Volvo Penta D16 MH - Stops Longer than Eight Months

Return the Engine to Service
1. Remove any protective covers on the engine, air
intake and exhaust.
2. Top up with engine oil of the correct grade in the
engine and reverse gear if necessary.
3. Fit new fuel fi lters and bleed the fuel system.
4. Check drive belts.
5. Check the condition of rubber hoses and check
hose clamps.
6. Close the drain cocks and fi t the drain plugs of
the rawwater system. Fit the impeller in the raw-
water pump. Fill and bleed the rawwater system.
7. Check the coolant level and anti-freeze. Top up if
necessary.
8. Check under and around the engine for such
items as loose or missing bolts, oil, fuel or coo-
lant leaks and repair if needed.
9. Connect fully charged batteries.
10. Start the engine and run it at idling speed until it
reaches operating temperature before loading it.
11. Check for oil, fuel or coolant leaks.
12. When the engine has run long enough to warm
up apply the load and bring it to operating speed.
Conserving the lubricating and fuel systems for stops longer than eight months:
1. Drain the oil from the engine and fi ll with conservation oil* to just over the MIN mark on the dipstick.
2. Connect supply and return fuel lines to a fuel can fi lled with 1/3 conservation oil* and 2/3 diesel fuel.
3. Bleed the fuel system.
4. Start the engine and run it at fast idling speed until approximately two liters of the fuel/conservation oil mix-
ture have been consumed. Stop the engine and connect the ordinary fuel lines.
5. Drain the conservation oil from the engine.
6. Follow the directions on the previous page in other respects.
* Conservation oils are available from oil companies.
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