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    LU Oil in bilge?

    Just closing the loop. The dealer pulled the LU out and it was the input shaft seal that was failing over time. It had edged a black ring on the u-joint shaft where the gimbal bearing and seal were installed. They ended up replacing the u-joint shaft, gimbal bearing, carrier and input shaft...
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    LU Oil in bilge?

    Thank you. It's been hauled out and the dealer is looking into it.
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    LU Oil in bilge?

    I've been smelling LU oil in the bilge on my twin Volvo Penta V8-300C. I traced the leak to the port side engine. Went to change the LU oil and it came out milk. So obviously have water coming in the LU. Question is if anyone has a diagram of how the LU oil would be flowing into the boat? Will...
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    Trim sender troubleshooting

    Closing the loop here. Dealer swapped trim sender and all is well this season.
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    SX-A tilt / trim pump replacement tips?

    Here is a video that might help:
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    Trim sender troubleshooting

    I swapped relays also (trim down/up) to confirm there were no bad relays. Still the same issue of not being able to trim up due to trim sender not sending a position signal to the evc. So really next step is to swap trim sender (haul out boat)..... fingers crossed!
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    Trim sender troubleshooting

    Thank you. My engine is so new, I haven't been able to find the service manual. I did use an older manual and followed the steps. Just need to avoid hauling the boat out then finding out its not the sender...😪
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    Trim sender troubleshooting

    Can someone take a look at my troubleshooting steps to confirm that it is in fact the trim sender that needs replacement? Boat is in the water and to replace the sender, I have to schedule a haul out and want to confirm first before scheduling. VP v8-300-CE Drive is DPS-B1 EVC Twin engine boat...
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    Trim too high to start engine

    Checked the connection at the dutch connector. All clean. I figured out how to bypass the trim sender reading. Hold down the trim down button on the volvo throttle binnacle, hold start position on the key for 5 seconds and the engine will start bypassing any trim sender readings. At least that...
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    Trim too high to start engine

    Thank you, will do. In case it's not a bad connection, do you know how I can disable the "Trim check" so that I can start the engine? All EVC here and everything is digital. So having a hard time figuring out how to bypass the trim height so that I can start the engine.
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    Trim too high to start engine

    V8-300-CE-M SN# A1061896 Drive Unit: 2.32 DPS-B1 / A1062900 Was pulling out from anchor, in a dicey situation and received the following error message on the port engine: "Trim too high to start engine". Trim on port engine was reading 178 degrees. I fired up the stbd engine and was able to...
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    Volvo penta steering control unit fluid change

    Have a Volvo penta steering control unit evc-e2 v8 engine. This is the evc joystick model. Was working in the bilge and found oil on the steering actuator. Tried searching the internet but couldn’t find any details on how to top off the hydraulic fluid in the steering control unit? Anyone have a...
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    v8-300-C Steering failure

    As a follow up in case anyone is searching for a similar issue. Not sure it's completely fixed yet, but I checked all power supply cables, reseated them and re-routed the hydraulic lines from the Stern Drive Unit (brain) to the actual hydraulic cylinder. The stbd engine had the hydraulic lines...
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    v8-300-C Steering failure

    Getting the following error at random, when it happens, I lose steering on the STBD engine. I shutdown the engine, restart and the problem goes away. Then comes back. IMPORTANT: Steering Failure. Steering Actuator Fault. MID: 164 PSID:137 FMI: 11 OCC 2 Status: Inactive I checked steering fluid...
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    Volvo Penta 300-CE-M Heat Exchanger Leaking

    I noticed my port engine’s heat exchanger is dripping and water puddling under it. I started the port and starboard engines and only the port heat exchanger is leaking excessively. Boat engines only have 52 hours on them. V8 300-CE-M. Dealer ordering a new heat exchanger as the unit itself has...
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