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Cracked turbo heatshield
June 1, 2023
Turbo Chargers
We’ve recently been sent 3 ABB VTC 254 turbochargers to overhaul. The operator reported that the heatshields on some of…
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Free Volvo Survey
May 25, 2023
Engine Maintenance
A few weeks back we made the offer of a free survey to our UK-based subscribers. One of the operators…
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Update from Bartech ABZ
May 3, 2023
News
Bartech ABZ has been growing from strength to strength since opening. The unit is a great extension of Bartech, working…
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High crankcase temperature
May 2, 2023
Engine Maintenance
We were recently asked by a cruise liner operator to attend one of their vessels and investigate the failure of…
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Caterpillar Engine Conversion
April 19, 2023
Featured
We are working on converting a Caterpillar 3412 engine at present for an operator. The engine is currently heat exchanger…
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Practical engineering vs theory
March 30, 2023
Knowledge Base
Recently, in the workshop, we were overhauling a 12-cylinder engine, and it led to us creating a technical update due to…
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Tips for looking after a dormant engine
March 27, 2023
Engine Maintenance
We were recently contacted by a vessel owner whose engines had not been started for 3 years. Sensibly he had…
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Multi Skilled Projects
March 8, 2023
Investigation & Rectification
We recently we had a call from one of our operators who picked up vibration issues on one of their…
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Paxman VP185 Top End Overhaul
February 14, 2023
Overhauls
Bartech carried out a top-end overhaul on a Paxman 12VP185 MK1 standby generator set. After arriving on-site, signing in and…
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Experience vs the manual
February 2, 2023
Engine Maintenance
One of our offshore operators contacted us recently requesting a spares list for a 12-month service on their Caterpillar G399…
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