Lombardini marine diesel engines

Koeketiene

Koeketiene

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Due to rapidly advancing decrepitude Koeketiene is on the market.
There's quite some interest and I am currently considering two offers.
Three more viewings scheduled this WE, so I will probably be saying goodbye to her very soon.


What next?
There are 2 avenues open:

1. Chuck it in altogether. An option favored by my wife and my bank account.

2. Get something smaller, cheap and cheerful to cruise in local waters. Which, if I am totally honest, has been what I've been doing these last 2 years anyway.

Long intro, so I'll get to the point.

I know of a cheap and cheerful boat nearby which might be suitable.
She comes with a fairly recent Lombardini diesel engine (LDW1003M).
I have no experience with Lombardini engines so would like to hear from people with (preferably) first-hand experience.
In particular when it comes to reliability and availability of spare parts.

TIA
 
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Current model engine. Base engine is a Kohler. Pretty standard small industrial engine, although some might have concerns about the amount of aluminium used. Obviously Italian but widely used in Europe, Never really gained traction in UK because of the competition in what is now mainly a replacement market. No problems with service or spares.
 
I cannot fault my LDW502M. No reliability issues. Serviced as per the book. Apart from usual service items I've not tested the spares market but Google shows there are UK sources.
 
Koeketiene said:
I've been told that aluminium and salt water aren't the best of friends.
Wouldn't that be a cause for concern?
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I think on that model only the cylinder head and possibly the heat exchanger housing are aluminium. The former does not have salt water running through it and the latter is very common on marinised industrial engines like Beta and Volvo. Some have an anode in them. Not really anything to wory about if you use the correct inhibitor in the freshwater system and change the anode if fitted.
 
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Thread 'Lombardini engines - feedback good or bad?'

Having bought a new (to us) boat last year, and spent the winter trying to fix as much as I could, I finally turned to the engine. The original is a Volvo 2003T. The turbo had seized at survey, and the heat exchanger is spraying water from the joint below the turbo (judging by the corrosion). However, the engine was started (with some difficulty) a couple of weeks ago, so it does run. If everything else is good (yep, I know, big if), I could be looking at £700.00 for turbo repair, and up to £2500.00 for a replacement heat exchanger, plus fitting, say £3500.00 all in.
On looking around, a...
 
I had a LDW 502, impressive design, compact, and reliable. Used commonly as a stationary engine, hydraulic pump, generator or in micro cars linked to a CVT transmission. Very common in EU, and found in lots of UK plant. Not so common marine in UK.
 
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