Re: Volvo Penta 270 outdrive. Oil in from top or bottom?
Filling a Volvo 270, 275, 280, 290, SP-A,C,D and all the DP-A thru E series all fill the same.<br />Behind the cover is a allen head plug to the starboard side of the shift mechanism.<br />That is where you put the oil in (and for all the single prop drives, it's now 30W engine oil that is recommended).<br />It's not a big deal. Leave the drive down (cavitation plate level..... roughly) then make a funnel attached to an elbow fitting attached to some sort of fitting that will fit into where the plug came from. (1/2" pipe thread is close enough)<br />Now, with the funnel up in the air, start filling the drive..... it's slow, so take your time and don't get in a hurry. It will take somewhere between 2.7 and something over 3 quarts. Don't panic, take your time, or you WILL Be draining out excess gear lube (oil).<br />Allow the oil to sit in the drive for a while (15 minutes or a couple of good stories with friends or a brew [no chugging allowed]).<br />Check the oil level WITHOUT screwing the dipstick into the cap. If it's within the flat area on the dipstick it's good, but I try to stay within a 1/2" of the top.<br />Put the plug and dipstick back in and your done.<br />Do use new gaskets and orings. It cheap compared to what water damage costs to repair.<br />I'll have to get a picture of my fill funnel so you can see it's nothing special, and I use it constantly..... Much better than the Volvo method they show in the owners manual.