Diesel Engine

Sample of Engine ID's

How to identify a Volvo Penta diesel engine

Volvo Penta diesel engines have several naming methods. The diesel names are a combination of letters and numbers. As a guideline, the following code letters are used to name the diesel engines;

1.) Before the number
D = diesel
M = marine
A -aftercooler
T = turbocharged
H = horizontal
K = compressor
AQ = engine equipped for a sterndrive

2.) Number used to show displacement, horsepower or number of cylinders

3.) Letters after the but before a dash, if they exsist, note different use ratings, such as pleasure, leisure, etc...

4.) Letters after the number after a dash are used for version control. These are sequential, A, B, C, etc...