Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
The 10 most common problems found in engine service calls: *Water, growth or sludge in the fuel
*Clogged sea strainers
*Damaged impellers
*Old antifreeze
*Loose belts
*Plugged mufflers
*Clogged fuel filters
*Loose alternators
*Corroded electrical connections
*Blown fuses
Marine Diesel Maintenance Tips
What not to touch during engine maintenance: Valve Adjustments
All diesel engines require periodic valve adjustments. Mack Boring teaches boaters how to do this if they want, but it’s a very technical hands-on job, and if done wrong, it can have disastrous consequences. Best to leave it to the pros. Retorquing Cylinder Heads
Your engine’s cylinder heads need to be retorqued after so many hours of operation (see your manual). But it has to be done to exact specifications or else it will harm the engine. Another situation where it pays to pay the pros. Turbochargers
These require very particular service specifications and should be left to the shop. ECM and Common-Rail Diesels
For electronically controlled and common-rail engines, stick to the basic service points and let a trained technician plug in his computer for the rest.
