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Lugger Marine Engine Maintenance schedule 6125. serviced by trained technicians at Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic. servicing, Ventura, Oxnard, Channel Islands Harbor & Santa Barbara.
Lugger Marine Engine Maintenance Schedule:
- DAILY:
- Check oil level in engine.
- Check primary fuel filter.
- Check cooling water level.
- Check oil level in reverse gear.
- EVERY 50 HOURS (or weekly):
- Check V-belt tension.
- Check electrolyte in batteries.
- EVERY 250 HOURS (or yearly):
- Change engine oil.
- Change lube oil filter.
- Check air filter.
- Change primary fuel filter element.
- Change secondary fuel filter.
- Check turbocharger air, oil and cooling lines for leakage.
- Check zinc electrodes. HE engines only.
- Engine Valve Lash – Inspect/Adjust.
- Fuel Injection Timing – Check.
- Seawater pump impeller – Replace.
- Seawater Pump Seals – Inspect
- Seawater System – Flush with Descaling solution.
- Battery Electrolyte Level – Check.
- Belts – Inspect/Replace.
- Cooling System Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA) – Test/Add.
- Engine Air Cleaner Element – Clean/Replace
- Engine Crankcase Breather – Clean
- Engine Oil Sample – Obtain
- Fuel Tank Water and Sediment – Drain
- Hoses and Clamps – Inspect/Replace
- Seawater Strainer – Clean/Inspect
- Water Pump – Inspect.
- Reverse Gear Strainer – Clean.
- EVERY 2400 HOURS:
- Check fuel injection pump.
- Check and clean heat exchanger.
- Check and clean gear oil cooler.
NOTE: These are LUGGER Marine periodic maintenance recommendations strait out of the service manual. Some of these seem excessive to me such as, Replacing Lagging of Turbocharger every 2years. here at Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic, we can customize your diesel engines periodic maintenance to fit your needs.
Lugger Marine Diesel Maintenance Schedule. Servicing of marine engines and generator sets presents.
unique problems. In many cases boats cannot be moved to a repair facility. Marine engines cannot be compared to the servicing of automobiles, trucks or even farm equipment. Failures often occur in remote areas far from competent assistance. Marine engines are taxed far more severely than auto or truck engines; therefore, maintenance schedules must be adhered to more strictly. Marine Raw Water Pump Maintenance – (sbmarinemechanic.com)
Failures can begin with minor problems that are overlooked and become amplified when not corrected.
during routine maintenance. As operator, it is your obligation to learn about your equipment and its proper maintenance. This is not a comprehensive technical service manual. Nor will it make the reader into an expert mechanic. Its aim is to aid you in maintaining your unit properly.
LUGGER Marine Engine History:
The company Northern Lights was founded by Harold Walton Johnson in Cooper Landing, Alaska during the late 1950s. Johnson, originally a boat dealer, added a line of snowmobiles, then ultimately branched off into land-based diesel-powered generators pulling duty in remote locations as well as along the Alaska pipeline. In 1970 Johnson moved his company to Seattle, Washington where the company expanded into marine generator sets and main propulsion engines. Johnson passed away in 1998.
The following year his family sold the company to Valley Power Systems Inc., a privately held company based in City of Industry, California. Recently it purchased a Florida marine refrigeration and air-conditioning company. That acquisition makes eminently good sense, because one of the biggest consumers of electricity on a motor yacht is the AC and refrigeration.
To hear Northern Light’s spokesman, Colin Puckett, tell the story, thanks to intimate knowledge of boat’s electrical systems, its engineers are very familiar with what makes AC and refrigeration tick. Today three-fourths of Northern Lights business is marine generators. The remainder is divided between marine propulsion for motor yachts and commercial craft as well as land-based electrical generators on remote radio towers and at Alaskan fishing lodges.
On the factory floor engines begin life as John Deere tractor long blocks. Once marinized, the bobtail motors used for main propulsion wear the Lugger brand name. Add a generator end and it becomes Northern Lights.
Northern Lights Power and Energy (manengines.com)
