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Unseen Catastrophic failure part 2
September 15, 2021
Engine Maintenance
Back in June, we attended a Caterpillar 3516 gas engine for a straightforward job – changing the rear main oil…
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Critical circulation
September 2, 2021
Engine Maintenance
We currently have a Caterpillar 3508 engine in the workshop from a dredging vessel. The engine in question was removed…
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Serious problems with spares
August 25, 2021
Fuel Pipes and Fuel Injection
One of our operators recently had a Simms in-line 6 element fuel injection pump of theirs overhauled and installed by…
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Are your engines feeling the heat?
August 19, 2021
Investigation & Rectification
While attending a site recently, we found two inoperative engine jacket water heaters and having organised the spares required, we…
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Governor swap
August 11, 2021
Governors
I recently attended a dredging vessel. My brief? To change out the governor on the Caterpillar 3508 starboard generator engine.…
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Overhaul Issues
July 28, 2021
Overhauls
We currently have a Caterpillar 3412 engine in for overhaul for a marine operator, and we’ve found numerous issues. I…
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Oil in the manifold
July 21, 2021
Engine Maintenance
This week I’ve been onsite to change two low-pressure turbo cores and replace the core o rings on a Paxman…
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Tricky Workspace
July 8, 2021
Engines
During a recent vessel attendance to carry out an engine exchange, we came across what could have caused major issues!…
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Gas escaping
June 30, 2021
Engine Maintenance
We attended a power generation site in London recently to perform a 30,000hr service on their Jenbacher 620 engine. And…
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Governor repositioning
June 17, 2021
Governors
The other day, we received a newly overhauled Caterpillar 3508 engine from a marine operator. The work scope was to…
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