MTU Detroit Diesel 183 Series Technical Publication page 37

General
00-0004 Settings
Firing order
8V183 : 1 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 8
12V183 : 1- 12 - 5 - 8 - 3 - 10 - 6 - 7 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 9
Direction of rotation viewed from the driving end
Crankshaft
Camshaft
Oil pump
Engine coolant pump
Valve clearance with engine cold (20 C)
Inlet
Exhaust
Engine timing with valve clearance adjusted
Nozzle opening pressure
Initial pressure setting with new spring
Minimum pressure setting with run-in
spring
20080/1 E 98-12
c.c.w.
c.w.
c.c.w.
c.c.w.
0.40 mm
0.60 mm
1 Inlet opens
2 Inlet closes
3 Exhaust opens
4 Exhaust closes
Start of delivery
head cover or
200 to 208 Nm
185 bar
Group
Subgroup 0004
Page
Crankshaft °
17° before TDC
29° after BDC
71° before TDC
13° after BDC
See plate on cylinder
in the engine acceptance
test record
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