VOLVO PENTA tmd31A engine hours , 6000 too many?

[davethedog]

Hi all, seen a nice boat we like and all sounds great and all the pics etc seem fine, but the only real concern i have at the moment is the engine has 6000hrs on it.

It is a VOLVO PENTA tmd31A and has had maintenance etc, such as new injectors, fresh water cooling but no major engine rebuild.

The boat is from 1989.

Is this a real concern, and something to fully expect to reduce a fair amount off the asking price for?

DTD

[petermjdavies]

I would first ask to take a look at the maintenance documentation. This will tell you something. Second, actually look at the engine carefully to see how well it has been taken care of. Third, have a marine engineer do an inspection.

Pictures won't necessarily tell you anything.

150 hours per year isn't unreasonable. I wouldn't be concerned about engine hours per se. I would be interested in how it runs.

[tkeithlu]

Peter's got it. Compression, smoke, smooth running are important. Engine hours per se are not the measure of engine health. Diesels that are respected just keep on running.