
Preservation specifications 83
9 Preservation specifications
General information
The preservation and represervation specifications apply to all MTU diesel and gas
engines as delivered from the factory, i.e:
• reserve stock engines
• installed engines that have not yet been put into service
• field engines with extended downtime, e.g. normal out-of-service periods, out-of-service-periods
for scheduled maintenance or unscheduled repair work.
Field engines and engines that were put out of service for a scheduled major overhaul must
be preserved immediately after their last service period.
All MTU engines are delivered with initial preservation as per factory standard MTV 5073.
Cooling circuits must always be preserved after the coolant has been drained. Preservation is
not required if the coolant is left in the system.
Represervation intervals depending on the storage conditions
Definition of storage conditions
A distinction is made between the following storage conditions:
Normal
(free of frost, closed heated rooms, max. temperature fluctuations of between 10 and 40
°C, clean, monthly average relative air humidity ≤ 65%)
Difficult (dust / contamination, with drops below dew point > 20% of the month, monthly average
relative air humidity > 65%)
Unsuitable
(salt-laden air, outdoor storage)
Storage conditions
Packaging Represervation Remarks
Normal
Standard packaging
Every 12 months
Difficult Standard packaging
Every 6 months
Unsuitable
Special packaging
Every 12 months Additionally every 3 - 4
months a check of the
humidity indicator in the
special packaging
The preservation or represervation agent is the same for all engine t
ypes. The type of engine packaging
depends on the storage and transport conditions. The gearbox manufacturer’s preservation specifications
must also be complied with when complete powerpacks / dri
ve systems are be preserved.
Note:
Warranty claims are invalid if the storage is not according to specifications.
Do not use natural rubber sealing material, as it is not resistant to aging.
Only MTU-approved fluids and lubricants as specified in
Chapter 8 (Approved fluids and lubricants)
(→ Page 45) are to be used for preservation and represervation .
In event of extended out-of-service periods, machined, non-protected surfaces, for example cylinder liner
running faces, are susceptible to corrosion and must therefore be preserved.
The applicable engine documentation must also be considered together with this Preservation
Specification. Refer to the engine documentation f
or tasks and checks to be carried out when
shutting down an engine and before re-operating an engine.
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