Volvo Penta 230 Workshop Manual Download

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Always use protective goggles where there is
a danger of pieces of metal, sparks from grind-
ing, acid or other chemicals being thrown into
your eyes. Your eyes are very sensitive, injury
can lead to loss of sight!

Avoid skin contact with oil. Long-term or re-
peated contact with oil can remove the natural
oils from your skin. The result can be irritation,
dry skin, eczema and other skin problems.
Used oil is more dangerous to health than new
oil. Use protective gloves and avoid using oil-
soaked clothes and rags. Wash regularly, es-
pecially before meals. Use the correct barrier
cream to prevent dry skin and to make clean-
ing your skin easier.

Most chemicals used in products (engine and
transmission oils, glycol, petrol and diesel oil)
and workshop chemicals (solvents and paints)
are hazardous to health Read the instructions
on the product packaging carefully! Always fol-
low safety instructions (using breathing appa-
ratus, protective goggles and gloves for ex-
ample). Ensure that other personnel are not
unwittingly exposed to hazardous substances
(by breathing them in for example). Ensure
that ventilation is good. Handle used and ex-
cess chemicals according to instructions.

Be extremely careful when tracing leaks in the
fuel system and testing fuel injection nozzles.
Use protective goggles! The jet ejected from a
fuel injection nozzle is under very high pres-
sure, it can penetrate body tissue and cause
serious injury There is a danger of blood poi-
soning.

All fuels and many chemicals are inflammable.
Ensure that a naked flame or sparks cannot ig-
nite fuel or chemicals. Combined with air in
certain ratios, petrol, some solvents and hy-
drogen from batteries are easily inflammable
and explosive. Smoking is prohibited! Ensure
that ventilation is good and that the necessary
safety precautions have been taken before
carrying out welding or grinding work. Always
have a fire extinguisher to hand in the work-
place.

Store oil and fuel-soaked rags and fuel and oil
filters safely. In certain conditions oil-soaked
rags can spontaneously ignite. Used fuel and
oil filters are environmentally dangerous waste
and must be deposited at an approved site for
destruction together with used lubricating oil,
contaminated fuel, paint remnants, solvent, de-
greasing agents and waste from washing
parts.

Never allow a naked flame or electric sparks
near the batteries. Never smoke in proximity to
the batteries. The batteries give off hydrogen
gas during charging which when mixed with air
can form an explosive gas – oxyhydrogen.
This gas is easily ignited and highly volatile.
Incorrect connection of the battery can cause
a spark which is sufficient to cause an explo-
sion with resulting damage. Do not disturb bat-
tery connections when starting the engine
(spark risk) and do not lean over batteries.

Never mix up the positive and negative battery
terminals when installing. Incorrect installation
can result in serious damage to electrical
equipment. Refer to wiring diagrams.

Always use protective goggles when charging
and handling batteries. The battery electrolyte
contains extremely corrosive sulfuric acid. If
this comes into contact with the skin, wash im-
mediately with soap and plenty of water. If bat-
tery acid comes into contact with the eyes, im-
mediately flush with copious amounts of water
and obtain medical assistance.

Turn off the engine and turn off power at main
switch(es) before carrying out work on the
electrical system.

Clutch adjustments must be carried out with
the engine turned off.