Volvo Penta Engine shuts wit a "beep"

[bgoffa]

Hello,

I have a Volvo Penta D350 engine which starts perfectly and keeps on running. However when I sift in gear, the engine stops "with a beep" and the battery light at the console is lit up.
The propeller is not blocked as I can turn it by hand easily (not to easy - but normal , I can feel the engine is being connected)

Some people tell me I need to replace the battery. But before doing that (to costly) I would like to see if other people have had the same experience.

By the way, if the engine starts nicely (the most difficult part), how could the battery be the problem?

Thanks in advance.

Rgds
Bob

 

[volvopaul]

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Hello,

I have a Volvo Penta D350 engine which starts perfectly and keeps on running. However when I sift in gear, the engine stops "with a beep" and the battery light at the console is lit up.
The propeller is not blocked as I can turn it by hand easily (not to easy - but normal , I can feel the engine is being connected)

Some people tell me I need to replace the battery. But before doing that (to costly) I would like to see if other people have had the same experience.

By the way, if the engine starts nicely (the most difficult part), how could the battery be the problem?

Thanks in advance.

Rgds
Bob

Could be a shift actuator issue if sterndrive the actuator could be burnt out overloading itself, this will cause the engine to shut down , reason I case it engages then won't disengage when asked to.

Or the forward shift coil on a gearbox has failed, same reason. If gearbox swap leads over from coils, engage reverse, if it stalls again it's the shift coil.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Hello,

I have a Volvo Penta D350 engine which starts perfectly and keeps on running. However when I sift in gear, the engine stops "with a beep" and the battery light at the console is lit up.
The propeller is not blocked as I can turn it by hand easily (not to easy - but normal , I can feel the engine is being connected)

Some people tell me I need to replace the battery. But before doing that (to costly) I would like to see if other people have had the same experience.

By the way, if the engine starts nicely (the most difficult part), how could the battery be the problem?

Thanks in advance.

Rgds
Bob

What's the evc fault code when it stalls?

 

[Andyroonot]

100% going to be related to the gear shift system-it's the only thing that'll shut the engine down with an alarm when shifting gears. As it's a D6-350 it's probably the cable getting a bit old & worn. It could be the actuator but it sounds like that is operating every time so possibly not at fault.

I'd be removing both ends of the cable (in the engine bay & on the drive) and feeling the resistance by pushing/pulling it manually, then comparing to a new one. Any growth around the outside end can help it start to seize up.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

100% going to be related to the gear shift system-it's the only thing that'll shut the engine down with an alarm when shifting gears. As it's a D6-350 it's probably the cable getting a bit old & worn. It could be the actuator but it sounds like that is operating every time so possibly not at fault.

I'd be removing both ends of the cable (in the engine bay & on the drive) and feeling the resistance by pushing/pulling it manually, then comparing to a new one. Any growth around the outside end can help it start to seize up.

Yep, agreed. My guess would be a shift actuator fault (over current) caused by either a tight cable, or possibly a worn selector assembly in the top of the leg. It's important not to keep trying with the gear shift until the underlying fault is resolved - because you can burn the actuator out, and these are much more expensive to replace than the cable or selector assembly.

 

[spannerman]

Had this the other week, the easy way to find out if its the cable or actuator is disconnect the cable from the actuator, if the problem goes away its the cable loading up the actuator. On the one I had it was the actuator as it still stalled with the cable off, the actuator was running up against the end stop in reverse and stalling the actuator. On closer examination the neutral point didn't coincide with the centre of travel on the actuator, it was parking off centre, so had to replace the actuator.I advised the owner to have the shift cable replaced next time the boat went up to be safe.

 

[GrahamHR]

My 2009 D4 did this when changing in and out of F+R gear in quick succession when trying to get into the berth; it didn't stop the engine though, it just stopped the tachometer. A new actuator solved it. The system ( shift lever with no detent/ the EVC reset function ) didn't appear to be designed to be fail safe, almost the opposite in fact