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We launched on Thursday. We started up and all seemed fine so we start our short trip across the lake to the marina. 5mins in and I'm just at idle speeds to get to the channel when I noticed a progressively loud whine/squeal. Suddenly the starboard engine quits as well as the whine. I wait a minute and try the engine again and it starts up with no whine, actually it sounds great. But it's short lived and stalls within 10 seconds. I try it again with the same results.
Any ideas what's going on? Fuel pump? It 2001 Volvo 5.0Gi.

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2001 298 Vista
Lagoon city lake Simcoe

Sounds like the fuel pump, does the high pressure pump get hot as well?

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E

I've never really noticed. I still hear the fuel pump, after the two beeps, when I turn the key to on.

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2001 298 Vista
Lagoon city lake Simcoe

Fuel pump. Especially if it is too hot to touch while making the whine.

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1996 205 Sundowner DLX
5.0FL Volvo SX Cobra
Tow Veh: 2012 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X

You've probably got paint flaking off of the fuel pump assembly which will clog up the screens on your high pressure pump, fuel pressure regulator and/or fuel injectors. Your pump is burning up by trying to supply adequate fuel pressure through those restricted areas. One area you can check for paint is the surface that mates with the fuel filter, mine had obvious paint peeling.

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2004 Vista 298
Twin 5.7L Volvo Penta GXi-E

I thought I had read about that before. Thanks, ill check out the paint situation.

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2001 298 Vista
Lagoon city lake Simcoe

I had what sounds like the same systems of what you are having and unfortunately had to replace the fuel pump. The pump was around $650.00. The mechanic found black paint on some screens and i believe in the fuel rail.
Volvo believes this is a non issue though.
matt

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2005 Horizon 200 LE - Volvo Penta 5.0GXi 270

Do you run ethanol because the one and only year that our club ran that government mandated piss water, I went through both fuel pumps?

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY