TAMD63
The Volvo Penta TAMD63 is a turbocharged, aftercooled 5.46-litre in-line six marine diesel rated from 235 to 370 hp, the best-known of the 60-series inboards in fast planing and semi-planing cruisers.
A six-cylinder, direct-injected diesel with a freshwater-cooled turbocharger, seawater-cooled tubular aftercooler, replaceable wet cylinder liners and oil-cooled forged pistons, built from 1994 into the mid-2000s. It was sold in two output grades: the TAMD63L at 235-318 hp depending on duty rating, and the wastegated TAMD63P at 370 hp (272 kW) at 2800 rpm, and normally paired with a ZF 220A or MG 5061A reverse gear. It is a shaft inboard - the gearbox and shaft package decide propulsion, not the engine. In Nordic ads it is the workhorse of 1990s and early-2000s flybridge cruisers and larger fast motorboats, frequently in pairs. Its reputation is good: fully mechanical, robust, and still supported, though the aftercooler, the exhaust elbow and the injection pump are the expensive items and hours matter more here than on an auxiliary.
Specifications
Power
- Power
- 370 hp
- Power (kW)
- 272 kW
- Rated speed
- 2800 rpm
Engine
- Configuration
- in-line 6
- Cylinders
- 6
- Displacement
- 5.46 L
- Aspiration
- turbo + aftercooler
- Weight
- 754 kg
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Mounting
- Inboard
Reviews
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Sources
- 1. Volvo Penta Inboard Diesel TAMD63L/P technical data sheet (02-2003) — AB Volvo Penta
- 2. TAMD63P-A Engine Parts and Spares 1994-2005 — Keypart
Specifications compiled from manufacturer sources.
