Service Letter SL11-550/MIKA
Action code: IMMEDIATELY
Turning Valve Bridge
SL11-550/MIKA
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December 2011
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Concerns
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Owners and operators of MAN Diesel &
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Turbo four-stroke diesel engines.
Based on recent incidents with turned valve bridge in the cylinder
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Type: GenSets, all L16/24 engines
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head, this service letter is issued as safety precaution to prevent fur-
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ther damage.
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This service letter is valid for all L16/24 engines in service. The solu-
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tion to avoid turning of the valve bridge has become standard on all
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L16/24 engines.
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Engines delivered as Tier II will be retrofitted with clamps by the engine
licensee maker.
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The valve bridge has item no. 130 on plate 50502.
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Clamps can be ordered free of charge from MAN Diesel & Turbo at
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Enclosed:
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Holeby by filling in the enclosed “Ordering of Spare Parts”, 500.50, Plate 50504-01
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and sending it to:
Description 500.50
Yours faithfully
Mikael C. Jensen Jens Christensen
Vice President Manager
Engineering Operation
MAN Diesel & Turbo MAN Diesel & Turbo MAN Diesel & Turbo
H. Christoffersensvej 6 Niels Juels Vej 15 Branch of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE,
4960 Holeby 9900 Frederikshavn Germany
Denmark Denmark CVR No.: 31611792
Phone: +45 54 69 31 00 Phone: +45 96 20 41 00 Head office: Teglholmsgade 41
Fax: +45 54 69 30 30 Fax: +45 96 20 40 30 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
[email protected] [email protected] German Reg.No.: HRB 22056
Amtsgericht Augsburg
www.mandieselturbo.com
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Service Letter SL11-550/MIKA
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The problem inder liner and the fuel injection valve, and the small debris
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If the inlet or exhaust valves get stuck, there is a risk that the created may end up in the turbocharger on the turbine side,
valve bridge may turn and consequently damage the engine
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damaging the nozzle ring and, in most cases, the rotor.
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severely (see fig. 1).
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Solution
The root causes for the damage are often based on improper,
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To eliminate extensive damage to the cylinder unit, MAN Die-
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wrong or lacking adjustments of the valves and/or long-term sel & Turbo has designed a clamp, which will guide the valve
low-load operation of the engine. Also negligence of MAN
Diesel & Turbo recommendations for low-load operation
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bridge in cases where the valve bridge would have turned.
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leads to heavy build-up of deposits on the valve spindles. The clamp must be mounted on top of the fuel oil valve and
Consequences
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The nuts for the clamp are of the same type as for the fuel
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If the valve bridge turns, it may push down the valve rotator, oil valve. The clamp must be mounted as described below.
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which will cause the valve cone locking piece to be relieved
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and fall out. This might cause the valve spindle(s) to fall down Countermeasures
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into the cylinder and get crushed by the moving piston. Be- A retrofit solution ensures full guidance during operation.
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sides breaking into pieces it might damage the piston, cyl-
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Fig. 1: Case with turned valve bridge Fig. 2: Correctly mounted fixing clamp on valve bridge.
Mounting of clamp, one for each cylinder
1. Stop and secure the engine according to the MAN Diesel
& Turbo description in the instruction book.
2. Remove the top cover on the cylinder heads.
3. Install the fixing clamp on top of the two stud screws for
the fuel valve.
4. Assemble the two nuts delivered with the fixing clamp,
secure and tighten the nut following the same procedure
as for the fuel oil valve - 32Nm in oil.
5. Make sure there is free space on all sides of the valve
bridge to ensure free movement of the valve bridge.
6. Reassemble the top cover on the cylinder head.
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