How to start up a Marine Diesel Engine 

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Excellent video! Clear descriptions and no annoying music.

@@MissilemanIIIEven if; dealing with reality is a necessity for survival.

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I use to on ships, but much newer ones.

I have bmw m57 6cyl diesel and the sound, its beautiful :)

May be with a checklist

Ja! Frei nach Rammstein, Gib mir Benzin. Es fließt durch meine Venen. Es schläft in meinen Tränen. Es läuft mir aus den Ohren. Herz und Nieren sind Motoren.

That's in the Kiel-Wik Engine Museum, not far from Lübeck-Travemünde. I already covered that Engine too, although the Quality of that Video isn't the best. That Engine in Kiel was originall designed as Generator for the Bismarck-Class Battleships and then later used on the Type XI D2 and Type XXIII Submarines, the Engine in Kiel was intended for the latter but the War ended before it could be fitted to a Submarine. It then was salvaged from the Shipyard and used for Decades in a Telephone Cable Hub as Emergency Generator, meaning to say it was only started for regular Testing and thus never ran much but still was excellently maintained. That's why it still was in excellent Condition when Peter Horter (the Guy behind the Kiel-Wik Engine Museum, who you saw in the Video) saved it from scrapping and preserved it in his Museum. Said Type XXIII Submarines were very small and intended for Coastal Operations; they basically were the small "Twin" of the well-known Type XXI Elecric Boats. The Type IX D2 had these MWM Engines as smaller Marching Diesels; the regular Type IX had much larger MAN Engines and the Type IX D2 had an additional Engine Room with two of said MWM Engines. The small Engines were used for Marching at slow Spped, while the large Engines could achieve full Speed. This extended the Range of the Type IX D2 well into the Indian Ocean, and to an Extend even into the Pacific. Regardless, the Procedure for starting all these Engines is pretty much the same.

Well most of them are not all that necessary for such a small Engine, and are more intended to just teach the Procedures. Especially checking the Levels, as these should be already known. Anyway, when starting "my" Main Engine (MAN 6L 58/64) at Work, it's pretty much this Checklist Here for a regular Start, taking about 40 Minutes. An Emergency Start ,e.g. when dragging Anchor, takes 10-15 Minutes, but puts a lot of Stress to the Engine, as it is brought to Speed ASAP without minding Exhaust Gas Temperatures. Diesel Generators start automatically; at best I have to push a Button on the Main Switchboard, but mostly not even that is necessary.

52 years back there were 27 steps to start a GM 200 kw gen. in case of power failure. Auto start and get it on line. A stirup pump was better than a lever. 😃

Because it takes to dam long to start. Get a car bidh bash bosh start and go.

Yeah, as a marine engine for ships, weight, size, starting ready time are far less important than longevity, reliability, efficiency, simplicity on maintenance.

Well when you only shut the engine off once every week or less then who cares if it takes 4 hours to start.

Absolute nonsense and you know it.

​@cloggedpizza239 in case in Aravind in case the engine was high temperature otherwise ways may when engine need repairs otherwise no problem need in case engine was under 25 Degrees temperature need to 20 to 30 minutes standby 😂

@@TasmanianDevil3 I don't know it. Mechanically injected diesels are the only reliable engines out there.

I also used to work on an old French-made baudouin engine from 1956. I love these engines. I am from Algeria.

​@@messaoudhouari6374 those old engines are works of art.

The Navigation Department usually informs me an Hour in Advance, because starting the (much larger) Engine I make a Living with takes about 40 Minutes. In an Emergency Start e.g. when dragging Anchor, it can be started in 10 Minutes by skipping a few lengthy Steps, but thus putting a lot of Stress onto the Engine. Hence Emergency only.

Early days of diesel. More like a steam engine with injectors. A lot to do on a large marine steam engine to get them ready too. Some even had shims you put in behind the crossheads when they were under way that had to be removed at the end of the voyage or they would jam in place. Early days! Mind you a steam turbine also has a procedure to make it ready before sailing.

Not itself. Somebody from the Shipyard came over to the School, saying they've got this Engine laying around that is too good to be scrapped. A Tractor was borrowed from a nearby Farmer in Exchange for two Bottles of Booze to haul the Engine to the School. There is no Crane at the School to unload the Engine from a Trailer, so instead, it was dragged on Sheets of Wood that were laid out on the Road. Building proper Foundations and getting the Engine to work took a few more Years.

That was my first Time starting this Engine since July 2019 (Video recorded in March 2023), and the 6th or 7th Time in total. Anyway, I always use my Checklists at Work, regardless how many Times I already started the Engine (or operated any other Machinery)

@@Genius_at_Work When an engine can cost a couple million, checklists are essential.

Geht aber bergab, so +/- seitdem ich 2019 mit dem Schiffsmechaniker fertig geworden bin. Kurz danach hat die Schulleitung gewechselt, und seitdem kommt mir alles etwas unorganisiert vor. Z.B. steht beim Tankergrundkurs nur "Auf Anfrage", was ja erstmal nicht verwerflich ist. Auf meine Anfrage kam aber erst knapp zwei Jahre später eine Antwort, bis dahin hatte ich den schon längst beim MTC in Hamburg gemacht. Ähnlich lief's mit dem Advanced Firefighting, da kommt auch noch hinzu dass ich den für's Patent gebraucht hab und Monate/Jahre später somit erst recht nix bringt. Mittlerweile steht selbst für Basic Safety Refresher nur noch "Auf Anfrage". Die Schiffsmechaniker-Blöcke laufen noch normal, aber dass die anderen Kurse so ein Chaos sind ist kein gutes Zeichen. Was ich so von meinen Azubis zu hören bekomme muss der Schiffsmechaniker-Unterricht aber noch so gut wie eh und je sein. Dass ich ihnen trotzdem sag, dass Elendsfleth mittlerweile die bessere Wahl wäre (wenn sie denn eine hätten, mein Arbeitgeber schickt die ausschließlich nach Travemünde) liegt aber eher daran dass der Priwall ohne Bermuda und dank diesem Waterfront-Mist einfach kein Priwall mehr ist. Elendsfleth hat immerhin noch die Leuchte, und Rostock-Marienehe ist sowieso Mist.

@@Genius_at_Work ich war 2018, war glaube ich das letzte Jahr des Bermudas, nochmal mit meinem besten Freund da( wir haben uns in der Ausbildung bei Bugsier kennengelernt und kommen aus der selben Stadt). Und irgendwann im laufe der Zeit hatten wir auch mitbekommen, dass Gabelmann das nicht mehr macht. Dass das jetzt so unorganisiert ist, ist wirklich nicht schön, vor allem weil der „neue“ Brandcontainer ja an sich eine geile Sache ist (habe nur in dem alten Container gelernt 2011-2014). Aber wenn man da so ewig auf eine Antwort warten muss, ist das schlichtweg Mist, weil man ja einfach auf diese Lehrgänge angewiesen ist… Wir wurden halt immer nach Travemünde geschickt, weil diese Schule mit Tradition verbunden war. Und wir haben es geliebt. Andere, die mal nach Elsfleth geschickt wurden und danach wieder aufm Priwall waren, haben immer gesagt, dass es nichts besseres gibt als die Seemannsschule Travemünde…Schade, dass sich da wohl gerade ein Wandel durchzieht oder ein Kinken drin ist… Das Wegfallen des Bermudas hat eine große Lücke hinterlassen. Habe vor 2-3 Jahren diesen Klotz auf dem Priwall besucht und per „Zufall“ Melli und Andrea in der neuen Seglermesse getroffen, die waren über die ganze Sache auch nicht erfreut, wie das dort nun aussieht…Aber das ist leider die Macht des Geldes. Bleibt am Ende zu hoffen, dass der Unterricht durch Baum und Co. Weiterhin professionell bleibt und die angehenden Seeleute gutes Wissen vermittelt bekommen, womit sie an Bord gut zurecht kommen. Mittlerweile werden ja wieder SM gesucht, sogar die Laeisz Reederei schreibt ja mittlerweile aus 2014 undenkbar gewesen…Als ich ausgelernt war, wurde man wie … behandelt, daher habe ich auch irgendwann die Branche gewechselt.

It used to drive a Generator, but I'm not sure if it really was an AC one. The missing Generator is the Reason why it revs up so ridiculously fast. But this Engine might as well have been a Main Engine; e.g. is the Museum Ship Greundiek in Stade propelled by a very similar Engine, made by Deutz too.

AC generator, must run at constant speed. Puts you to sleep!

Alle drei Schulzeitblöcke Schiffsmechaniker, von 2017 bis 2019. Brandabwehr und Rettung hatte ich überwiegend in Rostock, nur die Tankerbrandbekämpfung war in Elsfleth.

I was born in 1974 and learned to drive these marine motors for fishing when I was 22 years old. All the old ship captains and sailors loved me because I worked hard at my work and slept little and was not like other young men who wake up at ten in the morning. I always wake up at 3:30 a.m. to get the engine up and running so we can go out fishing early in the morning before the crew we work with arrives. I love these engines. Thanks .

Somebody from the Shipyard came over to the School and said we have that Engine, it's still good and scrapping it would be a waste. A local Farmer then was bribed with two Bottles of Booze, to borrow his Tractor and drag the Engine to the School. It wasn't hauled on a Trailer but literally dragged over Plywood Sheets laid out on the Street. Setting it up and getting it to run in the School took a few more Years though.

@@Genius_at_Work Wonderful save!

My thoughts exactly. I'd rather walk

Most of the Checklist isn't all that necessary for this Engine, it's more of an Excercise to teach how to operate Marine Engines. Some Students at this Seaman School work on Vessels powered by literal Tractor Engines; e.g. small Ferries or Workboats. I have to follow more or less the same Checklist for starting the much bigger Engines that I operate for a Living; I can mostly skip checking all the Tank Levels as they are constantly monitored, but there also is the Checklist for starting the Pitch Propeller Plant which this Engine obviously doesn't have. Starting "my" Engine usually takes about 30 Minutes, although it can be brought down to under 10 for an Emergency Start (e.g. when dragging Anchor) by skipping a few lengthy Steps like slow Turning or slowly increasing RPM to Service Speed, at the Cost of putting much more Stress to the Engine.

SO YOU WERE NON INFANTRY OR A BITCH 😂

37 years at Detroit Diesel , engine test. Amazing variety of marine engines from small 71's, 92's, 149's and later the 2000 & 4000 MTU'S. So customer driven, built so many one of a kind special order units like the 12v71 Gunderson brothers w/ twin discs, auto starts, anti- magnetic 6-71s for minesweepers, the list goes on!

shit, what age all you've been living? my Briggs and Stratton marine engine needs only a pulling of rope and a couple of seconds to start.

​@@homeward-bound234

The Oil Product Tankers where I'm working now have three Yanmar I6 Engines as Diesel Generators, at some 1000 odd kW each. Air Starters as usual on Ships, and driving 400 V 50 Hz Generators made by Hyundai. At Sea, they are usually stopped as the Engines can burn expensive Diesel Oil only, while the Shaft Generator (driven by the MAN I6 Main Engine) is fuelled by cheap Bunker Oil.

I was born in 1974 and learned to drive these marine motors for fishing when I was 22 years old. All the old ship captains and sailors loved me because I worked hard at my work and slept little and was not like other young men who wake up at ten in the morning. I always wake up at 3:30 a.m. to get the engine up and running so we can go out fishing early in the morning before the crew we work with arrives. I love these engines. Thanks .

The Hamburg-based Museum Ship Cap San Diego has four similar Deutz Engines as Diesel Generators, three of them are still operational. You can see them in my Videos of the Cap San Diego.

Little Update: I just remembered the Museum Ship Greundiek in Stade (near Hamburg). It's a Coastal Freighter built in 1949, and has a similar Deutz Diesel as Main Engine. IIRC directly reversing with Reduction Gearbox. The Bleichen, yet another Cargo Ship preserved as operational Museum has a much larger Deutz Four Stroke Main Engine, again directly reversing with Reduction Gearbox. Videos about both are WIP.

If I hurried up a little, I could get this Engine started in

Unfortunately, I won't. I'm on a modern Ship right now, and won't come back before July. Somehow I've got to earn my Money after all. It's not unlikely that I'll pass the Cap San Diego next Week though; I'm sailing a lot between Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven recently. The Water in Hamburg is too shallow for big Tankers, but Hamburg has a good Hinterland Connection, unlike Wilhelmshaven. So that ridiculously short Journey makes Sense, as it replaces 1000 Truckloads each Time.

@@Genius_at_Work Oh, I see. Then have a good time anyways. I was in Wilhelmshaven a few years ago, the tanker infrastructure is impressive. Interesting that there is a regular tanker ship connection between Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven. I always thought that the majority would be transported away by rail directly from Wilhelmshaven.

@@Unimog1600 There's not much regularity in Tanker Shipping, almost everything is done just by individual Contracts. Regular Lines are more of a Container and RoRo Thing. Probably the most impressive Example of that is when Prices turn negative; e.g. LNG in Rotterdam October 2022, or all kinds of Oil Products in Texas a few Years ago. In both Cases, a huge Amount of Tankers rushed to the Sites, to be paid for "buying" Cargo and then be paid again when selling a few Days/Weeks later, potentially even selling it back to the same Customers who already paid for buying. Bulk Carriers operate by the same irregular Principles as Tankers, though IIRC, the Dry Bulk Market is less volatile than Tankers. Anyway, the Rail Connection between Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven isn't that good, plus all Rail Infrastructure around Hamburg is at or even beyond its Capacity Limits. Although all Port Infrastructure is on the Southern Side of the City, so Trains coming from there can avoid the worst Bottlenecks (Elbbrücken and Verbindungsbahn/Güterumgehungsbahn).

@@Genius_at_Work Okay, got to know. Thanks for the insights.

If you're wondering: The negative Prices were caused by the unusually warm October last Year, after Europe has been ordering LNG like crazy. So Tankers were underway to Europe with LNG expected to be used during October, but it wasn't used and instead put in Storage. Until the Storage was full, but Tankers still kept coming for the ongoing "Demand". Unlike Oil, liquefied Gases can't be kept on Tankers indefinietly (or at least LNG; LPG Tankers have Cargo re-liquefication Plants, as LPG is transported at merely -40°C, while LNG is at -160°C), so there was the Problem of where to go with all the Gas. And the negative Prices in Texas 2020 were caused by a Pipeline breaking down, while the Refineries couldn't reduce/stop Production quick enough, so again Storage Problems.

I wanted to make this Video since I first started this Engine in January 2017. Back then, it would have been within regular School Lessons, so there wouldn't have been Time to film every Step in so much Detail as I did here. The according Teachers knew about my Ambitions to make this Video since July 2019, but it took until March 2023 to find a Date that matches their and my Schedule. That's a long Wait, even by my Standards. It sure was worth it when comparing my Quality now to 2019 and especially to 2017.