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Q: Do you enjoy vidos like this? A: YES!! Q: Are they boring? A: NO!! You got a very good mixture of topics and I LOVE to follow you both along. Stay safe and healthy!
Hey, that's a good video, it's encouraging! I've just completely renovated my Volvo 2003t. Due to inexperience, I didn't change the atomizer sleeves and I couldn't get the injector nozzles to seal. So the atomizer sleeves had to be replaced. I bought the three tools and replaced the sleeves according to the manual. I left the cylinder head on and drained the coolant, as the sleeves are directly flushed with water. The old sleeves were cut off at a certain angle to the cylinder head. The old ones were longer. The new sleeves are only as long as you really need them, so it's not necessary to take the head off. It's worth mentioning that the injectors are only screwed on with 20Nm, which leaves some reserves, but then the properties of the copper are no longer there, as it becomes too hard and no longer seals.
I've got a volvo 2003, my first boat and my first diesel! Just planning to clean up the injectors and potentially replace or repair the sleeves. This has been the most valuable video I've ever encountered for any mechanical job I've undertaken. Thanks a lot, it's really appreciated!
I appreciate seeing how things are done . Not just told what was done. I enjoy all of your topics because you always explain the what and the how of the topic. This probably seems normal and natural you. But, many do not do it as well as you. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Louisa! It’s really easy to make and if we get more people asking for it we’ll make the video (otherwise we’ll send it to you in a private message)! Thank you again, Rossella 😊
Thanks for the injector tips. I have a Trawler with twin Volvos and after some work which required the injectors being removed I had blow by. I tried the hammer solution and it improved slightly, the copper washers on the fuel line absorbed the shock. Remove fuel lines and after a whack the i injector has seated. 3 years live aboard in Abaco's Bahamas, now permanent in Bahamas in our house. Thank you. Living as we have there have been our fair share of problems that had to be sorted without a boat yard or so called expert. Feel free to pass any problem by me. Bob Errington
Dirt in the injectors and bashed the sleeve out with a hammer !! Diesel specialist my ar*e ! Agree, buy the tools and do it yourself, every time. Good informative vid, well worth watching, thanks.
To be fair, the expanding puller, or blind hole puller, often doesn't work. Been there! There could be a couple of reasons for this. What is wrong with drifting the sleeve out? Absolutely nothing unprofessional about that at all. However, I always do it myself - but I'm 66 and worked on diesels for a long time..
Great tip the 'cream' on the hands. If you're VP is a Marinised Perkings engine, like the D-2 range, you can get these parts at 1/4 of the VP prices for exactly the same. My tip for you: use GT7 from Tec7 instead of WD40. Discovered it a year ago. Incredible. For example, it loosened a spanner in 30min that was stuck since 2 years and where every 'specialist' had failed! Costing me a lot. GT7 is about 7euro for 600ml. It stopped also the corrosion on my boom between aluminum and stainless steel (and makes the boom and mast shine as new 😁). I wish I had discovered it earlier.
Very informative, good instructional technique and diction nice and clear. Love the idea of presenting options from the quick fix to proper fix. Disappointing to hear about the short cuts used by the so-called diesel specialist. I took my Yanmar 1 cylinder to a proper head-shop for renovating and found they had chiselled off the flat nut retaining the oil gear to the cam shaft instead of using the special tool. I’m sure it will be ok and not crack and disable the engine (gulp !). These may be minor things, but if you’re paying several hundred GBPs for a workshop standard of work its not unreasonable to expect quality. Your vids are full of common sense and practical solutions; many thanks.
Excellent diy video. A friend of mine is going through this exact engine problem and she's paying through the nose. Now they want to replace the entire head. This is all the information we need to fix her boat.
Well done. I did the same job on my 2003 without taking the cylinder head off. That worked also. Buying the special tools is expensive but without it this job would be near impossible to do. I strongly recommend to download the workshop manual. Great channel - keep up the good work.
Great to hear Oliver, that's what I would do next time and if I see a set of tools for sale at a decent price I'll get them and a spare injector sleeve for our tool kit on Britaly. Cheers, Chris 👍
I have an HR 312 with a Volvo 2003..I’m in a part of the US where sailing isn’t super popular, and Volvo stuff like this is almost never seen. This video series really helped me identify a problem that a few techs couldn’t initially and really got me going in the right direction 🤞🏻 I can do the work with the head in place, but now I feel confident doing it myself on a bench top. Thank you!
I also have an HR312 with the same smoking issue on my VP 2003! I am going to do this same service over the winter, great video. Curious @hunterl1952 if you fixed the problem as well?
GASP! min.14, the pretty boat should be Pandora from Vela Tradizionale a.s.d., I'm not sure though, because it's long time I don't see her. I did work for few months on that sailing vessel and is when I fall in love with La Spezia gulf. Chris you know heck of a lot regarding boats and engine. It's always a pleasure follow your 'boat maintainence lessons'. Un saluto anche a Rossella. Ciaooo
We used to import boats which arrived in containers in the bay of La Spezia and that is how we discovered 'Il Golfo dei Poeti'. We loved it there so much that we decided to get married in St Peter's Church in Portovenere. Let's hope we will be free to go back there again soon, we really miss Liguria... Cheers, Chris (Plus Rossella & Emma) 🙂
Excellent team work on this video project Chris and Rossella. Little Emma is truly blessed to have such amazing and talented parents. She is in for an awesome life. God bless and keep up the wonderful vids.
good job and instructions no ne of what you three have come up with have been boring so pad yourself on the shulders and get back to work we want more !!! 😜
Great summary, details I've never seen before. One implication of the Dunning Kruger effect is the way confidence will consistently advance faster than skill in the first 10,000 hours when learning a task. So, even with a background of spinning wrenches, I don't think we beginners should have too much confidence we will perform new tasks better than a pro who does it every day. The kind of mistakes we make are different, often more glaring, and the pro makes the sloppy mistake because he's trying to be faster. On the other hand, you never know when the boss has hired a new employee, who is on his own learning curve. Priceless wisdom comes from past misadventures.
Hi Dave, I agree with you, but I struggled to contain my annoyance with this job... The injectors both had dirt in them (I handed them over with protection on them), one injector was facing the wrong way; they said they had pressure tested this, but the exhaust elbow [which I had not unbolted so as not to have to buy a new gasket], was visibly loose so I asked "what about the gasket?" they said I could "just use the old one". When I took the elbow off there was at least 1/4 of the old gasket missing...) Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes, but if I pay a specialist to do a job I expect better than this. Best regards, Chris 👍
Haven’t read or watched it all but a couple of things worth mentioning. Cleaning out the carbon from the exhaust water bend is a real worth while thing to do as they get blocked especially if engine is run on low load. And if you Lapp the valves in to much it can reduce the clearance with the decompression lever resulting in the valve being held open even with the lever in the off position. Also regarding the injector pocket inserts, the are cooled through an internal tube running fore and aft through the head and there are small holes approx 2mm dia which can block, these are orientated at the correct angle to spray the right area.These can be cleared or checked in situ with the removal of the cooling supply inlet pipe.l would caution against trying to remove the internal pipe as it is likely to bend .l can remember how many small holes there are may be 4 ,can be checked with wire. Regards Alistair
I may be late to the party but am really enjoying your videos. I am trying to stay away from the newer videos and the Patreon members page so as to not spoil any surprises 😀. I just could not help myself when this video came up since I am a fellow Volvo Penta owner!
Great video Chris and Rossella. Amazed at your knowledge of engines and ease with which you can take them apart and put them back together again. Great camera work Rossella, didn’t realise you were there until Chris mentioned you 😜 sign of a good camera person. Keep it up guys. Always look forward to your videos.
Hi Martin, we shared a hangar with 657 Squadron - they were a right bunch of lazy gits... 😉😁 I'd love to be able to do a bit less as I get older, but almost every time I try to 'let go' I wish I'd have just done it myself. Rossella and I refurbed our apartment in Italy and did absolutely everything ourselves (Rewired, knocked a wall down, fitted a boiler & central heating throughout [although a plumber fitted the gas supply for legal reasons], gutted the bathroom and renewed all the plumbing in the concrete floor (taking great care not to go through the floor into our neighbours ceiling!), plastered, double glazed, tiled, replaced all the internal doors, replaced all the flooring, painted everything, the whole shebang) When it was all finished, we ordered a shelf from a big national furniture store and I went away offshore. The guys came to fit the shelf - something they do every day as it is their job - and they drilled a hole through the wall in our living room into our neighbours bedroom! (Peephole style!) To make matters worse their bedroom wall was finished with a hand-painted 'dabble' effect with different colours, so our neighbours had to get the guy who had painted it years before back to paint over the hole. I couldn't believe after we'd done all that work with no issues these muppets could do that whilst fitting a shelf! 😂 It's funny now, it wasn't at the time. Cheers, Chris 👍
I love this video and I love the music comming out from your engine!! Is this boring? NO WAY!! Keep up the good job and please, receive my regards and congratulations for your and your family from Argentina.
I did a full head gasket and injector replacement a couple months ago on our VP 2001, much based on knowledge from your previous Volvo 200X videos along with the workshop manual! Thank you!
Sun tan cream can mark some finishes like car paint - guess how I know. Don't forget to lubricate the top end before putting the lid on. In the few seconds before the oil reaches the tappets, and valve guides a lot of damage can be done. From memory some of the Penta engines were originally made by Perkins. I think their parts are a lot cheaper.
Thank you! Actually the chain is all good! I dragged it across the boatyard to mark it up and I must have dragged it over something ferrous: when it first went in the water and some rust stains appeared I thought it was bad galvanising (hence my talking about that in a video) but as time has gone by it actually transpires that the chain is showing no problems and that initial rust was caused by deposits of ferrous material on top of the zinc. Cheers, Chris 👍
Chris, it is possible to make an emergency makeshift head gasket from microwaved sheets of lasagne, presoaked in vinegar and suncream. You do need to carefully cut out the silhouette from the old intake précisly halfway through the cooking and curing time though. I haven't done this myself but am assured by my Fiat mechanic that this definitely work.
I have made a gaskets in the past and the results can be surprisingly good: I made one from a document folder (low pressure water & exhaust) which I expected to work, but on another occasion I made a seal for a pressure gauge out of a foam earplug (This was when I worked on helicopters and we were on ops in the desert with no supply chain). When compressed in the fitting, this porous foam worked perfectly and allowed us to top-up an undercarriage with 3,000 psi of nitrogen - this was a more surprising success... Cheers, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly the best emergency gasket is an old one. Which is why you haven't thrown the one you removed away (?). In my youth I successfully reused head gaskets on old bangers by noting each held bolt torque and slightly exceeding it on rebuild. To get a torque reading I'd tighten slightly to unstick (note torque indicator) then loosen and note that reading on the diagram. Then stick each bolt on to the diagram to maintain its positioning for the rebuild. In my mind, each would have its own stretch and elastic properties as well as torque.... for that specific gasket. If the old was going straight back on (no breaks between holes). Don't clean well stuck gasket bits off (just loose bits) use goodly amount of red/hermitite between surfaces. Get the bolts in the same holes and tighten (in gradual stages) in reciprocal opposite pairs. The pairs were middle, outermost then the in-betweens. Gradually. Upto the lowest torque on the diagram. Then match the others on the diagram. FINALLY, give each bolt the equal additional last tweak in the recipricol pairs order. This last tweak was to compress the gasket just that tad more than it was before we removed it. Especially if it had them, it's metallic edge bits. Run engine to burn and blow out squeezed out hermitite. What do you think of our reasoning? We were teens 35 years ago and not keeping jets/helicopters in the air and didn't always have money for headsets if they were salvageable. It always seemed to work.
@@SailingBritaly Chris, I'm servicing a VP2002, it's reaching up to 2700rpm at no load , but when I engage the gearbox the engine takes to long speeding up and barely reaches 1800rpm. I suppose the injectors are not injecting enough diesel. Feed pump looks ok, diesel filter changed, fresh diesel... I tried to remove the injectors to check its opening pressure, nozzle spray angle and diesel volume, but they are stuck. I will also test the cylinders compression, even with no difficult to start it. Any recommendation?
I also own a Penta of similar vintage. I have been very lucky with mine and intend to keep it purring myself. So this was very useful and very well done. You present the work really well.
Excellent tech Vlogs Chris. I was not surprised in learning of your negative experience with MotorVela at LaSpezia. Two years ago they rebuilt my 130 HP VolvoPenta engine and a 12 KW generator. Well, I had multiple diesel and coolant leaks. Instead of cleaning the motors they spray painted onto the dirt all over the engine and generator. In addition they did not replace some of the larger gaskets. A true unprofessional disaster that I discovered underway during the months following installation, when I already was 1000 nm away from LaSpezia... Best regards from Switzerland, Silvano
Hi Silvano, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. We found MotorVela very good at getting parts but the subcontractor they sent us to for the injector sleeve didn't do them proud. Cheers, Chris 👍
When I worked for Volvo we made a quicker tool with threaded bar welded to a coach bolt, slide hammer a truck gudgeon pin. Worked really well, coach bolt screwed into soft copper every time. You need Volvo tool for putting replacement injector sleeve back in though flares the end
If you want something done right, do in your self ! And use only OEM or better parts. No one but me, wrenches on my beloved 99.5 VW TDI jetta with 340000 mi. Really enjoy the technical information. Do you use any lube on the new rubber impeller ?
Always wondered why impeller driven pumps often eject water in spurts rather than streams? I would think a stream would be better for removing heat efficiently.
Thanks for the content! Although this is a year old a nice trick on the field for the head/block surfaces is to watersand it. Use a reasonable thick block of glass (to remain as flat as possible) and wet sandpaper to remove the old gasket/ remove minor imperfections on the head and block. (800/1000/2000 grit). Ensure you have something on the cilindres to keep them clean.
Hi Chris, excellent final video about the engine. The world is small sometimes ... Years and years ago I had an excellent experience (for a complete post purchase service) with a mechanic specialist in old engines from MotorVela in La Spezia at the Darsena Pagliari. My old Volvo Penta MD11C from 1980 was in excellent condition and still runs like a quality Swiss watch. Keep it up, it's nice to follow you. PS: how does little Emma grow? Greetings also to Rossella.
Ciao Mauro! MotorVela were excellent - the diesel guy less so, but all's well that ends well. We really miss Liguria, we loved keeping our boat there. Emma is not so little any more... it's scary how fast they grow up! Un abbraccio, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly When the elderly retire they are often replaced by less good young people, it is a pity. Today there is a tendency to replace ruined pieces as they are no longer able to repair. Fair winds with Emma soon at the helm ...
On the contrary I like to see this you of video on your channel. You did an excellent job and your explanation of the problem as well as the alternatives to fix it were outstanding.
Tnx for a truly inspiring video! Great help in understanding and learning about old engines. Trying my best to keep a VP md7a running for another 35 years:D
Cuando se sustituye una junta culata y se reaprieta como hiciste, hay que regular los balancines de escape y admisión, si o si, ya que pueden quedar apretados o flojos fuera de medida y hacer que el motor falle a corto plazo
Great work...you're a star....keep it up.....no idea why you haven't 100K plus.....the world will come to you so keep putting out your great content...thanks for all the effort and time you take for us
Thank you very much Tim. Fingers crossed for the future, although we are very grateful to everyone who has clicked on that red subcribe button or hit the bell up to now. We have a very nice community here and are thankful for that. Cheers, Chris 👍
Definitely very enjoyable. Well, it is a blokey thing! On the engine, purging air can be a pain... dual inline water separators hold a lot of fuel, and air, and with manual purging can take forever. If possible lower the filters below the tank/fuel level and crack the purge valves, this will get rid of most of the air without trying to top up with unfiltered fuel. At least one water separator/filter should be on the feed - condensation may not be a problem in the med. but here in dear old blighty we know all about it! A fuel additive to stop bacterial growth in the fuel is very important in the med where the fuel tends to hand around for long periods. I wholeheartedly agree with your comments about doing the job yourself to get it right. The boating industry is a strange place for contractors, with no easy referral system for quality workmanship, unlike other industries. Why?
Great Vid Chris, Although I wont own a Diesel engine for a good few years to come!! I'm currently suffering from having recently 'caught up' with your videos so I now have to wait for you to publish them rather than just go to youtube and bingo Britally fix...!! hope you are all keeping well.
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Q: Do you enjoy vidos like this?
A: YES!!
Q: Are they boring?
A: NO!!
You got a very good mixture of topics and I LOVE to follow you both along.
Stay safe and healthy!
Thank you Ernest! Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Agree.
Awesome!
Hey, that's a good video, it's encouraging! I've just completely renovated my Volvo 2003t. Due to inexperience, I didn't change the atomizer sleeves and I couldn't get the injector nozzles to seal. So the atomizer sleeves had to be replaced. I bought the three tools and replaced the sleeves according to the manual. I left the cylinder head on and drained the coolant, as the sleeves are directly flushed with water. The old sleeves were cut off at a certain angle to the cylinder head. The old ones were longer. The new sleeves are only as long as you really need them, so it's not necessary to take the head off. It's worth mentioning that the injectors are only screwed on with 20Nm, which leaves some reserves, but then the properties of the copper are no longer there, as it becomes too hard and no longer seals.
I worked in the motor trade for 43 years, i like this kind of videos.
Thank you Mike 👍
I've got a volvo 2003, my first boat and my first diesel! Just planning to clean up the injectors and potentially replace or repair the sleeves. This has been the most valuable video I've ever encountered for any mechanical job I've undertaken. Thanks a lot, it's really appreciated!
You're full of knowledge, Your daughter Emma will be the most useful sailor in 8 years.
Hi Paul, I hope Emma will be a little mariner in no time! Send our love to all the family! Chris (Plus Rossella & Emma) 😊
I like this kind of videos. I am DYI person i build roto craft for 34 years for Boeing.
Cheers John, I lovd working on Chinook Helicopters, it was my favourite posting. Chris 👍
This little engine reminds me of that movie, captain Ron....when he has the kid pour in oil
Excellent Guidance
Thank you John 🙏
I appreciate seeing how things are done . Not just told what was done. I enjoy all of your topics because you always explain the what and the how of the topic. This probably seems normal and natural you. But, many do not do it as well as you. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much Jack. Chris 👍
ENJOY very much these videos
Cheers Mike 👍
YES RECIPE PLEASE, looks yummy!
Thank you Louisa! It’s really easy to make and if we get more people asking for it we’ll make the video (otherwise we’ll send it to you in a private message)! Thank you again, Rossella 😊
Another recipe request here!
Thanks for the injector tips.
I have a Trawler with twin Volvos and after some work which required the injectors being removed I had blow by. I tried the hammer solution and it improved slightly, the copper washers on the fuel line absorbed the shock. Remove fuel lines and after a whack the i injector has seated.
3 years live aboard in Abaco's Bahamas, now permanent in Bahamas in our house.
Thank you.
Living as we have there have been our fair share of problems that had to be sorted without a boat yard or so called expert. Feel free to pass any problem by me.
Bob Errington
Good job man .
Very instructive, thank you very much.
Our pleasure! Fair winds, Chris, Rosella & Emma :-)
I love the repair videos more please
Thank you Alan 👍
Excellent as ever. Well done Chris.
Thank you for helping us make this video Stuart! Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Dirt in the injectors and bashed the sleeve out with a hammer !! Diesel specialist my ar*e !
Agree, buy the tools and do it yourself, every time.
Good informative vid, well worth watching, thanks.
Thank you Douglas. 👍 We all make mistakes, but I was very annoyed to be paying for a service and get such carelessness.
To be fair, the expanding puller, or blind hole puller, often doesn't work. Been there! There could be a couple of reasons for this. What is wrong with drifting the sleeve out? Absolutely nothing unprofessional about that at all. However, I always do it myself - but I'm 66 and worked on diesels for a long time..
Great tip the 'cream' on the hands. If you're VP is a Marinised Perkings engine, like the D-2 range, you can get these parts at 1/4 of the VP prices for exactly the same. My tip for you: use GT7 from Tec7 instead of WD40. Discovered it a year ago. Incredible. For example, it loosened a spanner in 30min that was stuck since 2 years and where every 'specialist' had failed! Costing me a lot. GT7 is about 7euro for 600ml. It stopped also the corrosion on my boom between aluminum and stainless steel (and makes the boom and mast shine as new 😁). I wish I had discovered it earlier.
Thank you for the tip Henri! I hope you and the family are enjoying France! 😊 Chris 👍
I may never own a Volvo engine, but it’s nice to know about them. Well done!
Never say never... :-) Thank you! 👍
Great video. I'm no mechanic but would love to attempt to do that job.
Yes is 2 cilinder engine to mats noise faint a water bloc to have les noise ...very nice videos mi frient
Very well done and very informative..
Thank you Frans 👍
Great video those are the most interesting
Great rebuild story.
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Grazie mille per questo video! Davvero utile!
Prego! Buon vento, Chris 👍
Brilliant set of instructional vids...just shows that it's not too hard to tackle things like this. Thank you.
Diesel inboards are soooooooo much easier to work on than diesel car engines. I'd encourage anyone to get stuck in and have a go. Cheers, Chris 👍
Very informative, good instructional technique and diction nice and clear. Love the idea of presenting options from the quick fix to proper fix. Disappointing to hear about the short cuts used by the so-called diesel specialist. I took my Yanmar 1 cylinder to a proper head-shop for renovating and found they had chiselled off the flat nut retaining the oil gear to the cam shaft instead of using the special tool. I’m sure it will be ok and not crack and disable the engine (gulp !). These may be minor things, but if you’re paying several hundred GBPs for a workshop standard of work its not unreasonable to expect quality. Your vids are full of common sense and practical solutions; many thanks.
Thank you Mark, I appreciate the feedback. Cheers, Chris 👍
Great video
Hi From California
Thank you! 👍
Nice job; did the same with gasket set which was cheap at parts4engines
Life-saving honestly. Such a great gift to the online community. Thanks!
Questa serie di video (canale) e' senza dubbio la piu' educativa che ho incontrato per un velista alle prime armi.
Complimenti e grazie !
Grazie mille Lorenzo, apprezzo tantissimo questo complimento. Cheers, Chris 👍
i do i do i do enjoy all your videos so much i am thinking of being a konsort to live on
I'm a constant follower of your blogs....always educational. Thanks!
Thank you Angelo! 👍
Perfect video. No changes required.
Thank you Richard 😊
Good vid. Thx for the explanations of the work
Thanks Eric 👍
Excellent diy video. A friend of mine is going through this exact engine problem and she's paying through the nose. Now they want to replace the entire head. This is all the information we need to fix her boat.
Very nice. Thank you.
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Yes, love these videos. Thanks for sharing your expertise and experience.
Thak you Matthew 👍
A great lesson, it gives me the courage to get more into touching my engine
Keep up the great work!
Thank you Dale, get stuck in! :-) Chris 👍
Stesso problema da affrontare su un 2003, Grazie!!!!
In bocca al lupo! 👍
Not finished watching yet and already brilliant video.
Thank you Samantha 😊
Good job man
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Well done. I did the same job on my 2003 without taking the cylinder head off. That worked also. Buying the special tools is expensive but without it this job would be near impossible to do. I strongly recommend to download the workshop manual. Great channel - keep up the good work.
Great to hear Oliver, that's what I would do next time and if I see a set of tools for sale at a decent price I'll get them and a spare injector sleeve for our tool kit on Britaly. Cheers, Chris 👍
I have an HR 312 with a Volvo 2003..I’m in a part of the US where sailing isn’t super popular, and Volvo stuff like this is almost never seen. This video series really helped me identify a problem that a few techs couldn’t initially and really got me going in the right direction
🤞🏻 I can do the work with the head in place, but now I feel confident doing it myself on a bench top. Thank you!
I also have an HR312 with the same smoking issue on my VP 2003!
I am going to do this same service over the winter, great video. Curious @hunterl1952 if you fixed the problem as well?
Great video
Thanks! 👍
GASP! min.14, the pretty boat should be Pandora from Vela Tradizionale a.s.d., I'm not sure though, because it's long time I don't see her. I did work for few months on that sailing vessel and is when I fall in love with La Spezia gulf.
Chris you know heck of a lot regarding boats and engine. It's always a pleasure follow your 'boat maintainence lessons'.
Un saluto anche a Rossella. Ciaooo
We used to import boats which arrived in containers in the bay of La Spezia and that is how we discovered 'Il Golfo dei Poeti'. We loved it there so much that we decided to get married in St Peter's Church in Portovenere. Let's hope we will be free to go back there again soon, we really miss Liguria... Cheers, Chris (Plus Rossella & Emma) 🙂
Excellent team work on this video project Chris and Rossella. Little Emma is truly blessed to have such amazing and talented parents. She is in for an awesome life. God bless and keep up the wonderful vids.
Thank you very much Kevin, we are very blessed to have Emma and we will do what we can to always be there for her. Chris & Rossella 😊
good job and instructions no ne of what you three have come up with have been boring so pad yourself on the shulders and get back to work we want more !!! 😜
Cheers Dennis! 👍
Very good
Thank you Andrew
Great summary, details I've never seen before. One implication of the Dunning Kruger effect is the way confidence will consistently advance faster than skill in the first 10,000 hours when learning a task. So, even with a background of spinning wrenches, I don't think we beginners should have too much confidence we will perform new tasks better than a pro who does it every day. The kind of mistakes we make are different, often more glaring, and the pro makes the sloppy mistake because he's trying to be faster. On the other hand, you never know when the boss has hired a new employee, who is on his own learning curve. Priceless wisdom comes from past misadventures.
Hi Dave, I agree with you, but I struggled to contain my annoyance with this job... The injectors both had dirt in them (I handed them over with protection on them), one injector was facing the wrong way; they said they had pressure tested this, but the exhaust elbow [which I had not unbolted so as not to have to buy a new gasket], was visibly loose so I asked "what about the gasket?" they said I could "just use the old one". When I took the elbow off there was at least 1/4 of the old gasket missing...) Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes, but if I pay a specialist to do a job I expect better than this. Best regards, Chris 👍
Your videos are brilliant. Love to watch the detail of you work and the passion you have for it. It’s also very informative.
Thank you very much Michael! 👍
Haven’t read or watched it all but a couple of things worth mentioning. Cleaning out the carbon from the exhaust water bend is a real worth while thing to do as they get blocked especially if engine is run on low load. And if you Lapp the valves in to much it can reduce the clearance with the decompression lever resulting in the valve being held open even with the lever in the off position. Also regarding the injector pocket inserts, the are cooled through an internal tube running fore and aft through the head and there are small holes approx 2mm dia which can block, these are orientated at the correct angle to spray the right area.These can be cleared or checked in situ with the removal of the cooling supply inlet pipe.l would caution against trying to remove the internal pipe as it is likely to bend .l can remember how many small holes there are may be 4 ,can be checked with wire. Regards Alistair
I may be late to the party but am really enjoying your videos. I am trying to stay away from the newer videos and the Patreon members page so as to not spoil any surprises 😀. I just could not help myself when this video came up since I am a fellow Volvo Penta owner!
You’ll be hearing from us shortly Paul, thank you for joining our 🌟Patreon Crew🌟 #weloveourpatrons 😁 Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Awesome video mate 👍
Thank you! 👍
Great video Chris and Rossella. Amazed at your knowledge of engines and ease with which you can take them apart and put them back together again. Great camera work Rossella, didn’t realise you were there until Chris mentioned you 😜 sign of a good camera person. Keep it up guys. Always look forward to your videos.
Thank you very much and thank you for helping us make this video! 🌟 Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Nice vid mate. I'm ex REME Ac Tech (Lynx/Gazelle) and feel exactly like you regarding getting tradesmen to do jobs.
Hi Martin, we shared a hangar with 657 Squadron - they were a right bunch of lazy gits... 😉😁 I'd love to be able to do a bit less as I get older, but almost every time I try to 'let go' I wish I'd have just done it myself. Rossella and I refurbed our apartment in Italy and did absolutely everything ourselves (Rewired, knocked a wall down, fitted a boiler & central heating throughout [although a plumber fitted the gas supply for legal reasons], gutted the bathroom and renewed all the plumbing in the concrete floor (taking great care not to go through the floor into our neighbours ceiling!), plastered, double glazed, tiled, replaced all the internal doors, replaced all the flooring, painted everything, the whole shebang) When it was all finished, we ordered a shelf from a big national furniture store and I went away offshore. The guys came to fit the shelf - something they do every day as it is their job - and they drilled a hole through the wall in our living room into our neighbours bedroom! (Peephole style!) To make matters worse their bedroom wall was finished with a hand-painted 'dabble' effect with different colours, so our neighbours had to get the guy who had painted it years before back to paint over the hole. I couldn't believe after we'd done all that work with no issues these muppets could do that whilst fitting a shelf! 😂 It's funny now, it wasn't at the time. Cheers, Chris 👍
I love this video and I love the music comming out from your engine!! Is this boring? NO WAY!!
Keep up the good job and please, receive my regards and congratulations for your and your family from Argentina.
Thank you! 👍
These are the best!
Thanks Tim 👍
Genius mate, absolute genius! Definitely not boring, in fact it was riveting stuff! Seriously.
Thanks mate! Subscribe & hit the bell for more videos from us. Chris 👍
Not boring at all! I really appreciate the real world nuts and bolts approach you bring to us. Keep the great work!
Cheers Blaine! 👍
great content very informative and handy for others with similar engines
Cheers Bob 👍
I did a full head gasket and injector replacement a couple months ago on our VP 2001, much based on knowledge from your previous Volvo 200X videos along with the workshop manual! Thank you!
Great to hear Erik! Cheers, Chris 👍
This is the most helpful sailing youtube channel out. Thanks for your videos Chris !
Thank you for watching & commenting Tomas! Chris 👍
Sun tan cream can mark some finishes like car paint - guess how I know.
Don't forget to lubricate the top end before putting the lid on. In the few seconds before the oil reaches the tappets, and valve guides a lot of damage can be done.
From memory some of the Penta engines were originally made by Perkins. I think their parts are a lot cheaper.
The Volvo engine that is going into Nutshell is a Perkins.
Sublime to the ridiculous and I like them all Chris, your research for cheap parts is fantastic (apart from the chain)😁
Thank you! Actually the chain is all good! I dragged it across the boatyard to mark it up and I must have dragged it over something ferrous: when it first went in the water and some rust stains appeared I thought it was bad galvanising (hence my talking about that in a video) but as time has gone by it actually transpires that the chain is showing no problems and that initial rust was caused by deposits of ferrous material on top of the zinc. Cheers, Chris 👍
Well done, great video. Tipps, tricks, airplane picture montage, and you working in quality. Enjoy watching
Thank you very much Leo, we couldn't make our videos if it wasn't for our Patrons, so thank you! 🌟 Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Very enjoyable Chris, keep them coming. Boat maintenance is another side to sailing that I personally find part of the learning experience.
Thanks Ray, there is never a dull moment and that’s part of the reason I love boats so much. Cheers, Chris
Good tip about sun lotion cream 👍
Cheers Uros, subscribe for more informative sailing videos from us! 👍
I already am, keep posting videos and good luck! ;)
Superb video. Thanks a lot. Question. Since you removed the cylinder head why didn't you do the valves as well?
Chris, it is possible to make an emergency makeshift head gasket from microwaved sheets of lasagne, presoaked in vinegar and suncream. You do need to carefully cut out the silhouette from the old intake précisly halfway through the cooking and curing time though.
I haven't done this myself but am assured by my Fiat mechanic that this definitely work.
I have made a gaskets in the past and the results can be surprisingly good: I made one from a document folder (low pressure water & exhaust) which I expected to work, but on another occasion I made a seal for a pressure gauge out of a foam earplug (This was when I worked on helicopters and we were on ops in the desert with no supply chain). When compressed in the fitting, this porous foam worked perfectly and allowed us to top-up an undercarriage with 3,000 psi of nitrogen - this was a more surprising success... Cheers, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly the best emergency gasket is an old one. Which is why you haven't thrown the one you removed away (?). In my youth I successfully reused head gaskets on old bangers by noting each held bolt torque and slightly exceeding it on rebuild. To get a torque reading I'd tighten slightly to unstick (note torque indicator) then loosen and note that reading on the diagram. Then stick each bolt on to the diagram to maintain its positioning for the rebuild.
In my mind, each would have its own stretch and elastic properties as well as torque.... for that specific gasket.
If the old was going straight back on (no breaks between holes). Don't clean well stuck gasket bits off (just loose bits) use goodly amount of red/hermitite between surfaces. Get the bolts in the same holes and tighten (in gradual stages) in reciprocal opposite pairs. The pairs were middle, outermost then the in-betweens. Gradually. Upto the lowest torque on the diagram. Then match the others on the diagram. FINALLY, give each bolt the equal additional last tweak in the recipricol pairs order. This last tweak was to compress the gasket just that tad more than it was before we removed it. Especially if it had them, it's metallic edge bits.
Run engine to burn and blow out squeezed out hermitite.
What do you think of our reasoning?
We were teens 35 years ago and not keeping jets/helicopters in the air and didn't always have money for headsets if they were salvageable. It always seemed to work.
Just in case. I'd better just say that the lasagne is a joke with Chris. Don't try this at home!
Dear Chris, you have created a superb UA-cam Channel : a delight to watch, well put together and your technical knowledge is outstanding, Thank you
Thank you very much for your kind words Robbie. 🙏 Chris
This was excellent, so useful, just learning the basics, wouldn't have a clue about diesel engines myself. Thanks.
My pleasure! 👍
This video is full of high valuable information! Regards from Brazil!
Cheers! 👍
@@SailingBritaly Chris, I'm servicing a VP2002, it's reaching up to 2700rpm at no load , but when I engage the gearbox the engine takes to long speeding up and barely reaches 1800rpm. I suppose the injectors are not injecting enough diesel. Feed pump looks ok, diesel filter changed, fresh diesel... I tried to remove the injectors to check its opening pressure, nozzle spray angle and diesel volume, but they are stuck. I will also test the cylinders compression, even with no difficult to start it. Any recommendation?
Love this!!!
Thanks Erik! 👍
I also own a Penta of similar vintage. I have been very lucky with mine and intend to keep it purring myself. So this was very useful and very well done. You present the work really well.
Thank you Adam 👍
You save your self lots money and the most important thing a peace of mind, some shops are shops from hell.
Excellent tech Vlogs Chris. I was not surprised in learning of your negative experience with MotorVela at LaSpezia. Two years ago they rebuilt my 130 HP VolvoPenta engine and a 12 KW generator. Well, I had multiple diesel and coolant leaks. Instead of cleaning the motors they spray painted onto the dirt all over the engine and generator. In addition they did not replace some of the larger gaskets. A true unprofessional disaster that I discovered underway during the months following installation, when I already was 1000 nm away from LaSpezia... Best regards from Switzerland, Silvano
Hi Silvano, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. We found MotorVela very good at getting parts but the subcontractor they sent us to for the injector sleeve didn't do them proud. Cheers, Chris 👍
Great rebuild video! Delicious pasta video! Thanks for the video sailors!
Thanks Jeremy! 👍
The specialist made sure to not get ALL the injectors in the wrong way!
A bit like a stopped clock is not always wrong.
When I worked for Volvo we made a quicker tool with threaded bar welded to a coach bolt, slide hammer a truck gudgeon pin. Worked really well, coach bolt screwed into soft copper every time. You need Volvo tool for putting replacement injector sleeve back in though flares the end
If you want something done right, do in your self ! And use only OEM or better parts. No one but me, wrenches on my beloved 99.5 VW TDI jetta with 340000 mi. Really enjoy the technical information. Do you use any lube on the new rubber impeller ?
Great video!
Thank you Dominic! And thank you for helping us make it! 🌟 Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊
Always wondered why impeller driven pumps often eject water in spurts rather than streams? I would think a stream would be better for removing heat efficiently.
The pump is produsing a stream of water. After cooling the engine its intected into the exhaust. There its pushed out unregular by the exhaust gas
Thanks for the content! Although this is a year old a nice trick on the field for the head/block surfaces is to watersand it. Use a reasonable thick block of glass (to remain as flat as possible) and wet sandpaper to remove the old gasket/ remove minor imperfections on the head and block. (800/1000/2000 grit). Ensure you have something on the cilindres to keep them clean.
I enjoy and respect your mechanical "Fix-It" knowledge. I also like to see the meals you and your wife cook.
Thanks! 👍
Enjoy the video Chris, all the Tech stuff, also good camera work Rossell.
they do great
Thanks Peter 👍
great video guys!! Fair winds!
Cheers guys, fair winds! 👍
Brilliant Chris! I vote for more videos just like this!
Thanks! 👍
Yes I like the video of your boat reapers and upgrades.
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Hi Chris, excellent final video about the engine. The world is small sometimes ... Years and years ago I had an excellent experience (for a complete post purchase service) with a mechanic specialist in old engines from MotorVela in La Spezia at the Darsena Pagliari. My old Volvo Penta MD11C from 1980 was in excellent condition and still runs like a quality Swiss watch. Keep it up, it's nice to follow you. PS: how does little Emma grow? Greetings also to Rossella.
Ciao Mauro! MotorVela were excellent - the diesel guy less so, but all's well that ends well. We really miss Liguria, we loved keeping our boat there. Emma is not so little any more... it's scary how fast they grow up! Un abbraccio, Chris 👍
@@SailingBritaly When the elderly retire they are often replaced by less good young people, it is a pity. Today there is a tendency to replace ruined pieces as they are no longer able to repair. Fair winds with Emma soon at the helm ...
Great video, great content, all engine fixing info appreciated
On the contrary I like to see this you of video on your channel. You did an excellent job and your explanation of the problem as well as the alternatives to fix it were outstanding.
Thank you Bob 👍
Very good video. Probably the best I have seen on diy. You are very talented. Thank you
Thank you very much! 👍
Tnx for a truly inspiring video! Great help in understanding and learning about old engines. Trying my best to keep a VP md7a running for another 35 years:D
Cuando se sustituye una junta culata y se reaprieta como hiciste, hay que regular los balancines de escape y admisión, si o si, ya que pueden quedar apretados o flojos fuera de medida y hacer que el motor falle a corto plazo
Great work...you're a star....keep it up.....no idea why you haven't 100K plus.....the world will come to you so keep putting out your great content...thanks for all the effort and time you take for us
Thank you very much Tim. Fingers crossed for the future, although we are very grateful to everyone who has clicked on that red subcribe button or hit the bell up to now. We have a very nice community here and are thankful for that. Cheers, Chris 👍
Definitely very enjoyable. Well, it is a blokey thing! On the engine, purging air can be a pain... dual inline water separators hold a lot of fuel, and air, and with manual purging can take forever. If possible lower the filters below the tank/fuel level and crack the purge valves, this will get rid of most of the air without trying to top up with unfiltered fuel. At least one water separator/filter should be on the feed - condensation may not be a problem in the med. but here in dear old blighty we know all about it! A fuel additive to stop bacterial growth in the fuel is very important in the med where the fuel tends to hand around for long periods. I wholeheartedly agree with your comments about doing the job yourself to get it right. The boating industry is a strange place for contractors, with no easy referral system for quality workmanship, unlike other industries. Why?
Great Vid Chris, Although I wont own a Diesel engine for a good few years to come!! I'm currently suffering from having recently 'caught up' with your videos so I now have to wait for you to publish them rather than just go to youtube and bingo Britally fix...!! hope you are all keeping well.
Thank you! We have many more in the pipeline... 👍
Brilliant again guys. Great practical information. Thanks.
Thank you very much Denis. 🌅⛵️