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Posts in the category of: Turbo Chargers
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Turbo Failure
April 25, 2024
Engine Maintenance
We recently attended an offshore platform to investigate an engine that was producing large amounts of black smoke, with a…
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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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Diesel engine support you can rely on
March 18, 2021
Engine Maintenance
To state the obvious, the last year has been testing, to say the least, both for individuals and businesses. And…
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Turbo removal issue
December 8, 2020
Turbo Chargers
Last week we were out on an offshore platform to survey the removal of a turbocharger from a standby generator.…
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Extending the life of your assets
October 1, 2020
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We have recently completed the overhaul of a 1970’s Napier MS90 turbocharger, and I wanted to share how it’s possible…
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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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ABB VTC 254-13 turbocharger overhaul overdue
June 25, 2020
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I often mention the importance of having bespoke service plans tailored to your critical diesel engine, suited to its application…
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Seized turbocharger back on-line
October 18, 2019
Re-Engineering and Machining
If you are reliant on “heritage” engine models, or those simply not made anymore, then chances are you will have…
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Superseded Tooling
August 1, 2019
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You may remember that I shared some information on a couple of ABB VTC 254-13 turbos sent in for overhaul…
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Incorrect compression ratio
July 17, 2019
Engines
This week we are working on a Mercedes Benz 400 series engine which is used in a crane on an…
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