of those came loose on you

Will double check but if reservoir is full then warning alarm should go off or does alarm tell you more than I am aware of?

 

[skibum]

There is a float switch in the reservoir. Check to see if it got stuck in the empty position when it really was empty.

 

[scoflaw]

float could be stuck...unplug the sensor to verify that is your problem