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I am changing the gear oil in my out drive today. Previously, I had burned up a clutch from over filling the drive. This time I followed the proceedure exactly. I removed the drain plug, dip stick on top and the air bleed screw. I pumped in the oil from the bottom until it started to flow out of...
Does anybody here know who manufactures oil for Sierra or Seastar solutions? I have found that they have a 30w synthetic that is being sold as a replacement for Volvo mono grade 30w. I have always used the Volvo 30w syn until it became unavailable and replaced with their 10w-40. My manual states...
Hey everybody. Replaced my raw water pump impeller again and I hope I installed the correct one. This is a 5.0 GXI-E and I used to use VP part #3862567. Well, Volvo likes to change their part numbers every year so I went to a 21213660 which is no longer available. My dealer gave me part...
Hey everybody! I have a 2005 Chaparral SSI 210 with a Volvo 5.0 GXI-E with 280 hours on the meter. The fuel pump started the dreaded whine while out on the water last week. The engine still ran normally. I was thinking about just buying the high pressure pump but after reading the threads here...
