Engine Mounting – Resilient Mount Check - MTU 12V4000C*5 series Operating Instructions Manual

8.20.2 Engine mounting – Resilient mount check
Preconditions
☑ Engine is stopped and starting disabled.
☑ Engine filled with coolant and engine oil.
Special tools, Material, Spare parts
Designation / Use
Feeler gage
Calipers
Box wrench
Torque wrench 300-800 Nm
Engine oil
NOTICE
Contamination of engine mounts made of natural rubber with fuel or oil.
Engine mounts swell. Risk of shorter service life or destruction of the mounts!
• Cover engine mounts when working with fuel or oil.
• Remove contaminations on the rubber mounts immediately with a dry cloth and degrease them.
Engine mounts – Checking the condition of resilient mounts
1. Wipe rubber surface with dry cloth, do not use organic detergents.
2. Check resilient mounts for crack formation and deformation by visual inspection.
3. Have cracked mounts replaced, contact Service.
Engine mounts – Measuring ad-
justment dimension
1. Measure dimension (A) with calipers.
Note: On new blocked mounts, the adjustment di-
mension is approx. 25 mm.
2. If the measured value of dimen-
sion A = 20 mm is lower than the specified
value, the resilient mount must be replaced,
contact Service.
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Part No. Qty.
Y20098771 1
Y20001743 1
F30379609 1
F30047798 1