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Sail Drives and their Fluids
By J.D. Neeson, President, Marine Parts Express Volvo Penta recently issued a bulletin (see below) that recommends all people who have sail drives (130 and 150s) should switch from using ATF fluid in their sail drives to SAE 15W40. This is a big change when you think that the ATF fluid has a viscosity of 6.1 […]
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Changed Oil Quality Recommendation for S-Drives
Volvo Penta Service Bulletin Date: 10-2010 Group 44-1 Number 85 Version 2 Volvo Penta has changed the recommendation for oil quality in S-drives. S-drives manufactured September 2010 onwards will have a sticker with the information “SAE 15W-40 ONLY” attached in the connection to the oil filter. Older drives have a sticker with the text “ATF […]
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