MAN B&W Diesel A/S

Service Letter SL04-445/OEG

November 2004

Cylinder Oil Dosage Guidelines for Stationary MC-S Engines

Action Code: WHEN CONVENIENT

Dear Sirs

Cylinder lubrication has a direct influence on the operational costs of two-stroke

engines. The cost of the cylinder lube oil is an important contribution to the total
operating costs.

The lubrication rate and the quality of the cylinder oil have a major influence on the
cylinder condition and on the overhauling schedules and overhauling costs.

Therefore, feed rate and overhaul predictability and cost are interrelated factors
that need to be kept in balance.

The following guidelines are valid for engine designs of today, however, special
locations, ambient conditions, or special fuel or lube oil qualities may have an
influence so that the normal guidelines cannot be followed.

Previous MC engine types, without PC-ring, Oros piston crown, high piston
topland, high piston top ring and Alpha Lubricator, cannot achieve the same
low cylinder oil feed rate as mentioned below, so these engines require an
additional 0.2-0.4 g/kWh.

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Guiding Cylinder Oil Feed Rates

Basic Feed Rate: BFR
L and K-MC-S: 1.1 g/kWh.
(ref. to MCR load):
Minimum feed rate
L and K-MC-S: 0.8 g/kWh.
(ref. to MCR load):
Maximum recommendable
feed rate during normal L and K-MC-S: 1.6 g/kWh.
operation (ref. to MCR):

Alucoat rings:
BFR + 100% / 50% ~ 24h/250h.
Feed rate:
Hard-coated rings:
BFR + 100%

Alucoat rings:
The first 5 hours BFR + 100%
Breaking-in Thereafter BFR + 50%, to be reduced in two steps of
new liners 25% each after an interval of 250 hrs.
Duration:
and rings Hard-coated rings:
(initial BFR + 100% for minimum 12 hours dependent on the
running-in) actual coating. Thereafter BFR + 50%, to be reduced in
two steps of 25% each after an interval of 250 hrs.

Alucoat rings:
Stepwise increase to max. load over 5 hours
Load: Hard-coated rings:
Stepwise increase to max. load over minimum 12
hours, depending on the actual coating.

Alucoat rings:
No load restrictions or demand for extra oil
Breaking-in new rings in
already run-in liners: Non-coated or hard-coated rings:
Stepwise load increase to max. load over min. 5 hours.
BFR + 50% for 24 hrs.
The “Service feed rate”, i.e. the feed rate between the
“Maximum setting” and the “Minimum feed rate”, is to
be based on observations of the actual cylinder
Service feed rate: condition (scavenge port inspections and overhauling
reports).
The feed rate can be lowered in steps of maximum
0.05 g/kWh.
During starting, stopping and load changes, the
Start/stops and
lubricator should be set to 125% of the MCR-service
load change situations:
feed rate.
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Basic feed rate

The “Basic Feed Rate” corresponds to a dosage which under average conditions, and
after confirmation of a successful running-in, will ensure a safe cylinder condition and
a good overall economy.

Maximum recommendable feed rate during normal operation

Excessive cylinder lubrication may lead to harmful deposit build-up in the combustion
chamber, and should therefore be limited to special operation conditions such as
breaking-in, re-establishment of a failed cylinder condition, sticking piston rings, etc.

Breaking-in
The running-in of new cylinder liners and piston rings is carried out during the initial
running-in period, which we call the “breaking-in” period, and during the following
service period, during which the load is unrestricted, but extra lubrication is still
needed.

During breaking-in, i.e. the very first loading up to MCR, excessive lubrication is
recommended in order to flush away any wear particles generated. In this period,
200% of the basic feed rate is recommended.
If “Alucoat” piston rings are used, the duration of the breaking-in period can be limited
to about five hours.
If “hard-coated” rings (Cermet coated PM14 or similar) are used, the breaking-in and
loading up to MCR should be done over minimum 12 hours, depending on the actual
coating.

Running-in
After the breaking-in period, where ample oil has been applied, the load restriction is
lifted. In order to ensure optimal oil film build-up between rings and liner, extra oil
should be applied for a period. However, in order to protect the combustion chamber
from harmful deposit build-up, this period should be limited to the period during which
the rings and liner surfaces are forming their final operational surfaces.
We recommend that frequent scavenge port inspections are carried out during the
running-in process.

We recommend that 150% of the basic feed rate is maintained during the first 250
hours. When a scavenge port inspection has proved a satisfactory condition, the feed
rate should be reduced to 125%.

This setting is kept for the next 250-hour period. If the cylinder condition is again
confirmed as being satisfactory, lubrication may now be reduced to the basic feed rate
setting.
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Service feed rate

During normal, average conditions the basic feed rate will result in a safe cylinder
condition with reasonable overhauling intervals and a good overall economy.

However, in many cases the economic optimum can be obtained at a lower feed rate,
when taking the overhauling intervals and operational cost of lube oil and maintenance
into consideration.

Lowering the feed rate towards the optimal “Service feed rate” should be done in small
steps not exceeding 0.05 g/kWh. Any change should always be based on careful
evaluation of the actual cylinder condition.

Please note that the optimal service feed rate is not a fixed figure, as it varies with the
environment of the engine, such as load pattern, fuel quality, lube oil quality, ambient
conditions, etc.

Start/stop and load change situations

During starting, stopping and sudden load changes, the engine requires extra oil due
to the changes in thermal load, and mechanical deformations of ring grooves and
rings. During such operating conditions, the lubricator should be set to 125% of the
service feed rate.

Cylinder condition abnormalities

It is recommended that the cylinder condition is kept under strict observation by
combining the results of frequent scavenge port inspections, as recommended in the
instruction book, with the wear results measured during routine overhauls of the pistons.
It is recommended to have a log of the inspections, see the instruction book. If any
abnormalities are observed, the “Service feed rate” should be adjusted to a level where
the cylinder condition, again, becomes satisfactory. When the problem has been
rectified, the feed rate can be adjusted back.

Cylinder oil recommendations

The demand for high-detergency cylinder oils is increasing with the increasing load
output.

A satisfactory detergency level is normally ensured with a cylinder oil with a BN (Base
Number) of 70-80.

Note: Some high-alkaline cylinder oils are not compatible with:

• Certain low-sulphur fuels in the range of 0 to 2.0 % sulphur

• Some diesel oils
• Gas fuel.
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For continuous running on such fuels, it is recommended to use a high-detergent

40-50 BN cylinder oil.

Questions or comments regarding this SL should be directed to our Dept. 2300

Yours faithfully
MAN B&W Diesel A/S

Carl-Erik Egeberg Mikael C Jensen

Encl.: Two graphs

MAN B&W Diesel A/S
Encl. 1 for SL04-445

Cylinder oil feed rate during running-in

- Running-in feed rate
- Basic feed rate
210 - Example of service feed rate
200 - Max. recommendable service feed rate
190 - Minimum feed rate
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
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60
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40

Cylinder oil dosage in percent of basic setting

30
20
10
0
0 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 3600 4200 4800 5400
Running hours

2300/HRJ
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Encl. 2 for SL04-445

Breaking-in load programme, Stationary MC-S Engines

100

90

80

70

60

50

Load %
40
Breaking-in load, new cylinder liner
and non or hard-coated piston rings
30
Breaking-in load, new cylinder liner
and Alucoat piston rings
20

10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Hours

2300/-HRJ
2004-10-26