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#57: All You Need to Know to Ship Your Deutz or Perkins Engine  This Tech Tip is one in our continuing series of informal notes that we hope will be helpful. This one focuses on how to ship a Deutz, Perkins or Deere engine.                            Deutz BF4L912Shipping an Engine  Many people ask us for guidance when shipping Deutz, Perkins or Ford Industrial engines to us to be overhauled or when turning in a core engine. After all, we’ve been shipping Deutz, Perkins, and Ford Industrial engines for over 100...

This Tech Tip, First Level Maintenance Considerations for Perkins Diesels, is one in an ongoing series we publish to advance the knowledge base in the marine and industrial engine field.Filters Change the fuel and oil filters regularly. In our experience, this means at least every 200 hours of industrial use and every 50 hours or at the beginning and in the middle of each season, for marine use. Fuel injectors thrive on clean dry fuel. We strongly recommend that a fuel conditioner be used.  We stock Lucas conditioner and recommend it. Oil filters aren’t all alike. They vary in price, degree of micron filtration, and presence of a check valve to prevent dirty oil from leaving a clogged filter and passing through the engine. Because using correct filters and changing them is so important, we stock Perkins fuel and oil filters to make sure it is easy to keep your engine running. Next time you’re offered an after-market no-name oil filter for your Perkins, ask if they can point to where the check valve is located.  (Speaking of secondary fuel filters, we are now offering a spin-on filter conversion kit to replace the awful cartridge.  For more information on this conversion, take a look at Tech Tip #126 Not Your Father’s Perkins 4108; Bringing the Perkins 4108 into the 21st Century.Lubrication Oil Check the lube oil level at every use and...

A delayed task. An idle operator or crew. Lost time and money. This is what can happen to your operation when an engine goes down. That’s why the engine experts at Foley recommend preventive maintenance through oil analysis as a way to spot potential problems before they happen and avoid unscheduled...