While my family was on vacation, I started feeling a mis. I could feel a shake at 1000-1200 rpms. I took the boat to a Volvo Certified mechanic. He hooked it up to a computer and said that #6 cylinder was missing. He swapped spark plugs and that had no effect. He checked for spark and said there was one. He thought that it was a wiring issue, but since I was 500 miles from home I would need to get it fixed at home.
The engine has 185 hours on it, but a drip from the engine hatch falls right above the #6 cylinder. I noticed that the coil pack 6 was quite rusted. When I pulled it off, the metal ring flaked and some rings from the coil broke off. I decided to replace the 4 coils on that side of the engine as the other 4 had no rust. That did not help. Still the shake. It seems to be getting worse with time.
My problem is that I have another vacation booked at a lake house in 12 days and no boat. I have ordered a new wiring harness for the starboard coil packs but they don't get here until Monday. I am also trying to find a mechanic local but they are all busy. Do you have any ideas on what to check on next?
The mechanic I met did not think it was a injector issue as the computer did not have any codes for the injector.
Also when I took off the exaust manifold #6 looked wet. I thought it was just unburnt fuel making it look that way. Maybe it is water?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to cancel my familys vacation. My boys would be devistated.
Brian
The engine has 185 hours on it, but a drip from the engine hatch falls right above the #6 cylinder. I noticed that the coil pack 6 was quite rusted. When I pulled it off, the metal ring flaked and some rings from the coil broke off. I decided to replace the 4 coils on that side of the engine as the other 4 had no rust. That did not help. Still the shake. It seems to be getting worse with time.
My problem is that I have another vacation booked at a lake house in 12 days and no boat. I have ordered a new wiring harness for the starboard coil packs but they don't get here until Monday. I am also trying to find a mechanic local but they are all busy. Do you have any ideas on what to check on next?
The mechanic I met did not think it was a injector issue as the computer did not have any codes for the injector.
Also when I took off the exaust manifold #6 looked wet. I thought it was just unburnt fuel making it look that way. Maybe it is water?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to cancel my familys vacation. My boys would be devistated.
Brian
