Critical spares for a VP 2002 fresh water cooled

[Chuckle54]

Hi, having had no experience of these engines and being just about to undertake a 220nm passage on a GK29 fitted with one, I wonder what spares most people carry. I will be carrying out a routine service of filters and impellor and have a spare drive belt and thermostat. Anything else?

 

[scottie]

I would suggest that the 2 most likely causes of trouble are lack of water so impeller and washers for water pipes And contaminated fuel so filters and fuel washers etc
Trying to guess what else might cause trouble when your new to the installation is guessing
Checking the exhaust outlet seems worth while according to reports of failure and cleaning the engine shows up leaks quicker
One thing that is particular to the 2000 series is the method Volvo use on water pipes in that they are slightly sprung so it is alway best to release BOTH ends of the metal pipe to enable a good seal when refitting
A relay for the starter fitted in the box on top of the engine and check the multi fuse block
If you motor the whole way you are talking about 50hrs running which is about a short seasons worth in one trip!

 

[Stemar]

The "multi fuse" on my 2003 died of corrosion a couple of years ago and was either unobtainable or stupid money, probably the latter. I replaced it with a waterproof blade fuse holder for a motorbike for a couple of quid. There's a little cube-shaped relay underneath the fuse which can corrode, so a spare wouldn't do any harm. I expect you have to sell a kidney for the proper Volvo one, but car spares shops will charge less than a fiver.

 

[pvb]

Hi, having had no experience of these engines and being just about to undertake a 220nm passage on a GK29 fitted with one, I wonder what spares most people carry. I will be carrying out a routine service of filters and impellor and have a spare drive belt and thermostat. Anything else?

From your other posts, I see that you've only had the boat for a couple of weeks. One of the big dangers of buying a boat is that the previous owner may not have used it much in the last year and there may be fuel bug in the tank. This won't become apparent until you get out to sea and the motion stirs up the crud in the tank, allowing it to get into the filter and possibly block it. So you need to take a few spare fuel filter elements with you - several for the primary filter and at least one spare for the secondary filter on the engine. And you need to practise changing them and practise bleeding the system, so that in the unfortunate event of needing to do it at sea you'll be able to do it quickly and confidently.

 

[[70521]]

Hi, having had no experience of these engines and being just about to undertake a 220nm passage on a GK29 fitted with one, I wonder what spares most people carry. I will be carrying out a routine service of filters and impellor and have a spare drive belt and thermostat. Anything else?

I have a 2002 on the boat and carry what you have listed. If you are in any doubt about the engine get it serviced by a mechanic who comes well recommended.

I have had an issue, but that was fuel related. Are you confident that your fuel is bug free? Perhaps a trip on engine, say six hours, and a primary filter inspection might be informative.

Good luck with the passage and hopefully you will only need the iron sail for a few hours.

 

[Chuckle54]

I'm fairly certain that the boat has had very little use if any at all for the best part of 12 months so the point about diesel bug is probably valid. The tank is full to the brim and presumably has been like that for some time so hopefully the diesel bug will have been limited. I am planning on replacing the primary filter with a Racor which is easy to change and will carry extra spares filters. Am also planning on fitting a priming bulb which makes priming very easy - especially at sea when you need it most.
I've had the engine running under load for over 40 mins without any issues but know from personal experience what can happen when at sea and the yacht is moving about - the fuel stop cock bunged up with gunge!

 

[Stemar]

As an alternative to a Racor filter, you could do what I did. I got a pair of matching spin-on filters from a car breakers - they turned out to be Volvo/Renault ones that use the same cartridge as the VP 2000 series, which is a bonus. Four on/off taps were cheaper than Y taps - bought from ASAP. I now run on one filter and have the second one ready to use at the turn of a few taps - a matter of seconds, and I can change the clogged one without stopping the engine in a couple of minutes - less if I'm not worried about spilling a bit of fuel into the bilge.

IIRC the whole job cost change from £30 and took an afternoon to plumb in my workshop and an hour to fit.

 

[PabloPicasso]

I'm fairly certain that the boat has had very little use if any at all for the best part of 12 months so the point about diesel bug is probably valid. The tank is full to the brim and presumably has been like that for some time so hopefully the diesel bug will have been limited. I am planning on replacing the primary filter with a Racor which is easy to change and will carry extra spares filters. Am also planning on fitting a priming bulb which makes priming very easy - especially at sea when you need it most.
I've had the engine running under load for over 40 mins without any issues but know from personal experience what can happen when at sea and the yacht is moving about - the fuel stop cock bunged up with gunge!

Use a pela type extractor pump, or similar, to draw off fuel/water fm the bottom of the tank. Add a proprietary marine deisel bug treatment like soliton, or marine 16 to deal with any potential bug problems.