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by McGuinness
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:51 am
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: 2016 CS23 300hp VP Throttle Body Replacement
Replies: 4
Views: 864

2016 CS23 300hp VP Throttle Body Replacement

I was getting some work done on my CS3 and the technician told me that he notice a very slow response time when my boat is going from high rpm's to low. Could be very dangerous. I'm sure that this fix is going to be expensive. But i was curious if anyone has had to replace something like this on ...
by McGuinness
Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:36 am
Forum: Volvo Penta
Topic: 2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice
Replies: 5
Views: 3118

Re: 2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice

Update: I was told the engine experienced a "stage 2" heat event that destroyed my water pump, impeller and the entire pump housing. It all needed to be replaced. So, they did that as well as gave the boat a tune up. However, during their final inspection, the technician told me that the throttle is ...
by McGuinness
Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:47 am
Forum: Volvo Penta
Topic: 2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice
Replies: 5
Views: 3118

Re: 2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice

Thank you so much for the input about the engine going into "limp" mode. This is my second summer with the boat.

More boat history: this is my second summer with the boat, no problems with the boat last summer. I had the Cobalt Dealership (Seattle Boat Co.) winterize the boat and it was kept under ...
by McGuinness
Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:16 am
Forum: Volvo Penta
Topic: 2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice
Replies: 5
Views: 3118

2016 CS3 Volvo Penta 300hp V8 CHECK ENGINE notice

Hello Folks! I'm new here and I hope someone can help me. I have a 2016 Cobalt CS3 with a 300hp V8 Volvo Penta engine. I'm the second owner and I have 180 hours on the engine.

I was just out on the lake and noticed a general lack of power and responsiveness of the boat. After about 10 minutes of ...