NC11 (2017) with twin inboard Volvo Penta D3 200 A-H engines

[happyour]

I’ve just discovered that the 2017 model NC11 which I bought in August 2020 has engine problems which were anticipated by Volvo Penta in 2018 in a service bulletin which applied to several types of engine, including my D3 200 A-H engines. The bulletin recommended that the engines be removed and re-torqued. The cost was covered by Volvo Penta but the bulletin expired in April 2021. The engines (approx 300 hours) have been maintained by two Volvo Penta agents - neither of which has flagged up this problem. I discovered the existence of the bulletin only in May 2022. Both engines now require removal and repair.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?

[Hanzel]

Hi, we have also the 2017 NC11 with twin D3-200, not aware about engine problems and also no issues at 360 hours……
Can you be more specific about the Volvo Penta bulletin and the recommendations?

[happyour]

AB Volvo Penta
SE-405 08 Göteborg Sweden
Quality Campaign. Q0130, D3 Crank shaft main bearing re-torque
D3-110i-H, D3-140A-H, D3-150i-H, D3-170A-H, D3-170i-H, D3-200A-H, D3-200i-H, D3-220A-H, D3-220i-H
Binder:
Brief description
Concerned products
Date: 02-2018
Lost clamping force on bearing frame due to bearing frame screws connecting angle have been changed. This could lead to loss of oil pressure, engine derate.
Page: 1(3)
Product Designation
D3-110I-H D3-140A-H D3-150I-H D3-170A-H D3-170I-H D3-200A-H D3-200I-H D3-220A-H D3-220I-H
Part No on Product
40869572
40869578
40869574
40869579
40869575
40869580
40869576
40869581
40869577
Method
Serial number range A481245 to A916215.
NOTICE! Not all engines within the serial number range are affected.

[happyour]

Service bulletin
Group Number Version
21-6 155 1

[happyour]

Compensation
NOTICE! Locally purchased material should be claimed under other cost in UCHP.
Main op. 0000-00-09-00. Re-torque main shaft bearing screws R&R. 8h (M) Additional op. 0000-00-09-01. Remove engine from engine bay. 10h (O) Additional op. 0000-00-09-02. Assemble the engine into the engine bay. 10h (O) Additional op. 0000-00-09-03. Test after repair. 0.5h (M)

[happyour]

This is almost 30 hours of work involving the removal of the engines - inverting them - re torquing - reinstalling!
I suggest you get your Volvo Penta engineer to check your serial numbers against the bulletin and seek answers from Volvo Penta UK

[happyour]

Have you experienced any loss of speed at high revs? You should be getting over 30 knots at around 3,800 revs.

[Hanzel]

Not at all.
We get 3900 revs with 58-60 kmph fully loaded.
However, most of the time we travel at 1500 rpm @ 12 kmph as the waters around our place are quite narrow.

Do you have had issues to decide to remove the engines?

[happyour]

Be careful to power up fully for a while regularly to keep your turbos clear of carbon deposits.
The removal of the engines will be a nightmare as there is inadequate space in the engine bay. The designers did not anticipate this being necessary.

[bostonboater]

Is there a way to look up, perhaps via HID or engine serial numbers, to see if a boat needed and/or received the fix from a technical service bulletin? We're looking at a 2015 NC11 and want to know if this was required and/or completed. Thank you!

[happyour]

Yes. Get your local Volvo Penta appointed engineer to check the serial numbers of the engines against the VP data base but be aware that the service bulletin issued in 2018 was withdrawn in 2021 and may not recognise the issue without further investigation.

[bostonboater]

Thank you! How can the problem be recognized otherwise? Any guidance on that?

[Time Out]

Recalls or service bulletins for Volvo Penta can be found here:

www.volvopenta.com/your-engine/recall-information/

You need to have your engine(s) serial number(s).