Sole Diesel 68 GTC, Operator'S Manual

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Systems and scheduled
maintenance
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Operator’s Manual . Marine generator sets
5.5. Fuel System
Circuit description
The fuel system is based on a fuel feed pump and an in-line mechanical injection pump.
PIECE ELEMENT
1 Fuel injection nozzle
2
Fuel injection pipe
3 Fuel leak-ok pipe
4 Injection pump
5 Feed pumps
6 Fuel filter
7 Tank (supplied as accessory)
8 Fuel decanting filter (supplied as accessory)
9 Fuel intake pipe (supplied as accessory)
Fuel specifications
Use ASTM diesel fuel No.2-D for the best genset performance, to prevent genset damage. Never use
kerosene, heavy diesel fuel or biodiesel. It is essential to use clean and filtered diesel oil.
The use of diesel oil that not complies with the technical specifications may affect warranty coverage
and cause serious damage in the injection system and internal genset components.
Maintenance task. Fuel Level Inspection
Periodically, it is necessary to check the fuel level to assure the operation of the genset. On
top of that, if fuel pump sucks air when the fuel level is lower than pump suction, it could break.
Whenever possible, keep the fuel tank full. The temperature changes may cause
condensation of the damp air present in the tank and this water accumulates at the bottom. It can
cause an increase of corrosion or an impossibility of starting the genset if this water is aspired by the
fuel pump.
Maintenance task. Fuel tank clean
The fuel impurities could obstruct the suction pump. For this reason, drain out the content of
the fuel tank to remove condensate and any foreign material. Then, wash the tank with fuel and refill
it.
Maintenance task. Water separator filter purge
The fuel system has to have a water separator filter (supplied as accessory) to avoid the
inlet of water in the fuel circuit. According to the maintenance plan it is necessary to purge the filter
to eliminate water periodically. This is the procedure:
1. Loosen the bottom nut to eliminate water.
2. Shut it off again.
3. Check for any leakage.