Vetus marine engines

[Wansworth]

Are they made by Vetus or just badged but them?

 

[Tranona]

Smaller ones are Mitsubishi marinised by Vetus. Same engines also used by Sole. Same sort of deal as Kubota engines with Beta and Nanni. Japanese industrial engines.

 

[Graham376]

Smaller ones are Mitsubishi marinised by Vetus. Same engines also used by Sole. Same sort of deal as Kubota engines with Beta and Nanni. Japanese industrial engines.

Many Thornycroft engines as well, 80D is Mitsubishi K4D and T105 is a Mitsubishi S4L, spares for base engines available from many plant hire suppliers worldwide.

 

[Wansworth]

Smaller ones are Mitsubishi marinised by Vetus. Same engines also used by Sole. Same sort of deal as Kubota engines with Beta and Nanni. Japanese industrial engines.

Thanks

 

[Aja]

Many Thornycroft engines as well, 80D is Mitsubishi K4D and T105 is a Mitsubishi S4L, spares for base engines available from many plant hire suppliers worldwide.

T95 is also S4L rated at 39hp.

 

[PEDr0]

Hi
I’ve just bought a Moody 35 with a T 95 with only 350 hours are these more reliable than the original t80’s as I’ve read on the forum these are Mitsubishi design?
Thanks Pete

 

[Graham376]

Hi
I’ve just bought a Moody 35 with a T 95 with only 350 hours are these more reliable than the original t80’s as I’ve read on the forum these are Mitsubishi design?
Thanks Pete

Welcome to the forum. I've no experience of the T95, 0nly the T80 & T105, both of which are excellent engines. Seeing you have just bought a Moody, suggest you join the MOA, loads of practical advice there. Joining options | Moody Owners Association

 

[Aja]

I have a Moody 346 with a T95 based on the Mitsubishi S4L 1.5l block. Reliable engine with spares universally available. Can't comment on the reliability of the T80 which as others have stated is the Mitsubishi K4D 35hp engine but only hear good things.

Don't confuse the T80 with the T90 which were also installed in Moodys. The T90 is based on the older but very reliable marinised British Leyland taxi engine.

'T' denotes Thornycroft who carried out the marinisation of many engines including Ford, BL, Mitsubishi etc.

 

[Graham376]

I have a Moody 346 with a T95 based on the Mitsubishi S4L 1.5l block.

There's quite a lot of confusion about capacity and output of these blocks, depending on who converted it and the engine series.

Thornycroft list T65, 75, 95 and 105 as all using the S4L block. However, although my T105 block has S4L cast into it, it's stamped 1.758 capacity and is an S4L2 giving 38 BHP continuous and 41.3 intermittent, whereas the T95 is listed at 32.5 BHP intermittent.

 

[Aja]

I can only go with the Certificate that came with it from Thornycroft.