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Posts in the category of: Investigation & Rectification
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Engine oil mixture
January 4, 2018
Engines
Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year – were you lucky enough to get a break? The Bartech…
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Engine Start Problems
December 6, 2017
Engines
Have you been faced with problems starting your engines?Regardless of whether the engine is used for generation, propulsion or as…
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Caterpillar D3412TA Back Pressure Issue
November 22, 2017
Engines
During the routine testing of an offshore Caterpillar D3412TA fire pump engine, the operator reported that it was overheating.They checked…
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Engine power shortfall: where to start
November 2, 2017
Engines
Where would you start if one of your engines was down on power? This is the question we were posed…
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Tappets issue on Cat 3508B-DITA
October 24, 2017
Engines
The other day we were carrying out some inspections on a client’s Caterpillar 3508B-DITA engine when we came across the…
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Cat 3508 water in fuel – the cause
October 18, 2017
Engines
Did you see the last post about the problems caused to an operator by water in the fuel of his…
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Water in fuel
October 10, 2017
Engines
When would be the worst time for your engine to fail? The answer to that question will be different depending…
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Major concern in this crankcase.
October 3, 2017
Engines
One of our service engineers is on a client’s site working on their Cummins KTA50 engine this week. Nothing unusual…
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The Importance of a Clean Engine and Clear Air Filters
September 21, 2017
Engines
About 10 months ago, we overhauled a turbocharger on a client's Caterpillar C7 engine. Last week they called us due…
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The mistake with increasing your engine speed
September 12, 2017
Engines
Last week one of our engineers returned from a site, having finished a service on a Cummins driven generator. And…
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