Winterizing Volvo Penta 5.0Gxi with FWC

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Ok, so I have a 20' Chaparral with a 5.0 GXi Volvo Penta with Fresh Water Cooling. Wanted to inquire about proper way of Fogging the engine with the whole winterization process.

I wanted to wait on the winterization, so I ended up draining the water out of the engine back in November because it got cold.

What's the proper way of "Fogging" the engine on a EFI or Fuel Injected volvo?

I've heard of pouring fogging oil into the New replacement Fuel Filter/Fuel Water Separator and running the engine or spraying them in somewhere. Can anyone clarify?

So far, here's what I have int he rest of the process:

1. Start engine with ear muffs and hose until thermostat opens and water comes back out of exhaust.

2. Change oil & filter.

3. Hook up tank with anti-freeze to ear muffs to run anti-freeze through the system.

So I have no clue about the fogging part?
 
If you have fresh water cooling, why did you drain the engine? You drained out all the antifreeze.
 
Most people fill the fuel filter with a cocktail of gas + 2 cycle oil and run it for a short time on that. You could also disconnect the connector to the fuel pump and squirt in oil fogging solution.

Some of your winterization steps seem more for a RWC engine. What does your engine manual call out.
 
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Originally posted by cwms

If you have fresh water cooling, why did you drain the engine? You drained out all the antifreeze.

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Yeah, I drained the raw water part by just unfastening one of the hoses, put it down low in the bilge and let gravity allow the water to flow out, hooked it back up, and I think I was done. Anti-freeze level still good in the tank.
 
Sorry, but it sounded like you drained the engine, not just the raw water side.

Also, there are a lot of people who think a fresh water cooled engine is an engine in a boat that is only used in fresh water.
 
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