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Salt Water Ingestion
Salt water is far more aggressive than fresh. When it gets into a marine engine — through a failed riser, a back-flooding exhaust, or a swamp — it begins corroding cylinder walls, valves, and bearings almost immediately. The window to flush and preserve the engine is short. Keeping the engine off and getting a technician to it quickly is the difference between a flush and a rebuild.
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What to Look For
Raw water reached the cylinders, intake, or oil
A back-flooding or corroded exhaust riser
Engine was swamped or submerged in seawater
Rusty water on the dipstick or at the plugs
Common Causes
Riser / manifold failure
The classic marine petrol failure — raw water siphons back into the cylinders.
Exhaust back-flooding
A low transom or slow cranking lets exhaust water reverse into the engine.
What to Do — and What Not to Do
Do
- Keep the engine off
- Note the water source — salt vs fresh
- Call 0800 769 000 immediately
Don't
- Start, crank, or run the engine
- Attempt to burn off contaminated fuel by running it
- Top up the oil or fuel before the system is assessed
- Motor the vessel back to the ramp under its own power
- Pump contaminated fuel overboard — it is an environmental offence
How Recovery Works
1.Call 0800 769 000 — do not start or run the engine
2.We confirm the vessel name, location (marina and berth), and what happened
3.A certified marine technician is dispatched to the vessel
4.Contamination assessed and the affected fuel or oil system isolated
5.Contaminated fuel or oil drained and captured for compliant disposal
6.Fuel or oil system flushed and filters replaced
7.System refilled to manufacturer specification and the engine checked
8.Insurance report generated on request