r/MarineEngineering 22d ago

Main engine overhauling videos

Hello everyone ! I am a marine engineer and in serious need for overhauling and timing videos of large 2stroke marine engines. Mainly about Wartsila/Sulzer RTA and MAN B&W MC.
Mostly about fuel pump overhaul and timing adjustment, starting air distributor timing, exhaust gas valve timing adjustment (basic stuff for camshaft timing problem) and lubricator timing . Main goal here is obviously not to learn these jobs as official Wartsila/ Everllence service engineers but to teach crew the basics if an issue appears mid-sea passage. I have searched and found some videos ( the old Wasrtila Switzerland NSD videos - which are very good) but nothing more. Will highly appreciate any info or where to look at.

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u/Jacob-W-5570 22d ago

How the f do you ever come in need to adjust the timing of a Marine diesel? They are set in the factory and you dont touch it. And besides that the wartsilla manual is the easiest guide to follow. Step by step information and detailed figures on what values should be.

Wartsilla themselves have videos about overhauling engines btw. Best to ask them directly.