Practical Diesel Engine Overhaul

There are no prerequisites for this course.

• Gain an understanding of the basic operating principles of practical diesel engine overhaul.
• Demonstrate the required knowledge to prepare a safe area and understand the safe working practices in relation to practical diesel engine overhaul.
• Develop the knowledge and skills to fully dismantle, reassemble, and carry out necessary testing on a diesel engine.

• Diesel engine construction, operating principles
• Prepare for and carry out a full diesel engine strip down, maintaining correct orientation of parts
• Take appropriate measures to protect and preserve fine tolerance machined components
• Use safe and appropriate dismantling methods and aids
• Check wear dimensions, fits and running clearances on crankshaft bearings, pistons, cylinder liners etc. and choose appropriate remedial actions when these are out of tolerance
• Perform non-destructive examination of components using dye penetrant, magnetic particle and visual inspection techniques
• Rebuild the diesel engine applying bolt torques, setting clearances and following assembly procedures as prescribed in the makers manual
• Test, overhaul and adjust fuel injectors
• Install all ancillary components and carry out compression test, coolant system leak test, set fuel pump timing & bleed fuel lines
• Start, run and test a diesel engine, fault finding and resolving starting and running problems.

Delegates will undertake a multiple-choice examination paper to demonstrate they have achieved the key learning outcomes detailed above.

Safety footwear, coveralls, safety glasses and gloves.