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Posts in the category of: Investigation & Rectification
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Check Your Filters: Important Maintenance Notice
March 14, 2024
Engine Maintenance
We wanted to share some recent findings from our service work on two Caterpillar C18 ACERT main engines and gearboxes.…
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Intercooler performance
February 15, 2024
Engine Maintenance
Bent over fins on your intercooler? Bent fins act as a bottleneck, restricting airflow through the intercooler. This obstruction can…
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Insights from the Woodward SGX Governor Inspection
February 8, 2024
Governors
We wanted to follow up on the recent insights we shared from our inspection of a Woodward SGX governor. In…
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Woodward SGX Governor Inspection
January 24, 2024
Governors
We're currently working on a Woodward SGX governor, responding to an operator struggling to start their Detroit 8V71 engine. Andy…
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5 Year Downtime
January 17, 2024
Knowledge Base
We wanted to share something that highlights the intricate challenges often faced by vessel owners. We were recently approached by…
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Bonny…Holland
November 29, 2023
Engine Maintenance
As you’d expect, we do a lot of work up in Aberdeen - it's the reason we opened our second…
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Urgent Woodward governor call out
October 18, 2023
Governors
A customer sent us their governor for urgent inspection due to an intermittent engine speed runaway issue. The governor, a…
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What’s under your paint?
August 10, 2023
Knowledge Base
We’ve got a power generation engine in for an overhaul. It’s being overhauled to replace one that’s failed and it’s…
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Why Borescope?
July 13, 2023
Investigation & Rectification
One of the ways we help operators keep their downtime to a minimum is by using a borescope when inspecting…
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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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