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Posts in the category of: Engines
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Hours expired damper
June 18, 2020
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Whilst speaking with an operator recently, the question came up about whether it was possible to save time and money…
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MTU 396 Poor diesel damage
May 28, 2020
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Two of our engineers have just returned to the workshop after carrying out W3 services on some MTU 396 Emergency…
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Support for UK vessel operators
May 15, 2020
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen an increased number of operators in the UK marine sector get in contact…
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MTU 1600 Fuel Supply Issues
May 13, 2020
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So, here we are, still working through the UK “lockdown”. And while the restriction of movement is having a large…
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MTU 396 genset surveys
March 11, 2020
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Two of our engineers returned to the workshop having just surveyed four MTU 396 gensets, & the advice they’ve given…
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Substandard crankcase
February 20, 2020
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We’ve been overhauling a couple of Caterpillar 3408 engines for a marine operator recently, and during the initial inspections, we…
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Incorrect tooling
January 28, 2020
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We were recently on a customer’s site to carry out the 2-year service and injector change on an MTU 12V1163…
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Black Smoke & High Temperatures
December 19, 2019
Engines
We had a request for technical support onboard a major shipping company’s vessel this week. The Fleet Superintendent got in…
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Cylinder Identification
December 11, 2019
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During a recent job, we realised that the cylinders on the engine had been misidentified. It reminded me of a…
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Unsalvageable Cat 3408 Engine
December 4, 2019
Engines
We’ve recently received two sets of critical CAT 3408 engine spares from an operator. Their previous service company advised them…
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