D'carb of auxiliary engine is nothing but the carrying out of certain routines at intervals prescribed by the manufacturer or experience. Normally the following should be done during a marine decarb to free the engine from anomalies
Every 3000hrs
1. take out cylinder head, take the worn out mountings and/or over haul the mountings
2.All units cylinder head, piston, connecting rod, and 3.turbocharger to be overhauled
4.Clean sump tank and fill with fresh lube oil
5.Take crank shaft deflection before and after removal of bearings
6.Whatever actions taken should be recorded in the maintenance record book
D'carb preparation:-
1.Make sure the all stand by auxiliary engines are ready 2.Keep all the special tools and other tools ready
3.Go through the previous records/manual for clearance
and adjustments
4.Put the display card "MEN AT WORK", "DON'T START"
5.Close air bottle valve to auxiliary engine and engine start and stop valve
6.See that the turning bar is not in the flywheel and should be in place
7.Open the indicator cocks
8.If the main bearing is to be removed, check crank shaft deflections
9.Close lube oil, fuel oil, fresh water inlet/outlet valve, drain the cooling water line and remove connections
A)Removal of cylinder head:-
Scavenge manifold, exhaust manifold , rocker arm, lube oil drain connection from rocker arm, rocker arm tank and cover connection to be removed
Fuel oil high pressure connection from fuel pump to the injector, fuel valve cooling connections in and out (either diesel or water) to be removed
Remove the rocker arm assembly and the push rod. Remove all the mountings such as starting valve, indicator cock, relief valve and exhaust valve assembly
Remove the rocker cover and check any marking on cylinder head nuts and studs. If no torque spanner is available, note down the markings.
Open the cylinder head nut with box spanner and extension rod. Never use the torque spanner. With box spanner available note down the marking.
Put the cylinder head lifting tool and before lifting make sure all the connections are removed. Also ensure that the liner is not removed along with the cylinder head
Take out the copper joint between the head and the liner
CYLINDER HEAD BEFORE CLEANING
EXHAUST V/V BEFORE
CLEANING
Removal of piston and connecting rod:-
After lifting the head, check the liner surface for score marks, blow past etc. Crack remove the ridges or deposits if any on the top surface to avoid the lifting of
liner along with the piston and breakage of piston rings while lifting piston
Open the crank case door and remove the bottom end bearing bolts after removing the lock arrangement and the remove the bolts
Remove the bottom half of the bottom end bearing
Bring the piston to TDC. Make sure the bolt holes on the piston top; lifting tool holes must be cleared from carbon deposits. Threads should also be checked and cleared
Put the piston lifting tools and tighten the bolts
Lift the piston and remove top shell of bottom end bearing
Place the piston on the piston stand and cover the crankcase pin to avoid the foreign material damaging the crank pin.
PISTON WITH RINGS B4 CLEANINGPISTON WITHOUT RING B4 CLEANING
PISTON AFTER CLEANING
CONNECTING ROD
REMOVAL
Cleaning the carbon content on all the parts of engine:-
Clean the piston rings, measure dimensions and keep them in order
Clean the piston ring grooves thoroughly and measure the groove thickness at 3 different points
Check for the deposits on piston crown (Sulphur, carbon or thick vanadium deposits) and measure the dimensions
Remove the gudgeon pin and clean the gudgeon lube oil holes as well as the bush or small end bearing
Check the bolts of connecting rod for any cracks
Every 20,000 hrs engine connecting rod bolt must be replaced
If new piston rings are going to be replaced, then there is no need for measurement
Calibrate the liner thickness by using template
LINER B4 CLEANINGCOOLING WATER SIDE OF LINER (EXTERNAL VIEW)
COOLING WATER SPACE INSIDE ENGINE LINER AFTER HONING PROCESS
PISTON PIN REMOVAL CONNECTING ROD CLEANING
BOTTOM END BEARING BEFORE CLEANING
BOTTOM END BEARING AFTER CLEANING
Assembly of the engine parts:-
First put the piston rings one by one and measure the butt clearance for all the rings
Then measure the axial clearance between piston rings & grooves
Place the piston guide on top of the liner and bring the particular crankshaft to TDC. Apply sufficient lube oil and start lowering the piston. Make sure that butt gap should not be in line it may cause blow past
Before engaging check the crankpin for any cracks or scratch
Check the bottom end bearing clearance and if needed measure the main bearing clearance as well
