This is most interesting; I will attempt to contact you; otherwise, I would like more information. We have to run glycol for freeze protection, and we use product recommended by Wartsila. Now they are questioning our product. Can you be more specific as to what was damaging the O-rings, and what O-r...

Hi, our engines are gas, but I thought someone may know something. The heads, overhauled by Wartsila, is our 18V34 SG will run about 3000 hours and start leaking coolant (glycol-water) at the O-rings sealing the coolant at the exhaust valve seat. When we take it apart, the O-rings are red, and they ...

Thanks for your reply:
Research indicates BEN is a manufacturer of electric motors in Nuremberg: Buchele Elektromotorenwerke GmbH Nurnberg DE
Our pump has a Siemens motor, as it is 60 Hz.
Regards,
Wascator

Hi, does anyone know the manufacturer of the electric-driven oil circulating and prelube pump Wartsila typically uses? We are having seal trouble with one on a stationary engine 18V34SG here in the US and although the pump is pretty simple, we have to get one to live as this pump runs all the time w...

Hi, I'm new; we operate several Wartsila gas engines; I hope they are similar in some ways to marine engines and I might find some experienced users here. Due to coolant leaks from the heads (O-rings on exhaust valve seats being problematic) several of our pistons have most or all of the skirt coati...