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I have a 03 Reinell 200 LSE with the VP 5.0 GL motor. A couple weeks ago the alarm started going off in the boat. All gauges were reading fine, the oil pressure and temp gauge read normal. Nothing seemed out of place. I checked the oil level and it was fine. But still no luck of getting the alarm to go off. Something is triggering it and I believe it might be 1 of 3 things. I believe it maybe the water pump sensor, oil level sensor or the outdrive oil. I will be changing the out-drive oil on the boat first since it wont hurt to change it and it hasnt been changed out this year. Is there a recommendation of what brand to use to change the out-drive oil out with? I will then change the sensors out but I need help finding them. I cant seem to find a part number for the two sensors. Can someone assist with the numbers and where to possibility purchase them.
 

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Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,.... I don't do Volvos, But,....

There ain't no oil level alarm for the motor, just oil Pressure,...

Not sure on the drive,...

To Test, just unhook the alarm sensors,...
 

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Thanks for the help and the information. I will be purchasing the sensors. Hopefully this solves the alarm problem.
 

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I changed the drive lube oil today and still have the alarm going off. I will be heading to the marina tomorrow to see if they have the alarm sensors in stock. Online it shows it will take 2 weeks to mail. Is there a certain sensor I should start off with changing or should I just change them all?
 

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dannys2004glastron175mx, On the link you provided above, it shows those sensors are for GL-F/FF engine. I was looking over the engine today and it states it is a GL-D. Are the sensors still the same on the F and D models?
 
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dannys2004glastron175mx, On the link you provided above, it shows those sensors are for GL-F/FF engine. I was looking over the engine today and it states it is a GL-D. Are the sensors still the same on the F and D models?

Yes they are the same part numbers for the sensors .
 

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Don't buy any sensor yet . Start the engine and on plug one sensor at a time . When the alarm stops . Your problem will be that sensor.. Its most likely the 872066
 
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Nothing about the drive oil would cause an alarm to go off. There are 4 alarm sensors:
Engine oil pressure
Engine water/coolant temperature
2x Exhaust riser temperature (one for each riser)

Each sensor has a wire going to it with a spade terminal. This wire is a ground wire for the alarm. When the sensor gets to a preset temperature, it closes a circuit internally and grounds the alarm which causes it to sound. Unplug one sensor wire at a time to find which one is causing the problem.
 

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skydiveD30571, Thanks for the information and advise. I went and started unplugging one sensor at a time. Got to the engine water/coolant temperature sensor (i believe this is the sensor) and unplugged it and the alarm stopped. It is the sensor that is up front of the engine near the alternator. I believe the part number is 872066. I will see if the marinas around here have the part in stock and will switch it out. Thanks everyone for the advise.
 

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If you plan to use the boat while you wait for a new sensor, you can either trust your temperature gauge as it reads normal, or get yourself a cheap little infared thermometer and check the block temperature yourself just to be sure the gauge is correct.
 
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