MAK dissected piston carbon buildup

This weeks featured supplier is S.J.Marine Ltd of West Sussex in the UK, specialist suppliers of MAK parts and service expertise who go the extra mile to ensure your diesel engine is running at it’s best at all times.

Set up by Simon Houslander ( MaK senior engineer ) 10 years ago, the business prides itself on providing top-class engineering consultancy advice backed up by an excellent new spares supply service with the option of thoroughly reconditioned spares if needed.

“I can’t tell you how many times I have won the bet that after we’ve serviced your engine you can stand a fifty pence piece on its edge on your engine and it won’t budge” said Simon this week.  “It isn’t rocket science, it is logically applied mechanical knowledge backed up by nearly twenty five years of  experience“.

Piston crown hot-spots, incorrect fuel injection timing, stretched and loosened crankshaft counterbalance weights and water damage caused by fuel and lube oil contamination are all effects that Simon has managed to identify, remove and prevent from recurring in his history of MAK engine repair.

MAK dissected piston hot spot

“Our value proposition is simple, get us in at the start of a dry-docking for a few days, a few days during and a few days after and your vessel will see a significantly improved ROI”. Simon’s team can start with an engine data readout and start to identify the causes of any latent problems before the vessel dry-docks, giving them valuable and time-saving pointers to rectifying any problems that are evident or even brewing. ” We have accounts with all the major MAK centres worldwide that help us shorten delivery time and our local stock level ( now listed on the Partfindermarine.com parts database ) and increasingly comprehensive repair and reconditioning service means we usually have an alternative to offer the shipowner if they need an alternative to new parts. We really are a one-stop solution for MAK diesel engine support”

Pictures here show a few examples of  “Oops” moments that could possibly have been prevented by pre-emptive maintenance and inspection.

Call Simon direct on +44 1306 737100 or e-mail sales@sjmarine.co.uk for more details or a quote on your engine.