Loosing oil through broken breather?

Britinusa

Hey all, had our first outing today, found oil in the bilge and oil on top of the port side rocker cover, my breather elbow is broken, could that be the cause?

212rowboat

It's a pcv valve, and yes.

Britinusa

Cool, thanks, can i get that at an automotive store?

212rowboat

Yup... Nothing special about them, but, Chinese manufacturing has cut deeply into quality... Get an OE one (chevy)... Make sure it rattles before you pay for it.

Britinusa

Ok i went to Autozone and they said it's special marine part !! any idea how i can look up its part number?

JC290

Take the old to then and have them match it. NAPA does better then autozone IMO

212rowboat

Idiots at az can't figure anything out without knowing year make and model. Take their computers away, they are totally worthless. I want to punch them in the face more times than not.

Me: "i just want the freakin windshield wiper"
az clerk: "in trying to help you sir, but I need to know if your truck is 4wd or not before I can proceed".

JC290

Excatly my point lol

Britinusa

I got one but the sales guy was useless he told me that knowing the engine would not help him with a part number

JC290

Probably wanted to know if you had air conditioning and how many doors also lol

Cableguy Greg

Put your engine serial number into this site... It will give you the Merc part numbers. https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/parts-and-accessories/parts-catalog