Volvo Penta engines for speed and leisure boats are surely
the best on the market, and they last for a long time, but how can you be sure
what year yours was built?
When you examine the engine cloesely, you can pinpoint the
time period to when Volvo built the engine. This is usually a close
approximation, so it can save you a lot of money if you're buying one from an
unfamiliar source.
Look for numbers on the decal, this way, you can determine
the year at least. You can also look at lettering sequences to determine the
year, for example, AQ and BB sequences ceased in the nineties.
The engine's color tells you a lot about it. A good example
is an early red volvo engine, which is sign that its from the eighties. If the
boat has a dark chocolate or charcoal color, you should be able to look up the
information easily.
The current red engines are from 2000 and later. The decals
on these don't give an exact year or date, but you can use the number sequence
on the engine to find out.
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