Reference Charts & Specifications
Reference Charts & Specifications
Workshop reference material we keep on hand, published because it is genuinely hard to find anywhere else. Identification charts, oil capacities, gear ratios and the specification data that decides which part fits your boat, bike or machine.
These pages are for looking things up rather than reading through. If you want the how-and-why instead, that lives in our maintenance guides.
Volvo Penta sterndrives
Sterndrive Identification Chart
69 sterndrive models from the original AQ range through to the current DPS, DPI, DPH and forward-facing FWD drives. Line drawings for the older ranges, plus the identifying features, serial ranges, gear oil, drive oil capacity and available gear ratios for each.
69 drives · 44 drawings
The sterndrive chart lists which oil each drive takes. For the drives calling for synthetic API GL-5 SAE 75W-90, the genuine Volvo Penta drive oil is stocked in four sizes: 1 litre, 5 litre, 20 litre and 208 litre. The propeller shaft grease listed on the same chart is 828250.
DP-G drives call for 75W-140 instead, which is 22574246 in a 5 litre container. Volvo's parts data lists that same 75W-140 for DPH drives built to the 1.59:1 ratio, so check the ratio before filling a DPH. Drives listed as taking the same oil as the engine are worth a quick phone call rather than a guess — we will confirm the right oil against your drive's serial.
The how-and-why for these drives is in the guides: which anode a Volvo Penta needs, when to replace sterndrive bellows and service kits engine by engine.
Volvo Penta service parts by engine
One page per Volvo Penta engine family listing the routine-service parts from Volvo Penta's own maintenance schedules — oil, fuel and air filters, impellers, belts, thermostats, anodes, spark plug and ignition kits, and the pre-packed maintenance kit where one exists — with every part number linked to the product.
Classic diesels
Petrol engines & sterndrives
The drive page covers bellows, gimbal bearings, anodes and drive oil across the AQ, SX, DP and DPH families.
24 pages · from Volvo Penta's maintenance schedules
Oil & gear lube capacities
Outboard & Sterndrive Oil Capacity Charts
How much oil an engine or gearcase holds, for 618 outboard, sterndrive and inboard entries across Honda, Johnson/Evinrude, Mercury, MerCruiser, OMC, Suzuki, Yamaha and Nissan. Crankcase and gear lube listed separately, plus two-stroke premix ratios.
618 entries · 8 brands
NGK spark plug applications
15,924 spark plug applications from NGK's catalogues, covering marine engines, motorcycles, ATVs, mowers and outdoor power equipment, generators, tractors, forklifts and industrial engines. Each line gives the plug NGK specifies for that model, the premium upgrade where one exists, and the electrode gap. Plug codes shown as links go straight to that plug on our shop — we stock the NGK range.
Check the gap before you fit — plugs are not always gapped correctly out of the box, and the wrong gap causes misfire and hard starting. Where a resistor plug is specified, fit a resistor plug; a non-resistor substitute can interfere with a tacho, ECU or engine electronics.
Marine — 4,204 applications
Outboard engines
- Evinrude & OMC — 972
- Honda, Volvo Penta, Chrysler, Selva, Marine Power & Bombardier — 386
- Mercury — 348
- Tohatsu & Nissan — 305
- Mariner & Force — 284
- Johnson & Outboard Marine — 271
- Yamaha — 241
- Suzuki & Spirit — 226
Inboard & sterndrive engines
- Volvo Penta, Crusader & OMC — 304
- MerCruiser, Mercury Sport Jet & marine conversions — 266
- Indmar, PCM, Marine Power & others — 253
Includes the Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota marine conversions, and the MerCruiser diesel glow plugs.
PWC & jet ski
Sea-Doo, Bombardier, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Polaris, Suzuki, Honda, Arctic Cat and Tigershark — from the 1970s stand-ups through to the current supercharged four-strokes.
Motorcycles — 4,400 applications
Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha & Suzuki
- Honda & Kawasaki — 921
- Yamaha & Suzuki — 681
Back to the CB, Z, XS and GT air-cooled twins and fours, through to the current Gold Wing, Ninja, YZF-R1 and Hayabusa.
Off-road, enduro & trials
KTM, Husqvarna, Beta, Gas Gas, Bultaco, Maico, Husaberg, Sherco, Derbi, ATK, Jawa, Hodaka, CZ, VOR, Vertemati, Montesa, Zundapp, Can-Am and Fantic — 19 makes across motocross, enduro and trials.
European road motorcycles
BMW, Aprilia, Ducati, Triumph, Moto Guzzi, BSA, Benelli-Motobi, Vespa, Puch, Cagiva, Norton, Piaggio, Bimota, Royal Enfield and MZ — 24 makes.
Harley-Davidson & American V-twin
Harley-Davidson, Victory/Polaris, Indian, Big Dog, American Iron Horse and Titan — Evolution, Twin Cam, Milwaukee-Eight and the S&S crate engines.
All other motorcycle makes
Buell, MV Agusta, Hyosung, Kymco, Lifan, Ural, TM, Cannondale, Vento, Genuine, Motofino and 80 more makes of motorcycle, scooter and moped.
ATVs, quads & side-by-sides — 1,121 applications
ATVs & quad bikes
- Polaris — 199
- Yamaha — 132
- Honda — 95
- Kawasaki — 88
- Arctic Cat — 81
- Suzuki — 63
- Can-Am — 60
- Bombardier — 25
All other ATV makes
John Deere Gator, Kubota RTV, Cub Cadet, Argo, Kymco, CFMoto, Baja, Eton, Dinli, Hyosung, Mahindra, Bush Hog and 30 more — the work machines as well as the sport quads.
Lawn, garden & outdoor power — 4,408 applications
Mowers & ride-ons
The second page is where Masport, Rover, Victa, Atco and Flymo live, alongside Ferris, Hustler, Simplicity, Scag and Murray.
Chainsaws
Stihl, Husqvarna, Echo, Poulan, McCulloch, Homelite, Dolmar, Jonsered, Makita, Tanaka, Shindaiwa and Solo — back to the 1960s magneto saws.
Generators & lighting plants
Honda, Generac, Champion, Yamaha, Kohler, Subaru-Robin, Homelite, Onan, Kawasaki, Kubota and Suzuki — portable sets through to home standby.
Trimmers, blowers & outdoor power equipment
Echo, Honda, Tanaka, Billy Goat, Subaru-Robin, Stihl, Husqvarna, Ryobi and Makita — line trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, pumps, pressure washers and snow throwers.
Small engines
Briggs & Stratton, Honda, Kohler, Tecumseh, Kawasaki, Subaru-Robin and Lauson listed by the engine code stamped on the block, for when the machine it is fitted to is not in the lists above.
Farm, industrial & commercial — 1,791 applications
Tractors & farm machinery
Case, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Allis-Chalmers, New Holland, Kubota, Ford, International, David Brown and Ferguson — tractors, headers, balers, windrowers and trenchers, petrol, LPG and natural gas. Includes the diesel glow plug list.
Commercial & industrial engines
Robin, Subaru-Robin, Honda, Kubota, Yamaha, Kohler, Kawasaki, Wisconsin and Perkins industrial engines, pumps and power units, listed by engine code.
Forklifts & industrial tractors
Hyster, Clark, Toyota, Yale, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Caterpillar, Kubota, Ford and Case — petrol and LPG lift trucks, skid steers and loaders, plus the diesel glow plug list.
Cross reference & plug dimensions
The other half of NGK's data: what to fit when you are holding a competitor's plug rather than looking up a machine, and the physical dimensions that decide whether a plug will screw in and seal. 9,162 cross-references and 1,104 plug specifications, with every NGK code linked to the plug on our shop.
An interchange is a starting point, not a guarantee — NGK lists the nearest equivalent by construction and heat range, which does not override what your engine manufacturer specifies. Check the gap before you fit, and where the original is a resistor plug, fit a resistor plug.
Competitor cross reference — 9,162 entries
Denso
Every Denso number NGK lists an equivalent for, from the marine and motorcycle ranges through to modern iridium car plugs.
Champion
Champion's RN, RC and small-engine numbering cross-referenced to NGK — the one most often needed on mowers and older engines.
Bosch
Bosch's four-digit part numbers and the WR / FR / HR letter codes, both mapped to the NGK equivalent.
Autolite & Motorcraft
The two Ford-family ranges on one page, including the SP-series numbers used on later Ford engines.
ACDelco & Torch
GM's ACDelco numbering plus Torch, the brand fitted to a great many imported small engines and generators.
Beck/Arnley, Brisk, E3 & OEM numbers
Beck/Arnley, Magneti Marelli, Harley-Davidson, E3, Brisk, Accel, Beru, and the OEM part numbers used by Briggs, John Deere, Kohler, Volvo Penta, Generac, Cummins, Kubota and MTD.
Plug dimensions — 1,104 plugs
14mm spark plug dimensions
Thread reach, hex size, seat type and tip projection for the 14mm range — the thread used on most car, marine and larger small-engine plugs.
Small-thread & racing plug dimensions
The 10mm and 12mm threads used across modern motorcycles and outboards, the 8mm and 18mm outliers, and the full NGK Racing range.
Why some makes appear in more than one place
Several manufacturers build more than one kind of engine, so they are listed under more than one heading. Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki each appear under motorcycles for their road bikes, under ATVs for their quads, and under watercraft for their PWC engines. Can-Am appears under off-road for the Spyder and the older Bombardier dirt bikes, and under ATVs for the Outlander and Commander. Mercury appears under outboards for its outboard range and under inboards for the Sport Jet drives. Chrysler appears under outboards for its HP-rated outboards and under inboards for the M-series marine engines. Kubota, John Deere, Kohler and Robin each appear under lawn and garden for the machines they build and under commercial engines for the loose engines they sell to other manufacturers — if you are chasing a plug for a machine, look under the machine's make first.
Volvo Penta sits under outboards as well as inboards because that is where NGK files it — those 38 outboard lines are the range Volvo Penta sold through the 1970s, and every one carries a year range ending by 1979. If you are after plugs or glow plugs for a current Volvo Penta engine, ring us rather than working from that table — as the authorised dealer we have the factory parts data.
Where to go next
If you already know what you need, the whole catalogue is grouped by category on Shop Parts by Category. If you are trying to work out which part fits, the fastest route is usually a phone call with your engine or frame numbers in front of you.
As the authorised Volvo Penta dealer for South Australia we have the factory parts data for these engines and drives, including ones long out of production. Ring 0412 532 984 and we will look it up with you.