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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

    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

    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

    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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