Stuff that's good to know and remember for later reference

Impeller

Change time

~1 hour per impeller

Must have

800-1200 wet grinding paper
7mm pipe
Pliers for pulling out impeller
Paper
Impeller kit, volvo original

Buy the original replacement part from Volvo. Aftermarket impellers does not always come with gasket nor glycerine.

Notes on how to do it

Stop water intake
Unscrew lid, dismount it
Notice the rotation of the impeller, it goes clockwise.
Wipe and clean the gasket connection points (grind down any bumps or dirt).
Mount it, make sure to bend the blades on the impeller the correct way.

Rudder bearings

Change time

Days

Must have

Skills

Can be made by measurement, price around 300€ per rudder.

Better to get prefabricated parts from;

https://www.jp3steering.com

Specific link to Belize 43
http://www.international-boat-spares.com/fr/113-belize-43

Notes on how to do it

Lift boat
...

Hatch / Window seal

Change time

3-4 hours

Must have

Carpet knife
Scraping utensil
Masking tape 2 and 3 cm (think paint)
Sikaflex, Tec7 or similar
Sanding paper, 400 ?
Acetone
Paper towels
Plastic gloves
Consider silicone shaping tool (slikkepott)

Good howto in Swedish;

https://www.hamnen.se/batkunskap/batagarens-gor-det-sjalv/tata-luckan-som-ett-proffs.html

Oil Filter / Oil Change - Engine

Change time

~1,5 hour per engine

Must have

Filter"wrench" with straps, it's too tight for other larger versions
4L Oil
Filter, Volvo original
Gloves
Plastic bag 3L
Lots of paper
Suction device to suck out oil from drainage pipe. Use a hose that fits AROUND the drainage pipe and start sucking.

Buy the original replacement part from Volvo. Aftermarket filters are sometimes larger in diameter, and you have about 2mm to spare. Not worth the risk.

Notes on how to do it

Pull off cap on drainpipe
Put on hose
Start sucking, should be about 4L and with a manual suctionpump it takes about 20 minutes to completely dry the sump.
Paper underneath and plastic over the oil filter, unscrew it
New filter on with oil on the gasket and filled up. Follow instructions on filter.
Fill her up

Coolant / Flush the system

Change time

~2 hours per engine

Must have

Rubber boots
Somewhat water proof or thick pants
Rubber gloves
Protective goggles
Hoses - pref. see through.
- dia 8 and 10mm
- length 40 - 80 cm
Suction device, to suck up water from the hull. There will be spillage.
2x Draining nipple 3583822
- These go crispy over time and should be changed somewhat regularly (every 2 years ?)
Might need a new expansion tank if the old one is rusty / filled with gunk.
- Partnr 3840810
- Delivery time approx 1 week due to customs etc.
Spanner adjustable
- To rotate the Drain nipple
Long nose pliers
- To rotate the Drain nipple
Water with pressure available, preferably some type of "gun" handle to easily spray water.
Some plastic or similar to cover electronic parts. (Think dynamo)
Coolant.
This does not take into consideration the changing of thermostat or other heat exchanger related parts.

Should preferably be done on a warm engine.

Start unscrewing the lowest drain nipple. Connect hose when water starts flowing.

After complete drain, remove expansion tank to get easy access to water pump and remove the 2 drain nipples, one on the heat exchanger and one on the engine block. Check their health, are they intact ? Are they crispy ? Consider changing them.
Consider breaking off the last part (5-6mm) of a drain nipple to get a bigger opening and use this as a "clean and drain" nipple.

Remove hose from water pump and heat exchanger.

Direct hose from heat exchanger so water does not spill over important stuff, like the dynamo. Consider covering the electrical parts with some plastic.

Plug seethrough hose into or onto depending on size the water pump and the custom big boi drain nipple on the heat exchanger and into or press onto the bottom drain.

Start flowing water into the heat exchanger large hole. Flush until water coming out is clean.

Connect the big hose to the heat exchanger and start pumping in water in another direction. Proceed through all openings, back and forth etc until the engine is considered completely flushed and clean.

Connect and close everything except the big hose. Fill into the hose with water until the expansion tank is somewhat half full and/or water starts coming out the heat exchanger. Connect quickly to avoid spillage. Top up with coolant.

Test run.

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Diesel Filter

Change time

~1 hour per engine

Must have

Filter "wrench" with straps, it's too tight for other larger versions
Gloves
Plastic bag 3L
Lots of paper
"Q-Tips"
Filter, anything goes
2/3 of a 1,5L soda bottle, cut off the top
11mm pipe and "skralle"
Pliers

Notes on how to do it

Turn off diesel valve on tank
Put bottle under pre-filter
Open first with pliers then by hand and let run dry
Unscrew top bolt (11mm) and pull prefilter glass down, the metal filter usually stays up there.
Start cleaning thouroughly, also inside the mini metal filter.
Mount it again.
Plastic bag around filter on engine, paper underneath and unscrew it
New filter, Oil on gasket and mount it.
Open diesel valve on tank
Start pumping. First prefilter gets filled, then you can hear the filter on the engine getting filled. When the pump gets alot harder, it's full.
Usually takes a little longer to start now.

Anchor and chain

Good resources
https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/replacing-anchor-chain

10mm, 50m + 20m rope

40Kg Spade

Transmission Oil

Resources
https://www.biltema.no/bilpleie/motorolje/transmisjonsoljer/transmisjonsolje-2000028186

Recommended from Volvo after ~2015 is using regular engine oil instead.