Cleaning The Heat Exchanger - Vetus M Series Operation Manual

6 Maintenance
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Cleaning of the heat exchanger is not a
routine maintenance job.
Only clean the heat exchanger if this is
(badly) fouled.
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Under normal conditions of use cleaning the
heat exchanger is not necessary!
The engine temperature will be higher than
normal if the heat exchanger is fouled.

Cleaning the heat exchanger

Possible causes of fouling are:
- Small rubber particles from a damaged sea
water pump impeller.
- Growth of algae or seaweed.
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Only engines with intercooling!