Like the vid. Two comments. Do not have to worry about putting impeller with blades the correct position. They will be correct as first turn motor. Second comment. I have a 202 Cobalt 206 with 5.7 Volvo. After experimenting i found that only have to loosen the bolts to the bracket. Impeller unit comes off. Much easier than trying to put the bolts back after completely removing. Took me 3 years before realized could do that.
Loved the video. My old Merc had the impeller inside the lower unit, and required more labor. The new Volvo is so much easier to service the impeller. Can't wait to try it. Thank you for the DIY instructions.
I did not have to. I did lift the motor up because it’s an inboard outboard, and that allowed the water intake area to be low enough that it never came up into the boat. I was extremely cautious removing it because I thought the same thing you just did that I would have that problem and did not.
Good job. I have the Volvo Penta 4.3L V6 with the exact same impeller housing. I have a **much** tighter space and can only work by touch in my bilge. You helped me find the location of the O-ring and the orientation of the splines. The only thing I may have done wrong was inadvertently rotate the impeller housing. I do not know if the orientation is in the same position as when I removed it. Is this a problem?
You can also use silicon lubricant from your plumbing supply store. I also added a 0-30 psi gauge on my thermostat housing, it conveniently had a 1/4 inch plug in it so I didnt need to drill and tap. This year I am going to put the gauge on the dash and run a 1/4 inch line up to it. This lets you monitor your pump pressure and lets you see when the impeller is starting to wear out.
@@Svdreamchaser I saw it on my friends bass boat with a 120 hp merc outboard. I though hey that is a great idea. I found once the engine comes up to temp it runs about 16 psi.
Inlet from the transom. I typically refer to that indicating the flow direction. So water goes from the lower unit up the hose to the pump which them goes to thermostat, circulates through heat exchanger then out with the exhaust.
Hi. Replaced the impeller and it went great. Hooked the hose up to test and with the hose on there is a slow drip from the 6 o’clock position. Gasket is new and seems to be correct. Thoughts? Thanks in advance
Great video! This gives me confidence to do it myself. Question, If your boat is in the water, do you still need to hook up the hose and run water in the engine before restarting?
Are you sleeping with a hole needed to go on the bottom essentially a Wii pole. If for some reason the O-ring failed and water began to get into the bearing the idea would be that it would drain out that we fall prior to getting into the actual engine or the bearings. However when I started to say that and rotated around I noticed there were actually three week old so I aired on the side of just putting it exactly the way it was before I took it out. In the end if you’re doing this job I would just recommend that you place it however it was when you took it off assuming it’s been running and working fine prior to that
I would love to hear how you have done this work and if you have found this video helpful and accurate for those with this engine and would others with a different engine still get value from it?
Your video and explanation has 2 problems: One the inlet and outlet to the water pump you indicate in your video are inconsistent. In the start of your video you show the wrong inlet/outlet but at the end you correct it. Second the direction of the impeller blades when you took out the old one and when you put the new one are NOT the same.
Wow, I will have to go back in and look at the video again because I have been running it without issues. Thanks for pointing out the error on the in/out if I misspoke on those. I will rewatch and double check
Like the vid. Two comments. Do not have to worry about putting impeller with blades the correct position. They will be correct as first turn motor. Second comment. I have a 202 Cobalt 206 with 5.7 Volvo. After experimenting i found that only have to loosen the bolts to the bracket. Impeller unit comes off. Much easier than trying to put the bolts back after completely removing. Took me 3 years before realized could do that.
Very good. lt makes sense to not worry about the direction of the blades. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for taking the time to make this. Helped a lot.
Glad to hear that. Thanks for checking it out.
Loved the video. My old Merc had the impeller inside the lower unit, and required more labor. The new Volvo is so much easier to service the impeller. Can't wait to try it. Thank you for the DIY instructions.
Glad it was helpful Erik.
Great video!
Glad you found it helpful.
Great video! Question, since you were in the water, did you have to close the seacocks before removing the impeller housing and draining?
I did not have to. I did lift the motor up because it’s an inboard outboard, and that allowed the water intake area to be low enough that it never came up into the boat. I was extremely cautious removing it because I thought the same thing you just did that I would have that problem and did not.
Perfect thanks for the vid 👍🏼
Glad it helped.
@@Svdreamchaser I will attempt to do it tomorrow. From Canada 🇨🇦 🇺🇲
Good job. I have the Volvo Penta 4.3L V6 with the exact same impeller housing. I have a **much** tighter space and can only work by touch in my bilge. You helped me find the location of the O-ring and the orientation of the splines. The only thing I may have done wrong was inadvertently rotate the impeller housing. I do not know if the orientation is in the same position as when I removed it. Is this a problem?
No as long as it goes on the shaft splines all good.
You can also use silicon lubricant from your plumbing supply store. I also added a 0-30 psi gauge on my thermostat housing, it conveniently had a 1/4 inch plug in it so I didnt need to drill and tap. This year I am going to put the gauge on the dash and run a 1/4 inch line up to it. This lets you monitor your pump pressure and lets you see when the impeller is starting to wear out.
Great modification. I hadn’t thought of that.
@@Svdreamchaser I saw it on my friends bass boat with a 120 hp merc outboard. I though hey that is a great idea. I found once the engine comes up to temp it runs about 16 psi.
Nice video, I’m jealous of course. What inner coastal waterway are you on.
Be safe
Merry Christmas to you and your family
This is actually up in Charlotte harbor on the west side of Florida.
Great video! Does the inlet refer to the hose going back to the transom or is the inlet referring to the hose that goes to the thermostat??
Inlet from the transom. I typically refer to that indicating the flow direction. So water goes from the lower unit up the hose to the pump which them goes to thermostat, circulates through heat exchanger then out with the exhaust.
Hi. Replaced the impeller and it went great. Hooked the hose up to test and with the hose on there is a slow drip from the 6 o’clock position. Gasket is new and seems to be correct. Thoughts? Thanks in advance
There is a weep hole in the bottom that allows water to leak out of the bearing seals are starting to fail. I think. That would be my first thought.
Torque specs please?
I am not sure. That may be one for a Volvo tech. Sorry.
is vaseline safe to use?
I believe so but am not 100 sure.
Great video! This gives me confidence to do it myself. Question, If your boat is in the water, do you still need to hook up the hose and run water in the engine before restarting?
No. The pump is strong enough to pull it up the engine. Again that is if it is in the water.
@@Svdreamchaser Great. Much Appreciated!
Not really sure why you wanted to catch the water in the little bucket since your bilge was all ready full of water? Otherwise great video!
Good habits even when there has been rain.
Why did you point out where the hole must stay?
Are you sleeping with a hole needed to go on the bottom essentially a Wii pole. If for some reason the O-ring failed and water began to get into the bearing the idea would be that it would drain out that we fall prior to getting into the actual engine or the bearings. However when I started to say that and rotated around I noticed there were actually three week old so I aired on the side of just putting it exactly the way it was before I took it out. In the end if you’re doing this job I would just recommend that you place it however it was when you took it off assuming it’s been running and working fine prior to that
I would love to hear how you have done this work and if you have found this video helpful and accurate for those with this engine and would others with a different engine still get value from it?
Wheres the sailboat?? you didn't jump ship now did you? If so I may have to leave this channel lol
+ChrisLawley nope. I didn’t jump ship. The boat is still in Louisiana and we will be sailing it here in a couple months when it warms up a bit.
@@Svdreamchaser It's HOT here you can sail all winter lol
Great video, I have a 5.7 GXI-G in my Monterey and I will be changing mine out this week. I will let you know how it goes.
Excellent video, but I knew from the start that the shortcut would not work!
Lol. Where were you before I started. Thanks for watching.
zip tie to fold impeller an it will push off as impeller goes inn
Great Tip. Never tried that!!
Part number please 5.7
Here is a link to one on Amazon - amzn.to/37Trpg6. It is part # 21951346
Your video and explanation has 2 problems: One the inlet and outlet to the water pump you indicate in your video are inconsistent. In the start of your video you show the wrong inlet/outlet but at the end you correct it. Second the direction of the impeller blades when you took out the old one and when you put the new one are NOT the same.
Wow, I will have to go back in and look at the video again because I have been running it without issues. Thanks for pointing out the error on the in/out if I misspoke on those. I will rewatch and double check
I thought he had the impeller blades right.. you just have to look at the squished blades
@@Svdreamchaser They were actually in the right direction...dude needs to watch the video again..
It does not matter the impellar will correct itself. Brand new..very pliable. Good video buddy!!