Engine and generator: hour-based servicing, logged service history

Most engine failures aren't sudden; they're the build-up of skipped maintenance. At Care your engine and generator hours are logged to your panel: as the service time approaches by the manufacturer's criteria the system reminds you, and every service done is written into the history with the part numbers used. Your engine's story is now documented.

Scope

Scheduled servicing

Oil and filter changes, impeller, belts, anode checks - by hour/calendar criteria

Fault diagnosis

Overheating, smoke, power loss, starting problems - by measurement and test in order

Brand service coordination

Volvo Penta, Yanmar, Mercruiser: for warranty work the authorised-service process runs through us

Generator servicing

Onan, Kohler, Fischer Panda scheduled servicing and fault work

Shaft & propeller

Shaft seal replacement, propeller balancing and damage repair, engine mounts

Fuel system

Tank cleaning, fuel polishing, injector and supply-line maintenance

Specialist pages

Authorised Service Coordination

Volvo Penta, Yanmar, Cummins: warranty cover and the authorised-service process, handled by us

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How it works

Hours and condition record

Engine/generator hours and current readings are logged to the panel; the service schedule is set up.

Plan and quote

The maintenance coming up by the manufacturer's criteria becomes a written quote with part numbers.

Documented service

The make/part number of the oil and filters used is recorded; handed over with a function test.

Tools

See your service day

Calculator

When is the engine's next service?

Whichever fills first, the hour or the schedule criterion, is when service is due. Enter the values, see the status. The exact interval is confirmed against the engine's manufacturer manual.

Current engine hours1,180 hoursHours at last service1,100 hoursTime since last service8 months

Manufacturer service interval

Service approaching

Next service: after 20 engine hours or 4 months (whichever comes first)

Binding criterion: engine hours

Scheduled service items

✓Engine oil + oil filter
✓Fuel filter (pre + engine)
✓Impeller (raw water pump)
✓Anode check
✓Belt tension
✓Coolant / antifreeze
✓Shaft seal and grease

The interval varies by engine; with a recorded service history, service day never comes as a surprise.

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Diagnosis guide

What does the exhaust smoke tell you?

Smoke colour	Likely cause	What to do
White	Cold running / water vapour, water leak past a gasket	If it doesn't clear once warm, measure
Black	Too much fuel, too little air or overloading	Filter, injector and load check
Blue	Engine burning oil	Compression / piston-ring measurement

When a change in colour appears, early measurement most often prevents the rebuild bill.

A marine diesel in the opened engine bay with a tidy tool set — Scheduled servicing is planned by engine hours; on an engine with no records, faults arrive as surprises.

See the proof

Sample job: twin-engine season service (2x Cummins, 1,240 hours)

Oil, filters and impellers replaced; all part numbers and test readings logged to the file. (Real case photos will be added at launch.)

Oil + filter + impeller1 working dayPart numbers in the file

FAQ

How is the service interval determined?+

By whichever of the manufacturer's hour and calendar criteria comes first (e.g. 100 hours or once a year). Your engine hours are logged in the panel; as the time approaches the system reminds you - the burden of remembering isn't on you.

On my in-warranty engine, do you work on it or the authorised service?+

For warranty work we coordinate the authorised service: the appointment, attendance and record are ours; the warranty stays intact. Routine work outside the warranty is done by our own team to our evidence standard - you see clearly in the quote which is which.

Why is the impeller so important?+

It's the heart of the raw-water pump and it's rubber: it dries out, cracks, sheds its vanes. If a broken vane escapes into the cooling channels, a small part turns into a major overheating fault. An annual change is the engine's cheapest insurance.

What should be done for the engine in winter?+

Winter servicing is essential: an oil change (it isn't laid up over winter on acidic old oil), protecting the cooling line, and filling and conditioning the fuel tank. It's a standard step of the wintering programme.

What does the colour of the exhaust smoke tell you?+

White, black and blue smoke each point to a different system - the detail is in our diagnosis guide. What matters is this: when a change in colour appears, early measurement most often prevents the rebuild bill.

Old engine: rebuild or replace?+

It's decided by compression and value measurements; not an emotional or a salesman's answer - the numbers speak. You see the cost of both scenarios side by side and make the decision with the facts.

On this topic: guides & glossary

For those wondering about the terms: the guide and glossary entries below explain this service in depth.