Knowledge Base

Lack of oil

July 3, 2018

Engines

A couple of weeks ago I shared some information on a recent job, where we weren’t seeing any oil pressure…

MTU 16V2000 engine – Air in the fuel system

June 27, 2018

Engines

We had a call the other day, with an offshore customer reporting problems starting their MTU 16V2000 engine. The offshore…

Mitsubishi S12R low oil pressure cause

June 19, 2018

Engines

I have written many times about how important feedback of information on engine performance is, and how it can be…

No oil pressure on Detroit 16V71 engine

June 13, 2018

Engines

Last week we commissioned a couple of Detroit 16V71 engines, along with their gearboxes, when we came across a problem:…

High running exhaust temperatures

June 6, 2018

Engines

We’re completing a few engine builds at the moment, for use as swing sets to reduce downtime and costs during…

A snapshot of how Bartech helps clients around the world

May 30, 2018

Engines

Not sure about you, but to me, there is never enough time in the day, and speaking to other engineers,…

Clutch Failure

May 29, 2018

Engines

You’ll know that we specialise in engines, mostly in offshore, marine and generator applications.That’s our bread and butter.But sometimes we…

Water in the exhaust

May 18, 2018

Engines

A couple of months ago, we shared pictures of water in oil, a result of condensation. If you missed that,…

Iveco Spill Timing

May 10, 2018

Engines

Who changes your filters?

April 25, 2018

Engines

Who changes your engine filters? I imagine that one of your engineers will do it during routine maintenance, but what…