Fault Tracing
A number of symptoms and possible causes of engine malfunctions are described in the table below. Always
contact your Volvo Penta dealer if any problems occur which you cannot solve by yourself.
NOTICE!
Read through the safety advice for care and maintenance work in the chapter
Safety precautions for
maintenance and service operations
before you start work.
Symptoms and possible causes
The diagnosis button lamp flashes
Please refer to
Alarm handling
Engine cannot be stopped
2, 5
Starter motor does not rotate
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23
Starter motor rotates slowly
1, 2
Starter motor rotates normally but the engine does
not start
8, 9, 10, 11,
Engine starts but stops again
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Engine does not reach correct operating speed at
full throttle
9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 23, 24
Engine runs roughly
10, 11
High fuel consumption
12, 14, 23
Black exhaust smoke
12
Blue or white exhaust smoke
14, 21
Too low lubrication oil pressure
15
Excessive coolant temperature
16, 17, 18, 19
Too low coolant temperature
19
No, or poor charge
2, 22
Fault handling
60
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