I’m an idiot and made a rookie mistake. The fluid is not oil, it is power steering fluid.
I must have gotten too much oil on my hand from checking the dipstick and the oil smell was still there.
Don’t be me, use a clean hand to inspect fluids in the bilge.
Still not good that there’s a...
Thanks! Good advice, for me it’s more of a curiosity thing just wanting to learn the engine. I am definitely not going to be touching the motor myself until the warranty period is over. I plan to take it in for sure and obviously not give too much detail, to your point “seem to have found some...
I’m also trying to see if I can identify it myself first to speed things up. Marina will take too long. I want to try to avoid losing too much water time.
Hey all, I’ve got a small oil leak on my Volvo Penta 2023 v8 350 with just a little over 100 hours. I’m losing about a teaspoon or 2 (sorry for the cooking reference) every 2-3 hours of runtime.
I threw some shop towels down in the bilge underneath the engine and ran it for a few hours and...
Thanks everyone. Very much appreciated. I have been weary of the DI for the same reasons, but looking at new or dealer maintained/still under warranty rigs so we'll see how it goes.
Looking at the new gen direct injected VP 5.3L v8 350hp. For some reason it’s nearly impossible to find detailed test data online for this motor.
Does anyone on here run this engine and can provide their thoughts? Even better if you can tell me what you have found your optimal cruise and top...
This season after logging 4 trouble free hours, I've now been chasing power/RPM/hesitation issues on my 06’ 496 Mag HO with 920 hours.
So far, I've done the following:
-scanned computer using Rinda for active fault codes / freeze frame data. There are No active codes or occurrences.
-Tested...
On the battery charging issue: That's really interesting. I did not know the computer was wired to the battery. It all makes sense now. On the tach: I'm going to play with it this weekend see if I can find loose wires. Doing some more research seems everyone who has tach issues like this has...
I've got a 06' Formula 260 with 06' Merc 496 Mag H.O. When I connected my battery charger the other day to battery #1 after it had been sitting for a little bit it triggered a single beep alarm (that you get when you key on). They key was not even in the ignition at the time. I didn't think...
Starting to revisit this issue again this year. I was looking at the recording I made from last year before wrapping the boat for the winter to to see if I missed anything. I noticed the MAP at idle is reading 9 psi (62kga) while the spec AllDodge noted in the screen shot above is 45-55kGa on...
Recently I could feel our Formula 260 (w/496 mag ho) vibrating and idling rough going through No Wake Zones. Almost feeling like it wanted to stall. No issues while underway.
I have the DIACOM software on my laptop and it is a handy tool since I hate losing water time and paying $$ to have it...
I've been battling a mysterious smartcraft horn on my 06 Formula 260 496 HO. The solid single beep will go off sporadically (maybe once every trip or so) and always at various rpm ranges. No rhyme or reason. The engine will hiccup for a second then return back to normal operation. (It's the same...
