Repower Marine - UK Boaters

[Bigplumbs]

What are peoples experiences with stuff from Repower Marine. I was going to buy a complete service kit from them for my KAD 32. In my other boat which has a 3 ltr mercruiser which was a replacement engine supplied by Repower Marine it has been fine.

This is the Kit

https://repowermarine.com/index.php...-for-volvo-penta-ad31-aq30-tamd31-kad32p.html

Experiences of their stuff would be welcome

Dennis

 

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I don't have any experience with those kits, but you'll also need an air filter (876185) and crankcase breather (876069) or equivalent for a complete service. Also is there a primary fuel filter? (e.g. FleetGuard? can't remember).

 

[oldgit]

No problems with any previous purchases..... pump rebuild kits etc.

 

[Boat2016]

Those prices are a bit steep, can get genuine filters and impeller with some quality branded oil for about that, ring round the dealers for a quote as I have usually been given a discount on service parts.

 

[Bigplumbs]

Those prices are a bit steep, can get genuine filters and impeller with some quality branded oil for about that, ring round the dealers for a quote as I have usually been given a discount on service parts.

Who have you got those from as you say ?

Thanks

Dennis

 

[Boat2016]

Who have you got those from as you say ?

Thanks

Dennis

Usually get the dealer wherever I am based to do service (have been to many over the years) I sometimes mail order spares from either Volspec, Prior Diesel or Darthaven, there’s probably been others but can’t think now, give them a try and see who’s offering the best discount, not had a boat for a couple of years now so not bought anything recently.

 

[Greg2]

Have you tried Prior Diesel Dennis? As a Sealine Forum member you can get discounted prices - I haven't tried them yet but from what others say they appear to be competitive.

When we last had Volvos used Keypart so maybe another to try?

 

[Momac]

For the kad 32 (and others ) the air filter is a Volvo 240 car part costing less than a fiver each from euro car parts.
The crank case filters are easily a two or three year intervals to replace and are about a tenner each.
Oil and fuel filters are much cheaper if bought as reputable brands but without Volvo Penta printed on them . Try inline filters and partsandfilters . The latter were very slow delivering but cheap .
However I do but the Volvo Penta belts and impellers and have never had a problem.

Shell Rimula RT4X oil is hardly a compromise but if bought as a 20 litres container cheaper than probably the same oil in a VP tub. Other equivalent oil even cheaper.
It may be a little here and there but the cost savings add up. I order a job lot of filters as it makes sense with postage costs. Bear in mind also some retailers have minimum order value.

 

[QBhoy]

I’ve only ever bought mpi diz caps and rotors from them every year for the last 3 Year’s. one of them failed after 2 hours running time just a few weeks ago. A local boat dealer then told me he had heard a few issues with them recently. Would hate to spread bad press about them otherwise but just my experience.
For all other parts I use splash marine and pacer marine.
For my older VP I went the cross reference route through car motor factors. Saved a fortune.

 

[Bigplumbs]

I’ve only ever bought mpi diz caps and rotors from them every year for the last 3 Year’s. one of them failed after 2 hours running time just a few weeks ago. A local boat dealer then told me he had heard a few issues with them recently. Would hate to spread bad press about them otherwise but just my experience.
For all other parts I use splash marine and pacer marine.
For my older VP I went the cross reference route through car motor factors. Saved a fortune.

How do you do the cross reference route ?

 

[Bigplumbs]

For the kad 32 (and others ) the air filter is a Volvo 240 car part costing less than a fiver each from euro car parts.
The crank case filters are easily a two or three year intervals to replace and are about a tenner each.
Oil and fuel filters are much cheaper if bought as reputable brands but without Volvo Penta printed on them . Try inline filters and partsandfilters . The latter were very slow delivering but cheap .
However I do but the Volvo Penta belts and impellers and have never had a problem.

Shell Rimula RT4X oil is hardly a compromise but if bought as a 20 litres container cheaper than probably the same oil in a VP tub. Other equivalent oil even cheaper.
It may be a little here and there but the cost savings add up. I order a job lot of filters as it makes sense with postage costs. Bear in mind also some retailers have minimum order value.

Thanks just got the air filter for £3.49 from Euro Car Parts

 

[Momac]

Thanks just got the air filter for £3.49 from Euro Car Parts

And thats free to collect locally or free delivery if you can wait a few days
Which compares with £23.94 for the genuine VP part (Keypart price) and that is without any delivery charges.

 

[Boat2016]

And thats free to collect locally or free delivery if you can wait a few days
Which compares with £23.94 for the genuine VP part (Keypart price) and that is without any delivery charges.

And that’s why I don’t buy genuine parts from Keypart, you can get a better deal from VP dealers which i would suspect is where they buy from.