Volvo Penta D1-30 · Interactive 3D · Free
A free, interactive 3D guide to the Volvo Penta D1-30 marine diesel, made for sailboat owners. Find the fault, look inside the parts, follow the service schedule — and hear the engine run.
Shaft (MS15A) and saildrive (130S) · Runs in your browser
What's inside
Answer yes/no questions, or describe the problem in your own words and Claude AI picks the starting point. Then work through the checks in the order a mechanic would do them — with each part shown on the 3D engine.
17 symptomsCut-open views of the impeller, fuel filter, heat exchanger, mixing elbow and saildrive leg. Compare a healthy part with a faulty one — a worn impeller, or blue mussels in the saildrive.
Healthy vs. faultyThe maintenance schedule from the operator's manual, step by step — 38 tasks, plus 31 tips from owners.
38 tasks · 31 tipsA live engine simulation with the real sound of Marius' own D1-30. Trigger 27 faults and read them off a Volvo-style helm panel.
27 faultsLet a narrator walk you through the fuel, drive and cooling systems.
3 systemsBoth drive variants
The guide covers both ways the D1-30 is installed. Choose your drive when you open the app.
Made for the community
D1 Engine Guide was made for the Facebook group «Volvo Penta D1 owner's – repair and discussion». Join the group to ask questions and share what you find.
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D1 Engine Guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by Volvo Penta. The names Volvo Penta and D1-30 are used only to describe which engine the guide covers.