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Posts in the category of: Engines
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Deutz BF6M 1013E Catastrophic Piston Damage
October 28, 2020
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We’ve just received a Deutz BF6M 1013E backup power generator in our Colchester workshop for a full overhaul. Nothing unusual…
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Cat 3208 Gearbox Noise
October 14, 2020
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We were recently on a vessel carrying out some servicing and repair operations on a Caterpillar 3208 engine, and one…
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Bearing cap cavitation on Wartsila engines
October 7, 2020
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As you might know, we’ve got multiple ex-Wartsila Senior Service Engineers on the Bartech team. And as a result, we’ve…
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Engine failure root cause
September 23, 2020
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If you’re following us on social media (you can do so HERE if not), you probably saw our post earlier…
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Engine Idling Issues
September 16, 2020
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We are currently overhauling a Napier MS90 turbocharger from a marine operator’s Mirrlees Blackstone engine. The engine has just over…
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Generator water leak
September 9, 2020
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Last week I sent out some information about the pain we experienced when our internet provider's generator failed. (It's here…
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Heritage engine support
August 6, 2020
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As you know, we look after critical diesel engines, and over the past 30 plus years, we have seen many…
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Emergency engine risks
July 29, 2020
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Last week we headed out to survey a pair of Dorman 6QT driven emergency fire pumps for an operator. Our…
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Paxman facility in Colchester closes after 150 years
July 22, 2020
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You may have heard the sad news that MAN Energy Solutions (Formerly Paxman Diesels) has announced plans to shut their…
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Engine Alignment
July 16, 2020
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We are just completing the replacement of the engine mounts on a couple of Niigata engines and whilst the engine…
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