Engine Saver Saves

LIST OF “SAVES” MADE BY THE ENGINE SAVER

The Engine Saver provides reliable Engine Protection and Monitoring at an affordable price. By monitoring engine temperature, coolant pressure, oil pressure, crankcase pressure, turbo pressure and RPM you can be alerted to failure, locate and repair the problem, before any major damage can occur. Below is the List of Saves that the Engine Saver has caught in the past.

12V-71 Detroit N –Clyde 150 ton Gantry Crane, located at Atlantic Dry Dock, Jacksonville, Florida. The Engine Saver detected an oil pressure drop due to low oil level. The Engine Saver shutdown the engine, oil was added to the proper level in engine; Engine Saver was reset and the engine was restarted and returned to service.

KTA 38 Cummins N – 90 ton Gantry Crane located at Atlantic Dry Dock, Jacksonville Florida. The Engine Saver detected a drop in water level. The Engine Saver automatically shutdown the engine, water was replaced to operating level. Engine Saver was reset, engine was restarted and returned to service.

Caterpillar 3512 – Drive engine Aboard the Tugboat “Pascagoula”. The engine blew a head gasket, steam accumulated in the crankcase and the Model 550 Engine Saver alarmed on Crankcase Pressure; the operator slowed the engine and reported the alarm. The engine was repaired and returned to service.

KTA 50 Cummins – Atlantic Dry Dock, Inc. A water pressure fault caused the engine to cut off and a water pump anomaly was discovered and repaired. The cost to ADDC for repairs was minimal. The overhaul cost last year, before being equipped with the ES was $130,000.00. Atlantic has committed to outfitting all the heavy diesels in their combined shipyards with Engine Savers.

Optimum Colliery – Euclid Truck CH150 with Cummins KTA 2300 engine. Shutdown on low coolant pressure, and found water pump broken.

Optimum Colliery – Euclid Truck CH150 with Cummins KTA 2300 engine. Engine Saver shutdown on low coolant pressure and found bottom radiator hose leak.

Optimum Colliery – Euclid Truck R100 powered by Cummins KTA 2300 engine. Engine Saver shutdown on high crankcase pressure and found blocked filter breathers.

Hecketts – Clark Michigan 475 Wheeled Loader powered Cummins KT 1710 engine. Engine Saver shut down on low coolant pressure. The unit had been fitted with a rebuilt engine and it was discovered that the engine block had not been properly cleaned by the rebuilders. The oil cooler and the engine coolant system were full of rust.

Hecketts -- Clark Michigan 475 Wheeled Loader powered by Cummins KT 1710 engine. The Engine Saver shut down on low coolant pressure. Found operator had been removing radiator cap to check water level and had failed to tighten the cap when replacing it.

Finsch Mine – Komatsu 785 Dump Truck powered by Cummins KTA 2300 engine. The Engine Saver shut down on high crank case pressure. Found wrong oil dip stick fitted and sump over filled. Also found blocked breathers.

Finsch Mine – Komatsu 680 Dump Truck powered by Cummins KT 1710 engine. The Engine Saver shut down on low oil pressure. Found blocked oil filter and diesel fuel in engine oil.

Finsch Mine – Komatsu 680 Dump Truck powered by Cummins KT 1710 engine. The Engine Saver shutdown on high crankcase pressure. Found diesel fuel in engine oil.

Blue Circle Cement – Lovedale Quarry – Wabco 35 ton Dump Truck powered by Cummins KT 1150 engine. The Engine Saver shutdown on low oil pressure. Found sump plug missing.

Blue Circle Cement – Lovedale Quarry – Wabco 35 ton Dump Truck powered by Cummins KT 1150 engine. The Engine Saver shutdown on low coolant pressure. Found faulty radiator can.

Blue Circle Cement – Lovedale Quarry – Poclain 600 Excavator powered by 2 x Cummins 855C engines. The Engine Saver tripped on high temperature. Found faulty radiator cap. The Engine Saver also tripped on low coolant pressure – found radiator cores silted up. Also found wrong temperature switches fitted with the heat gauges reading normal.

Kilbarchan Colliery – Hunslet Taylor loco powered by Cummins 855C engine. The Engine Saver shutdown on high temperature. Found that the wagons were being overloaded in relation to loco weighing power causing engine to overheat.

Vametco – Clark Michigan 475 Wheeled Loader powered with Cummins KT 1150 engine. The Engine Saver shutdown on low coolant pressure. Found blocked oil cooler. The Engine Saver also shutdown second time on high crankcase pressure. Compression test carried out and found 30” H2O. Found cylinder lines to be glazed.

ENGINE CONDITIONS “CAUGHT” BY ENGINE SAVER

OIL SYSTEM FAULTS

LOW OIL PRESSURE OR GRADUAL LOSS:

Sticking Regulator
Clogged Oil Filter
Wrong Viscosity/High Ambient
Excessive Bearing Wear
Internal Leak(s)
Oil Foamed or Fuel Diluted
Excessive Heat from Transmission Coolers

NO OIL PRESSURE OR SUDDEN LOSS

Broken Pump Shaft
Broken Regulator String
Ruptured Line
Massive Oil Loss or No Oil
Pump Intake Blocked
Missing Oil Pump Bushing

COOLING SYSTEM FAULTS

GRADUAL, PARTIAL OR INTERMITTENT LOSS

Damaged Pump Impeller
Slipping Pump Drive
Flow Restriction
Internal/External Leaks
Radiator Cap Loose/Defective (Reduced Pressure)
Blocked Radiator Air Flow
Aeration or Drawing Air
Defective Thermostat

SUDDEN OR LARGE LOSS

No Coolant
Bottom Radiator Hose
Filler Cap Comes Off (Sudden Pressure Release)
Pump Failure
Broken Belt or Shaft
Thermostat Stuck Closed

PRESSURE IN CRANK CASE

Broken Piston
Scored Cylinder
Broken Rings
Seized Valve Guide
Improper Top Overhaul
Oil Soaked Breathers
Overfilling/Foaming/Dilution
Broken Injector Pipe