Small factory hole in mercury lower unit? What is it?
 

Just below the cavitation plate where the lower unit bolts on, just an 1/2 inch or so in front of the bolt, there is a very small factory drilled hole about 1/16 or so in diameter. It started to drip a drop of oil every once in a while. I've never noticed it was even there till today I saw a small oil slick in the water thats never been there. Upon inspecting it I found this hole where it came from. It's not a steady, bad drip but a drip. What the heck is it and whats leaking to make it come out there?

Mercury efi 60hp 4 stroke

lower unit gear oil shows zero signs of milkiness. This is definatly engine oil. I'm just wondering when I drained the oil this spring if a certain amount didn't get down the the lower casing and finally work itself down? Oil is perfect also????????????

That was my thought, too. but why did it take so long?

T-I had it tilted up pretty high so maybe it just found the weep hole. Funny thing is when I tipped it back down 2 big drops came out. Since then nothing. I think I'm chalking it up to the tilt and watching it. Changing oil is kind of a messy operation on those, as you probably well know. Just thinking-when it was tilted high I bet the oil was in front of the weep hole and came out when I lowered it.