Volvo Penta outdrive won’t rise all the way

[Wanna Tango]

I just purchased a 2000 Seaswirl Striper and I am not able to rise the outdrive all the way up. No leaks in hydraulic fluid or noticeable broken lines. Hoping it’s a quick fix. Any recommendations will help. TIA

 

[Scott Danforth]

Are you hitting the trim limit and must use the tilt?

 

[Wanna Tango]

Yes. I will be trying to work on it this weekend and maybe bleeding it.

 

[dypcdiver]

There is a limiter that you might need to hold in the over ride button down while titling.

 

[BRICH1260]

You may have the trim piston travel spacers inside the rams.

 

[Wanna Tango]

There is a limiter that you might need to hold in the over ride button down while titling.

I will check that this weekend. Thanks.

 

[Wanna Tango]

You may have the trim piston travel spacers inside the rams.

I am still able to push it up by hand, though it is very hard to do that.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Most likely you hit trim limit and need to pull the finger trigger and the thumb switch to raise

 

[QBhoy]

Hi. Some VP need you to press and hold a separate button at the same time as pressing the up switch, to go into trailer mode and tilt beyond the upper trim position.

 

[Wanna Tango]

Was able to go out to the boat today but unable to do any work in it or check it but looked and saw the reservoir empty of any fluid. Going to fill it and charge batteries and test.
Thanks everyone.

 

[Wanna Tango]

Update: filled up the reservoir and went out for about 30 minutes. Came back and reservoir was empty and saw the hydraulic fluid in the bilge and under the trim/tilt motor. Not sure if leak is from the reservoir or the line.
Has anyone here changed the trim/tilt motor or reservoir? Or knows the part number for this model? I don’t see a simple way of changing it without having to remove risers and manifold on the port side.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Oildyne 108 plastic reservoir are cheap and held in to the bottom of the pump with one screw

 

[Wanna Tango]

Oildyne 108 plastic reservoir are cheap and held in to the bottom of the pump with one screw

Thanks. Main concern is access to remove the reservoir.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Thanks. Main concern is access to remove the reservoir.

you have to pull the pump to be able to get access to remove the reservoir