Mulder Motoren’s APK test (periodic motor vehicle test) helps you ascertain the condition of your Volvo Penta marine engine.
Rest assured that your engine will be in the safe hands of one of our professional mechanics. At the end of the test you will receive a report including the mechanic’s findings.
The report states the condition of the engine and whether any defects exist.
The APK test includes the following checks:
- The engine is tested externally and visually
- The electrical installation is analysed (set of instruments, alarm functions, dynamo and start battery)
- Test engine control for operation and wear
- Test stationary rotational speed
- Test cooling system for any leakage including infrared measurement of temperature
- Test reverse clutch for good operation and any strange/abnormal sounds
- Inspect and test turbo (if assembled)
- Test the lubricant level of engine and drive
- Check to see if any water exists in the drive
- Test impeller of the outboard pump
- Test cooling water level and coolant for ageing
- Test V-belts and any tension rollers
- Test fuel feed pipes, delivery and cooling water hoses, hose clamps and connections thereof
- General test of water, oil and fuel leakage
- Test condition of the flexible engine supports
- Test fuel-water separator for existing water
- Test condition of the air filter
- Test condition of the ball valves and cooling system
- Test propeller shaft seal
- If existing, test power steering oil level and trim oil level
- Examine membrane combination and determine the age of the engines with a sailing boat drive.
In case the ship is onshore:
- Test propellers
- General visual test of the drive, bellows, pin joints, hinge points and such
- Test power steering, power trim and tilt
- Test anodes
- Test the oil level and any existing water
Basic prices* for the APK test:
€ 300 for 1-2 cylinder diesel engines
€ 350 for 3-4 cylinder diesel engines
€ 400 for 5-6 cylinder diesel engines
Prices include Dutch VAT and call-out charges within 50 kilometres from Ridderkerk.
All mentioned prices involve the APK test only and are valid in 2012.
* For double engine installations surcharge will only apply for the second engine!
The following additional services can be provided at extra costs:
- Test atomisers
- Endoscopic test
- Compression test
- Oil sample and analysis
- Read out error codes using VODIA
- Trial run
Having your engine tested means you will be perfectly familiar with its technical condition at a certain moment in time. The advice that follows from the test is entirely noncommittal and subject to defects, details and circumstances that were invisible during the test.