Boat Oil Change & Tune-Up Services in San Diego and Surrounding Areas

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If you are a boat owner, you know that you need to keep an eye on your boat’s oil quality and have a tune-up performed on it regularly to ensure that it continues running at optimal performance and to prevent expensive, severe complications from arising. We’re here to provide you with the information you need to keep your boat running like the first day you got it.

 

Taking your boat in to get a tune-up and oil change is essential in maintaining the health of your boat’s engine. It is also important to realize that the process of getting this done is not going to be the same as with a car. While you could expend extra time and fuel driving your boat to a boatyard, the better way is to find someone in the San Diego area that provides dockside oil change and tune-up services.

 

Oil Change in a Boat - How Often Should a Boat’s Oil be Changed?

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Depending on whether your commercial vessel or pleasure yacht has a marine diesel engine or marine gas engine, the schedule of when the oil needs to be changed is going to vary. If a marine diesel engine powers your boat, you are going to need to change the oil after every fifty hours of use.

 

With a marine gas engine, an oil change needs to occur after every one-hundred hours of use. Of course, you should check with your engine’s manufacturer recommendations for servicing your specific engine. If your vessel has been in a boat storage facility for six months or longer, you will also need to change your oil due to condensation.

 

Changing your boat’s oil isn’t the easiest task, however. Here are some of the problems you may run into if trying to change the oil yourself:

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• Unlike cars, the drain plugs in boats are not easily accessible, making drainage difficult.

• Boats to not provide a lot of room to drain oil downhill.

• Some boats may not have drain plugs at all, requiring more work to drain and change the oil.

 

You don’t need that extra hassle in your life. Let the pros at San Diego Boat Repair perform an oil change in your boat and let you enjoy more time on the water.

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How Often Should a Boat Receive a Tune-Up?

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There are a couple of factors that go into how often your vessel should get a tune-up. Factors such as how often the boat goes out on the water and whether it sees use in salt or freshwater will play a big part in determining when the boat should be taken to a service provider.

 

While a lot of people typically have a tune-up done once a year, if you are considerably more active with your vessel, look at getting a tune-up in conjunction with the oil change schedule at fifty or one-hundred hours depending on the type of marine engine you are running.

 

You’ve got more important things to do with your time. Let San Diego Boat Repair take care of your periodic boat maintenance. Whether it’s a one-time engine rebuild service or monthly recurring maintenance, we’re happy to take care of your vessel at dockside.

 

Finding the Right Boat Oil Change & Tune-Up Service Provider in San Diego

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You worked hard to get the boat that you have. Choosing a service provider that cares about you and your boat is a necessity. You want someone who is going to treat your boat like it is their own. We understand that. We are professionals who are here to give you peace of mind and get you back on the water.

 

Our primary concern is your satisfaction. If your boat won't start, call us today to schedule your dockside boat service in San Diego today. We proudly serve yachts in San Diego, Chula Vista, Shelter Island, Coronado, Oceanside, and beyond.