Ok well i just bought a brand new gator tail an i put oil in it an a few people said level the motor an put oil to u see it on the full line on the dip stick an some other people said to over fill it alittle.......i was wondering how much oil yall put in yall gator tails

No u didn't!

Can build a 400mph allison boat but cant figure out oil in a lawnmower engine. Hmmmmmm

This is how I know your lying about building engines. Kids these days....smh

Ok i do not realy work on 4 stroke motors its mostly 2cycle motor i work on.....an thanks for answering my qeustion

April fools???

I was told last week when I picked up my new rig to not pay attention to the fill mark and just put 2qt so I made my own mark where the level was when I picked it up and ill just run it there.

Seems like to me that you should follow the manufacturer's specs unless you have an aftermarket oil cooler or a large capacity oil filter.


27 PD FPR 16x36 skiff

It is a little more than 2 qts!

They told me 2 1/2 quarts. Don't pay attention to dip stick. Is that wrong?

Guys at GT told me this last time I was there.

Briggs made the motor. I'd follow their specs and fill it to the full mark. The only time I over fill it a little is if the filter is empty.

Briggs designed the motor to be run at a slight angle at most. Some of the angles these motors see are extreme. Take the sport V for example. A lil extra wont hurt

Little high causes a lot more problems than a little low...

I hear you add it until it come out the top of the dip stick hole for break in!

Damn. Guess I'm going to drain some oil. I'm no mechanic but whatever the gasket is called where the motor splits in the back is leaking. May be that's why.

So what do I do?? Listen to gator tail, or go off dipstick?

Level your motor and go by dipstick

I put 2 qts and let her eat. It puts if a hair above full

Guess his prodrive never had the oil changes

Ill give it to the lil fkr, hes consistant. As much chit as we give him haha

I though you had to put oil until yoiu could see it from fill port then always go a little more so it right at top of threads .!! But hell what do I know I don't know how to build a 1000hp race boat that goes moc 2 so not sure maybe someone else knows

"Mach" 2

You got the point

Brasso don/t take no chit

Just incase there are people still not sure what to do. You go in the kitchen, pull your pants down, open a drawer, put your pecker in there, slam it repeatedly, and hopefully when done you will not be able to reproduce and screw up this planet anymore than it already is. Then fill the Damn oil to the mark and go on.