Cummins Marine Engine Scheduled Maintenance

Cummins Marine Engine Scheduled Maintenance. Performed by Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic. servicing, Ventura, Oxnard, Channel Islands Harbor & Santa Barbara. Maintenance is a preventative practice, so it focuses on keeping your Cummins diesel engine clean, repairing or replacing aging Cummins parts before they give out and making sure it continues to run smoothly overall.

Preventative maintenance keeps your engine healthier longer and costs you less than making repairs after the damage has been done. Cummins Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance Procedure.  The best way to keep track of when your yacht needs a checkup and what should be replaced or refreshed is by creating a scheduled timeline. ENGINE LOGBOOK.

A calendar of short and long-term maintenance milestones organized by how frequently you should be performing them. We will be using a Cummins Marine Diesel Engine QSM11, For reference purposes. note: most Cummins Marine Diesel Engines have the same periodic maintenance schedule.

Cummins Marine Diesel Maintenance Schedule:

Daily:

• Cooling System Coolant Level – Check.
• Engine Air Cleaner Service Indicator – Check
• Engine Oil Level – Check.
• Fuel System Water Separator – Drain.
• Marine Transmission Oil Level – Check.
• Drive Belts – Check

300 Service hours or 1 year:

• Aftercooler – Flush.
• Air Cleaner Element – Change.
• Air Intake Piping – Inspect.
• Coolant Filter – Change.
• Engine Coolant Heater – Check.
• Engine Harness – Check.
• Fuel Filter (Spin-On Type) – Change.
• Fuel Water Separator Element – Replace.
• Lubricating Oil and Filters – Change.
• Marine Gear Oil – Check.
• Marine Gear Oil Cooler – Flush with Barnacle Buster.
• Radiator Pressure Cap – Check.
• Seawater Heat Exchanger – Flush with Barnacle Buster.
• Seawater Pump seal – Inspect.
• Seawater Pump Impeller – Replace.
• Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA) – and Antifreeze – Check.

600 Service hours or every 2 years:

• Cooling Fan Belt Tensioner – Check
• Cooling System – Flush with Barnacle Buster
• Overhead Set – Adjust
• Vibration Damper, Rubber – Inspect for Reuse
• Vibration Damper, Viscous – Inspect for Reuse

1500 Service hours or 3 years:

• Aftercooler Core – Flush/Pressure Test.
• Cooling System Coolant (DEAC) – Change.
• Engine Protective Devices – Check.
• Magnetic Pickups – Clean/Inspect.
• Turbocharger – Inspect.
• Adjust Valve Lash
• Inspect exhaust hose and cooling water hoses. Relace as Needed.
• Engine Valve Lash – Inspect/Adjust.
• Fuel Injection Timing – Check.

Cummins Marine Service & Support:

Cummins Rebuild Centers employ a number of strategies designed to ensure unmatched product quality and engine life. When the swapped engine arrives at the rebuild center, it is disassembled to the last component, cleaned and inspected.

Genuine Cummins new and remanufactured parts include components in their kits that are ready to be used in the remanufacturing process. Following Cummins quality manufacturing process, rebuilt engines are tested to original manufacturing standards through hot testing to ensure that they meet or exceed factory standards. Cummins rebuilt engines are delivered to marine customers with the same quality performance, reliability and durability that you’ve come to expect from Cummins. That’s the reason we offer a full 1-year/unlimited hours parts warranty on every engine from our Cummins Rebuild Centers.

NOTE: These are Cummins periodic maintenance recommendations strait out of the service manual. here at Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic, we can customize your diesel engines periodic maintenance to fit your needs. With this fully comprehensive list of what and when your mechanic needs to check, you can lengthen your Cummins diesel engine’s lifespan and keep it running with a low risk of encountering any issues. Sticking to a preventative Cummins Marine Diesel Scheduled Maintenance with your local expert, Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic, serving Channel Islands, Ventura & Santa Barbara.