volvo penta transmission

  1. JamesG161

    Volvo Penta Gear Oil

    My MD22L has a reverse gear which supposedly requires just VP's own brand oil at $50 a quart!:yikes: I check my gear oil every 3 months and for the first time found it to be "Burnt" but still had lubricity. @Rich Stidger has the same engine and we have been chatting in a private message about...
  2. JamesG161

    Prop Spinning Undersail

    I have read a few topics on transmissions gears but that does not seem an issue on my Volvo Penta reverse gear transmission in neutral. I had the weekend sail in 20 knot winds and SOG of 7.2 knots. I went below for a bio-break and heard the whirl of my prop. This is the first time I have heard...