Pgitug
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I am looking at some vessel options and I do not have a clue what each oil change is going to run on this type of engine. I am coming from a sailboat that had a 54 hp diesel. Any and all information would be appreciated.
I am looking at some vessel options and I do not have a clue what each oil change is going to run on this type of engine. I am coming from a sailboat that had a 54 hp diesel. Any and all information would be appreciated.
I believe Cummins recommends oil change at 200 hours. Is that about right?
I find the oil change is the easier part of maintenance, its getting rid of the old oil (which I sometimes hold in my garage for a while) more of a task, need to drive to dump which has a special tank to pour it in.
I find the oil change is the easier part of maintenance, its getting rid of the old oil (which I sometimes hold in my garage for a while) more of a task, need to drive to dump which has a special tank to pour it in.
I find the oil change is the easier part of maintenance, its getting rid of the old oil (which I sometimes hold in my garage for a while) more of a task, need to drive to dump which has a special tank to pour it in.
Auto Zone or Advance Auto takes the drain oil too. They may say they will only take 5 gallons per person on their website but I have never had a problem dropping off 15-18 gallons at a time.
Hey PGITug. I assume you live in PGI and have a tug? I have a Ranger 27 Tug and I also have a condo in PGI. That will be my cruising ground when I finally retire in a few years. What type of boat and how do you like cruising Charlotte Harbor? My tug has a Yanmar 180 HP and I change my own oil. Yanmar uses synthetic oil, it seems like most newer diesels are using synthetic. That makes the oil cost almost double. To have it done costs $400. I do it for under $100. and it takes me about 30 minutes. I am thinking about having an automatic oil changing system installed. I think that will be a little pricey?
When you went through the coolers and heat exchangers can you tell me how many hours were on the engine, what problems you were having that caused you to do the overhauls, the process of having the work done and the associated cost of the work? About half the boats I am looking at show this work being done in the log book but the others have over 1500 hours on the engine without any color or heat exchanger work being done. Which seems like neglect to me. Appreciate your feed back on this.
Servicing the after coolers is a preventative maintenance item. Hopefully you have no symptoms related to a failing after cooler. The after coolers on these engines are sea water cooled. If am after cooler is failing/leaking, it is introducing seawater directly into the intake of your engine. Hence the very stringent maintenance interval of this item. I think it is somewhere in the 2-4 year range depending on the salinity of your area and how paranoid you are.... I will do mine at 3 years. Yes, not doing this maintenance would be considered neglect. You should be able to tell if it was EVER done based on the condition of the paint around the nuts and bolts of these items. It is very possible to do this maintenance yourself. I think it is on Seaboard's web page under "Tony's Tips". If not it is on boat diesel.com. I do not do my own. It will cost between $800-$1000 to have someone do them. That is for them to come down and remove them and take them to the shop, service them and then re install. It is possible to see symptoms of a failing after cooler upon disassembly before it does any damage to your engine. In this case, you would replace the entire after cooler.....around $2000 a piece.