Centrifugal Filter Upgrade
Centrifugal Filter Upgrade
LETTER
Services, Wärtsilä Finland Oy
Engine section Engine type Ref. Date Issue Document No. Page
18 Lube oil system See below WFI–S 12-Nov-2010 01 WS18S046 1(3)+6
Note! Clean and inspect the centrifugal filter at the intervals specified in the
maintenance schedule, or more frequently if found necessary. Replace worn
parts.
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Services, Wärtsilä Finland Oy Service Letter
Issue Document No. Page
01 WS18S046 2(3)+6
Identification The new spindle 473 071 has hardened bearing journals to reduce wear,
the new version can be identified by the shape of the groove, see Figure 2.
Fig. 2 Spindle
Fig. 3 Top bearing The new type of top bearing 473 073 is of shielded typ, see Figure 3.
Upgrade instructions For instructions regarding dismantling and re-assembly of the centrifugal
filter see chapter 18 in the engine instruction manual.
Installing the bottom bearing (473 076):
1 Carefully clean the threads in the filter body with a degreaser agent.
2 Apply Loctite 638 on the threads and mount the new bearing.
3 Tighten to 30 Nm.
4 Mark the centrifugal filters with “MK II” on the sign plate, see Figure 5.
Note! If the bottom bearing is secured with Loctite 638 it might be necessary to
apply heat (+250°C) with a hot air blower or gas torch to weaken the glue
when removing the bearing.
Remove all O-rings from the filter body before applying heat.
Services, Wärtsilä Finland Oy Service Letter
Issue Document No. Page
01 WS18S046 3(3)+6
Ordering Contact your closest Wärtsilä Services Network for an offer. The parts for
upgrading the centrifugal filters are available as upgrade kits, see the table
below.
When ordering please specify the engine serial number(s) and part
number 473 118.
Note! To ensure that the correct upgrade kit(s) are delivered it is important to
specify the correct engine number(s) when ordering.
The upgrade kits are available at a special price when ordering before
1st June 2011.
473 001
473 033
473 033
473 124
473 079
473 073
473 074
473 073
473 076
473 074
473 082
473 036
473 125
473 126
473 076
473 075
473 130 473 085
473 127
473 131 473 129
473 128
473 085
473 064
473 071
473 132
473 067
473 136
473 063
473 062
473 078
473 137
473 066
473 081
473 082
473 126
473 069
473 085
473 083