Anyone familiar with the Dtronic 4.2 motor - 220HP?

[aerobat]

Yes, i stand by mine wording that the 220hp 4.2 mercruiser is NOT a d-tronic until volvo paul prooves me wrong but that does not mean its a bad engine.

 

[ontheplane]

No - in some ways mechanical is good not bad in Marine situations

 

[volvopaul]

Yes, i stand by mine wording that the 220hp 4.2 mercruiser is NOT a d-tronic until volvo paul prooves me wrong but that does not mean its a bad engine.

They did two version , normal Bosch VE pump 220hp and a VE ECU controlled 250hp. compare it to the KAD 43 which is 230hp mechanical controlled VE pump , KAD 44 260 HP , Bosch VE ECU controlled pump.

 

[oldgit]

There is usually a noticeable asking price difference between UK built boats which had the option of being powered by Volvo Penta or Mercruiser.
There may or may not be a good reason for this state of affairs such as the availabilty of dealers and spares.
Owners who have Mercruisers seem very happy with them.
Friend had a pair of 165HP ? in a Broom 33 and they appeared to be very smooth and quiet engines.
Shame it never managed to exceed 13 knots even on good day.

 

[ontheplane]

Yeh - I have to say the motor runs nice and smooth - there was a tiny bit of startup smoke (but very little) which disappeared as soon as there was a little heat in the motor.

It does look huge in the engine bay though - a straight six instead of a V8 certainly changes the dynamic of available space in the bay.

 

[aerobat]

Check why the turbo lags

They did two version , normal Bosch VE pump 220hp and a VE ECU controlled 250hp. compare it to the KAD 43 which is 230hp mechanical controlled VE pump , KAD 44 260 HP , Bosch VE ECU controlled pump.

So we agree the 220hp 4.2 mercruiser mentioned here is NON d-tronic ?

 

[Cavalierbond]

Have a maxum 3000 with two of them in it ..6 years in .. your sea ray is the better cousin of the brand ..
both engines have been great .. bravo 2 legs have give me more trouble but regular maintenance keeps them ticking on ..

 

[rafiki_]

There is usually a noticeable asking price difference between UK built boats which had the option of being powered by Volvo Penta or Mercruiser.
There may or may not be a good reason for this state of affairs such as the availabilty of dealers and spares.
Owners who have Mercruisers seem very happy with them.
Friend had a pair of 165HP ? in a Broom 33 and they appeared to be very smooth and quiet engines.
Shame it never managed to exceed 13 knots even on good day.

Brunswick, Mercruiser parent company owned Sealine for a few years, hence in that period, Merc diesels and the Zeus Pods appeared.