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Volvo Penta IPS 400 User Manual

Volvo Penta IPS 400
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Maintenance schedule
General information
Your Volvo Penta engine and its equipment are designed for high reliability and long life. They are built to with-
stand a marine environment, but also to have the smallest possible environmental impact. If given preventive
maintenance, according to the maintenance schedule, and if Volvo Penta original spares are used, these quali-
ties are retained and unnecessary malfunctions can be avoided.
Warranty inspection
During the first period of operation, the specified warranty inspection “First service inspection” must be done by
an authorised Volvo Penta workshop. Instructions about when and where this should be done are found in the
Warranty and service book.
Extended Protection
Volvo Penta offers an Extended Protection for your marine diesel engine, including transmission, if used for
pleasure use only. To be valid a Extended Protection service has to be performed at the owners cost and ex-
pense by an authorized Volvo Penta distributor, dealer or workshop before the expiry of the 12 months Warranty
Period. Further directions can be found in the Warranty and Service Book.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
WARNING! Before you do any maintenance work, read the “Maintenance” chapter carefully. This
contains advice on doing the work in a safe and correct manner.
IMPORTANT! Maintenance points marked must be done by an authorised Volvo Penta work-
shop.
Daily, before first start:
Engine and engine room. General inspection................................................ page 63
Engine oil. Check level ................................................................................... page 67
Coolant. Check level ...................................................................................... page 72
General inspection. Leakage and function check. .....................................not shown
Drive-unit. Check oil level ............................................................................. page 85
Every 14 days:
Drive belts. Check for wear. Change as required ........................................... page 65
Sea water filter. Cleaning ............................................................................... page 74
Battery. Check electrolyte level ...................................................................... page 81
Every 100-200 hours / at least once a year, included in extended protection:
Engine oil. Change
1)
..................................................................................... page 68
Engine oil filter. Change
2)
............................................................................. page 69
1)
Oil change intervals vary, depending on oil grade and sulfur content of the fuel. Please refer to Technical Data.
2)
Change the filters during each oil change.
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Volvo Penta IPS 400 Specifications

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BrandVolvo Penta
ModelIPS 400
CategoryEngine
LanguageEnglish

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