{"id":11100,"date":"2023-10-23T16:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T23:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=11100"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:28:32","slug":"how-to-flush-an-inboard-boat-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/how-to-flush-an-inboard-boat-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Flush an Inboard Boat Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can get away with changing your car oil every few thousand miles and skating by with the occasional visit to the mechanic.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boats, however, require a higher degree of care.  You need to be prepared to carry out preventive maintenance<\/strong><\/a>. Take a few steps now to prevent a lot of time, money, and headaches later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ill-maintained boat can quickly become a liability.  (We encourage you to look over our Ultimate Guide to Boat Maintenance<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the regular maintenance tasks of every boat owner is to regularly flush out your boat’s cooling system<\/strong> to remove salt, debris, and other foreign gunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Do I Need to Flush My Inboard Marine Engine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most boat engines use water to cool the engine.  Outboard marine engines typically have intake valves<\/strong> on the outside of the engine, while inboard marine engines may have intake valves built into the hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these intake valves do have a filter, particles, other debris, and other water-borne intruders can work their way into these intake valves.  When this happens while out on the water, it’s not a big deal. That is, unless<\/em><\/strong>, you consistently fail to flush out your cooling system when you get back to shore, allowing muck to build up over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The very worst-case scenario<\/strong> is to have your cooling system suddenly blocked.  In this case, your engine can overheat and even melt down <\/strong>– just like a car with no water in the radiator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saltwater boaters take note: Salt is corrosive<\/strong>, so if you’re using your boat on saltwater or estuarine water, you should – in the perfect world – flush the salt out after every single use<\/em>.<\/strong>   That may be an unrealistic goal, but the general sentiment is that if your boat regularly comes in contact with saltwater, you should flush your cooling system as regularly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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