Diesel After-Sales Service

Service Bulletin A – 15
03.02.97
Technical Information to all Owners Reprinted 07.04.97
of Sulzer A Type Diesel Engines

Alphabetical Index of Topics

of Service Bulletins

Content: 3 Pages
28.10 71.40 Printed in Switzerland

New Sulzer Diesel Ltd Diesel After-Sales Service PO Box 414 CH-8401 Winterthur, Switzerland
Phone: (052) 262 80 10 (24hours) Telex: 896 659 NSDL CH Telefax: (052) 213 94 83
 A TYPE ENGINES

Alphabetical Index of Topics of

Service Bulletins
Service Register
Bulletin No.

A:
A 20: Flow Controlled Injection for Special Applications A–7.1 10
Alphabetical Index of Topics of Service Bulletins A–15 6
Application Area of Bearings A–2.2 5
Assessment Criteria for Crankshaft A–6 9
Assessment of Main and Bottom End Bearings A–2.2 5
Attention Limits for Lubricating Oil A–4.1 7

B:
Bearing Replacement A–2.2 5
Bearing Undersizes A–6 9

C:
Characteristics of Marine Fuels Found on the Market Place G–3.1 3
Composition of Bearings A–2.2 5
Crankshaft (Assessment Criteria, Reconditioning) A–6 9
Criteria for Bearing Replacement A–2.2 5
Cylinder Liner with a Fine Thread in the Upper Part A–8 11
Cylinder Liner and Piston Rings A–14 17

D:
Design and Designation of the Fuel Injection Nozzle A–7.1 10
Detachable Handwheel for Indicator Valve on 4-Stroke Engines 4S–1 2
Diesel Engine Fuels G–3.1 3

E:
Exhaust Valves A–3.1 6

F:
Fuel Injection Nozzle Specifications A–7.1 10
Fuel Oil System A–9 12
Fuel Oil Treatment, Requirements, Today’s Cleaning Units and their Possibilities G–3.1 3
Fuel System (Flushing Instructions) A–5 8

G:
General Engine Requirements for Operation on Heavy Fuel Oil A–9 12
Geometrical Tolerancing of Crankshaft A–6 9
Governor Drive A–12 15

H:
Heavy Fuel Oils (HFO) G–3.1 3
Heavy Fuel Oil Concept Guide and System Adjustments A–9 12
Heavy Fuel Oil Treatment with Centrifugal Separators G–3.1 3

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 A TYPE ENGINES

Alphabetical Index of Topics of

Service Bulletins
Service Register
Bulletin No.

I:
Indicator Valves with Detachable Handwheel for 4-Stroke Engines 4S–1 2
Inlet Valves A–3.1 6
Inspection Intervals of Bearings A–2.2 5

L:
Lubricating Oil (Attention Limits, Filter Specifications, Testing, Treatment) A–4.1 7
Lubricating Oil System A–5 8

M:
Modification of existing Cylinder Liners A–8 11
Modification to the Governor Drive of PG 12 and UG 8 Woodward Governors A–12 15
Modifications of Existing Indicator Valves 4S–1 2
Mounting Device for Bearing Shells of Connecting Rod Type 4 A–13 16

O:
Operation on Heavy Fuel Oil (General Requirements) A–9 12

P:
Piston Removal A–8 11
Piston Ring Fitting Tool A–11 14
Plunger and Barrel A–10 13

R:
Removal of the Piston A–8 11
Running-in of Bearings A–2.2 5

S:
Service Bulletins (General) G–5 4
Starting Air System (Blow-through) A–5 8

T:
Thrust Ring Oversizes A–6 9
Training Courses for Customers at NSD in Winterthur or at Site G–6 18
Types and Application Area of Bearings A–2.2 5

U:
Undersized Bearings and Reconditioning of Crankshaft A–6 9
Used Lubricating Oil Testing A–4.1 7

V:
Viscosity – Temperature – Diagram G–3.1 3

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SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED FOR A -TYPE ENGINES
Please note that for A type engines we have so far published the following Service Bulletins:
A–2.2 dated 30.11.94 Assessment of Main and Bottom End Bearings
A–3.1 dated 22.03.96 Grinding of Inlet / Exhaust Valves and Seats
A–4.1 dated 01.06.95 Lubricating Oil Treatment
A–5 dated 11.07.85 Flushing Instructions
A–6 dated 30.10.86 Undersized Bearings and Reconditioning of Crankshafts
A–7.1 dated 30.11.93 Fuel Injection Nozzle Specification
A–8 dated 15.08.94 Cylinder Liner with a Fine Thread in the Upper Part of the Bore
A–9 dated 18.10.94 Heavy Fuel Oil Concept Guide and System Adjustments for
A 20H / AT 25H Auxiliary Engines
A–10 dated 25.07.95 New Plunger and Barrel for Fuel Pump of AT 25 Engines
A–11 dated 15.09.95 New Piston Ring Fitting Tool
A–12 dated 15.09.95 Modification to the Governor Drive of
PG 12 and UG 8 Woodward Governors
A–13 dated 26.04.96 New Mounting Device for Bearing Shells
of Connecting Rod Type 4
A–14 dated 18.10.96 Cylinder Liner and Piston Rings
A–15 dated 03.02.97 Alphabetical Index of Topics of Service Bulletins
Should you not be in possession of the above mentioned documentation suitable for your plant, kindly contact
your local New Sulzer Diesel representative for your copy.

This Service Bulletin should be kept in a separate file in the control room. The respective pages or
tables of the Service Bulletin with modifications to the Operating Manual, Maintenance Manual
or Code Book should be copied and filed in the respective Manual or Book.
New Sulzer Diesel Switzerland Ltd has issued this Service Bulletin with their best knowledge and
ability. However, New Sulzer Diesel Switzerland Ltd can not take any liability for any or all
information contained in this or any other Service Bulletin.
Changes of any nature to the form and or to the content of this or any other Service Bulletin as
published by New Sulzer Diesel Switzerland Ltd, are not permitted.

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