Perkins parts v Volvo parts

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Old boat had Volvo and I bought all servicing parts from Keypart. Very satisfactory and a lot cheaper

New boat has a Perkins and Keypart don't do Perkins type items.

Should I just get genuine Perkins parts, or can anyone recommend another supplier?
 
Bobc said:
Find out what engine it's based on, then buy the spares for that.
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Won't be based on anything. If it is a Perkins it is a Perkins, but there are different types, some made in Japan and some in UK. It is the other way round - many other brands, particularly Volvo are based on Perkins engines.
 
Tranona said:
Won't be based on anything. If it is a Perkins it is a Perkins . . .
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Really? I always thought the smaller marine engines were Japanese in origin.

Perkins started importing these 100 series engines from a Japanese company called Ishikawajima Shibaura Machinery, Ltd. nearly twenty years ago. ISM is part of Ishikawajima Harima Industries, one of Japan’s largest industrial companies. Perkins marketed this engine in a marinised version as the Perama M30. They sold the engine to Volvo Penta who marketed it as their MD2030. They also sold the engine to Massey Ferguson, McCormick, Terramite, Textron, Jacobsen, Cushman, Vermeer, Leech Lewis, JCB, Kobelco, and Northern Lights to name just a few. In the US, the engine was distributed through Detroit Diesel – Allison which is closely tied to the MTU conglomerate. By 1996, Perkins had become so successful at marketing these engines to other equipment manufacturers that they formed a joint venture with ISM called Perkins Shibaura Engines, Ltd. and began assembling the engines at the Perkins facility in Peterborough, UK from parts shipped from Japan. In 1997, Perkins was acquired by Caterpillar. With an added boost from Caterpillar, this little engine has become one of the most popular engines in the world. It’s used in turf equipment, tractors, mini-excavators, brush choppers, compressors, welders, pumps, generators, etc. etc. etc. Even Caterpillar uses it in some of their smaller equipment. The “Perkins” name was highlighted on the engine ID plate which is located on a distinctive boss just forward of the injection pump. The 2006 model year’s production of the engine has “Shibaura” highlighted on the ID plate. In 2001, the larger Shibaura 400 series engine was introduced with assembling at Peterborough, UK from parts mostly from Japan, and in June, 2004 assembling of the 400 series engine began at a Caterpillar facility in Griffin, Georgia, USA with production exceeding 100,000 units per year.
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It is a joint venture (just as it says in your quote), although it did originally start as a marketing arrangement. However, there are many other Perkins Marine engines (some branded as Sabre) that are not from the joint venture.
 
What I meant was...

Volvo MD-22 is actually a Perkins Prima, which was used in Maestro/Montego/LDV vans. As it happens, the Prima actually started-out life as the BL "O-series" petrol engine, which Perkins converted into a diesel.

So they often are based on something else. Just find out what and you can save yourself a packet.
 
I am looking for basic servicing parts for a Perkins 4.236 inboard diesel with shaft drive (approx. 72hp / 53.7kW) - c.1992/3.

I liked using Keypart because they knew exactly what was needed for routine servicing of the Volvo and were able to provide all I needed like-for-like.
 
ChattingLil said:
I am looking for basic servicing parts for a Perkins 4.236 inboard diesel with shaft drive (approx. 72hp / 53.7kW) - c.1992/3.

I liked using Keypart because they knew exactly what was needed for routine servicing of the Volvo and were able to provide all I needed like-for-like.
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Try any Massey Ferguson tractor dealer. That engine was standard fit for the MF 175, 177 and 178 tractors so they keep service parts.
 
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