G'day
Can anyone recommend a diesel mechanic that works around the Harbour for some advice/service/repair re an old BUKH DV8 8hp, single cylinder diesel ?
The few people Ive tried so far have been at worst shonks, and at best just not particularly interested (for various reasons).
Any suggestions ?
Cheers.
Lots of 'little' things.....
Significant blue smoke (but only intermittently ?)
Difficulty starting (it takes 10 seconds of cranking when it used to take 2)
Sluggish throttle response
Panel lights (amps, oil, temp) and buzzer alarm need testing/fixing
Pressure coming from oil filler (from crank case ? how much is normal ??)
The engine is old but only about 30 hrs out of a full rebuild. The first 25hrs were faultless..... the smoke, starting and throttle problem have just suddenly presented themselves.
My main problem has been finding someone interested in working on a oldish engine, ideally, where she lays on the harbour.
Any suggestions would be most welcome....
Cheers,
Craig
When I had similar problem, first thing I ask mechanic, can you check pressure and set correct pressure on injectors, my mechanic in Melb. has nice and cheap unit in his garage and you see stream of diesel and most common problem is dripping / smoking engine /
Maybe ask first this / can you check inject. for correct pressure and leakage and pick the right one. For panel, I would get electrician.
Depending on where you are on the harbour you could stop by Fleet Marine at d'Albora marinas in Mosman, they are on the western side of the Spit bridge. I worked down there for a while and the guys seemed pretty good, and have a work boat to get around the harbour - not sure how far they would travel but might be worth a shot.
first spot to start would be a service and valve set make sure the oil viscosity is what manufacturer reccomends when you buy oil.
I would go with Ramona on this
Have you been running the engine under light load only ?
If so then glazed bore is the most likely problem When the engine was done up 30 hours ago the bores would have been honed so that the rings would bed in
Light loading does not let the rings press hard against the bore walls and so they glaze up and then the piston rings leak causing crankcase pressure, lack of compression, oil burning, hard starting etc Not using the correct oil can do this also
Diesel engines like to work! Give it some good hard work and if the problem does not go away then it looks as though it will have to be pulled down again, bores honed etc
Good luck
Thanks for all the replies....
For info, after rebuild I have run the engine pretty hard for the first 25 hrs (80odd percent). The only exception to this is a few mins at idle to warm up and cool down - problem ?
Just to bump this back to the top again - can anyone recommend a diesel mechanic around Sydney Harbour ? Ideally one thats in the east or mobile ? (It seems noone wants to work on small old diesels any more !!)
Thanks.
