{"id":13383,"date":"2022-03-24T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartechmarine.com\/?p=13383"},"modified":"2022-03-24T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T11:38:15","slug":"oil-leak-or-wet-stacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartechmarine.com\/blog\/oil-leak-or-wet-stacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil leak or wet stacking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s an issue that comes with the running of backup engines, and not only is it avoidable, but it\u2019s also often mistaken for something else.<\/h3>\n

As a result, you end up with misdirected investigations, with the potential of increased cost and downtime.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the issue?<\/em><\/p>\n

Wet stacking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Wet stacking” is a widespread problem that generally occurs in diesel engines operating at low load or with no load for extended periods.<\/p>\n

Evidence of wet stacking is often mistaken for an oil leak, but as you can see from the picture the liquid is jet black rather than oil like.<\/p>\n

\"Wet<\/p>\n

We have a more in-depth explanation of wet stacking and how to prevent it from happening to your engines here:\u00a0https:\/\/bartechmarine.com\/blog\/what-is-wet-stacking\/<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your weekly routine for keeping your generator ready for use?<\/p>\n

If you are based in the UK and would like Bartech engineers to perform a free engine survey on your engine\/s<\/strong> get in touch<\/a> and we’ll get you booked in.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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