Outdrive Oil question....again

Robj

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I have a 1992 AQ131 engine with a Volvo SP CD Trim outdrive. The s/n numbers are FA 393 11 and 854891. A while back Don advised me to run engine oil in the drive, which others have also recommended. I looked at a posting that Don did with VP outdrive info yesterday, and for my drive, which I have been told is the 290, it recommends gear oil, I believe 90 wt. Would like to know which one is correct, now I am just running engine oil in the outdrive.

Thanx for your help and have a great day,

Rob.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

A 92 Single Prop drive of the 290 STYLE drive..... NEVER used 90w gear lube, NEVER......... Understand that????
They have always been engine oil (and volvo was recommending 10W40 for the engine at the time) and then they changed to 30W in a later service bulleting and now back to engine oil. But NEVER 90W gear lube.

Click here and download you a free owners manual for your engine and drive, and read it.
Whoever told you it should be gear lube shouldn't be saying anything, cause he doesn't know anything about Volvo drives.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

Thanx again Don. I understand what you told me and I have even read the owners manual which confirms what you said. What confused me is this link you posted earlier http://www.marinepartsexpress.com/vp_engine_finder.htm which says 90 weight by the 290 drive. I am using the oil that you suggested a while back, I guess that link shows the incorrect oil for the 290 drive. Just wanted to make sure.

Thanx again for your help. Have a great day.

Rob.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

You have a single prop drive.
There are also DuoProp drives (Dual Counter rotating props), which use gear lube.
You have to at least look at the same kind of drive as you have.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

Per that link AQ 290, AQ 290A single prop, 90 weight, even has a VP part number. Not trying to be difficult, just want to be sure that I am using the right stuff. Much easier to ask a dumb question than repair a wrecked drive because I used the wrong oil.

Thanx for your help and have a great day,

Rob.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

That link is to a very old picture. Not even sure of where it came from.
But the actual Volvo drive chart (That I used to post, but can't post .pdf files on my photobucket site.) shows that it uses "ENGINE OIL" along with the newer chart, and all the drive service manuals, and owners manuals.
You just happend to find one wrong picture.
 

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Re: Outdrive Oil question....again

Thanx again Don. Won't worry about it any more.

Have a great day.

Rob.
 
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