Volvo Penta TAMD 41-P Replacing Engine Oil

[Plum]

Thank you all for your suggestion, even the funny ones
So as a conclusion, I would use Shell Rimula 10w40 R4X. Any other suggestion is also welcome.

Thank you @Plum, @ducked and @Mr Googler for sharing the manuals

FYI, It's my mustake and i just realised it. Am talking about an oil leakage, coming out from a gasket ,and not a coolant leakage?

I've been using this in mine for the last 10 years
Pardon our interruption...

 

[Plum]

. Am talking about an oil leakage, coming out from a gasket ,and not a coolant leakage?

Can you post a picture showing which gasket?

 

[PaulRainbow]

For filters with the open end uppermost, break the seal without spilling oil, slip a sturdy bin liner over the filter (from below, obviously), put your hand in the bag and unscrew the filter, gently lower it to the bottom of the bag. I'm not a fan of wearing gloves to work in, but in this case it's a good idea to wear one for handling the filter, keeps the oil off of your hand and you can drop the glove in the bag without making any mess.

 

[Mr Googler]

@Mr Googler in Greece i can only find the followings:
Shell Rimula R6 LM Synthetic oil 10W-40
Shell Rimula R5 E Synthetic oil 10W-40 5lt
Shell Rimula R6 M Synthetic oil 10W-40

Which one to buy?

@oldgit its about cosmetic reasons

None of them….you need a 15w40 especially where you are in warm / hot climate

 

[Mr Googler]

SHELL OIL RIMULA R4 X 15W-40 CAN 20LT - Super Τιμές | E-Lubricants

A company in Greece?

 

[Seastoke]

SHELL OIL RIMULA R4 X 15W-40 CAN 20LT - Super Τιμές | E-Lubricants

A company in Greece?

Have you got the manual for Dph drive guy below.

 

[oldgit]

Mineral ?

 

[Mr Googler]

Mineral ?

As it should be

 

[Mr Googler]

Have you got the manual for Dph drive guy below.

Dropbox

Only the installation manual

 

[Pleinmont]

Great thread on oil both informative and amusing.
Thanks for the info on oil spec etc and filter advice. Will be doing mine soon.

Btw - what is the favourite oil filter removal tool for the TAMD41?
Have used a few over the years on outboards etc... Some def better than others.
Rather get a good one than struggle with the wrong one then end up sticking a screwdriver in it in a blind rage

 

[Momac]

Great thread on oil both informative and amusing.
Thanks for the info on oil spec etc and filter advice. Will be doing mine soon.

Btw - what is the favourite oil filter removal tool for the TAMD41?
Have used a few over the years on outboards etc... Some def better than others.
Rather get a good one than struggle with the wrong one then end up sticking a screwdriver in it in a blind rage

I can't say specifically for the TAMD41 but for me the following type has been the most successful for oil filters and for spin on type fuel filters .

 

[Plum]

Great thread on oil both informative and amusing.
Thanks for the info on oil spec etc and filter advice. Will be doing mine soon.

Btw - what is the favourite oil filter removal tool for the TAMD41?
Have used a few over the years on outboards etc... Some def better than others.
Rather get a good one than struggle with the wrong one then end up sticking a screwdriver in it in a blind rage

On that engine there is very little room to rotate a filter tool with an arm that sticks out within the length of the filter. This type works with a short 1/2inch extension then a ratchet drive.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand...d8APf57lTz0ihOrEQca70NzZEMkSm-ysaAmAtEALw_wcB

 

[Pleinmont]

On that engine there is very little room to rotate a filter tool with an arm that sticks out within the length of the filter. This type works with a short 1/2inch extension then a ratchet drive.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/pliers-and-wrenches/halfords-chain-oil-filter-wrench-1/2in-drive-124412.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&_$ja=tsid:|cid:18241192209|agid:|tid:|crid:|nw:x|rnd:14788448445402056672|dvc:t|adp:|mt:|loc:9190562&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18246920603&gbraid=0AAAAADrJx6xez_UX4fcMXbPkeQLO5XKFh&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjhXkRCjNaQa9JRklvZpb-bd8APf57lTz0ihOrEQca70NzZEMkSm-ysaAmAtEALw_wcB

yeah those Sealey's look good but i was wondering about the access to rotate...

Will check out the chain & socket drive one (think i have a similar one in the shed left over from servicing my old Honda 20hp outboard a few years back).

This guy uses a loop of paracord and two wrenches and swears by it!

 

[Mr Googler]

My new favourite tool!

 

[Plum]

Will check out the chain & socket drive one (think i have a similar one in the shed left over from servicing my old Honda 20hp outboard a few years back).

My Baldwin filter is 110mm OD so see if your one has a long enough chain

 

[bowler]

On that engine there is very little room to rotate a filter tool with an arm that sticks out within the length of the filter. This type works with a short 1/2inch extension then a ratchet drive.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/pliers-and-wrenches/halfords-chain-oil-filter-wrench-1/2in-drive-124412.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&_$ja=tsid:|cid:18241192209|agid:|tid:|crid:|nw:x|rnd:14788448445402056672|dvc:t|adp:|mt:|loc:9190562&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18246920603&gbraid=0AAAAADrJx6xez_UX4fcMXbPkeQLO5XKFh&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjhXkRCjNaQa9JRklvZpb-bd8APf57lTz0ihOrEQca70NzZEMkSm-ysaAmAtEALw_wcB

This type. Plus a family size ready meal tray from Tescos fits under the filter to catch any oil!

 

[oldgit]

Have several but the only one guaranteed to shift any filter, no matter how tightly the idiot who put it on did it up, has a little adjustable chain which really grips the canister and also the little hooky thing on the device digs into the can as well.
This dirt cheap item has very short handle and clears anything and everything that the boat designer deliberately put in the way just to annoy.
and..... its self lubricating.
When the boiling hot filthy oil spills over the top of your full filter it will dribble all the the chain preventing it from going rusty when you eventually find where you stored it the previous year.
In my case in an old cardboard box along with the oil pump which is definately somewhere in the garage hidden behind the F40 and the Mclaren. P1.


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[Pleinmont]

Awesome...
Will bear all that in mind
Thanks

 

[russ]

Get that oil as hot as you possibly can up to normal operating temps at least,, 10 mins at idle is no good, a good hard run if possible.
Hopefully with all the contaminants suspended with in it , oil will be much easier and faster to pump out.
The real fun is getting old oil filter, full the brim, off its spigot without empting most of it into the bilges.

Use a sandwich bag over the filter and drip tray below. Nice and clean.

 

[Plum]

Use a sandwich bag over the filter and drip tray below. Nice and clean.

Not quite that easy on the engine which is the subject of this string where the filter is horizontal and a drip tray partly restricted by the block and the engine bearer. But yes, in many cases your plan is good.