Knowledge Base
Posts in the category of: Investigation & Rectification
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Emergency on the port engine
February 2, 2022
Knowledge Base
Last week I mentioned the parts issue that a marine operator had when their Cummins KT19M portside engine had a…
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Hours away from engine failure
January 12, 2022
Engine Maintenance
I’m in the process of overhauling a Deutz BF10L513 genset for an offshore operator in our workshop with Ed. During…
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Critical Engine Support this Christmas
December 22, 2021
News
As the end of another challenging year approaches, I would like to thank you, once again for your loyal support.…
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Free engine survey
December 17, 2021
Engine Maintenance
We recently attended a site to perform 12 month servicing on their 3 Mirrlees ESL12 emergency generator engines. During the…
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Idling issues
November 25, 2021
Engine Maintenance
Over the years, most marine operators form habits. Some of them are good, some of them bad. And unfortunately, there’s…
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Burnt through four HEUI pumps
November 3, 2021
Investigation & Rectification
A few years back, we overhauled a Caterpillar C series engine for a marine operator. We’ve been working with them…
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Don’t replace those cylinder heads
October 27, 2021
Engine Maintenance
We’re currently working with an operator and carrying out top-end overhauls on three of their land-based temporary power supply generator…
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When silence CAN’T be golden…
October 20, 2021
Featured
We were recently contacted by an offshore operator who needed a new Primary Reactive Spark Arrestor Silencer for one of…
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Experience Vs Instructions
September 23, 2021
Knowledge Base
Once again this week, I've been reminded that you can't always depend on the manufacturer's manuals for all the information…
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Unseen Catastrophic failure part 2
September 15, 2021
Engine Maintenance
Back in June, we attended a Caterpillar 3516 gas engine for a straightforward job – changing the rear main oil…
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