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Perkins Maintenance

Normal weekly/monthly maintenance such as checking fluid levels etc is not included here.

Task list (frequency)

  • Oil and filter change (Spring, Fall, and  regularly through the season)
  • Primary fuel filter change (Spring, Fall, regularly through the season)
  • Clean engine (every oil/fuel filter change)
  • Check belt tension (regularly)
  • Change diapers under engine (check on every filter change; change diapers as needed)
  • Trans oil change (Fall)
  • Clean air filter (Spring, Fall; check regularly)
  • Clean raw water intake filter (regularly)
  • Quick-check alignment by hand-turning shaft (Spring, Fall)
  • Adjust Valve tip clearances  (0.012in, 0.3mm (Spring)
  • Check/clean injectors (odd years)
To Winterize:
  • Make sure all fluids are clean and topped off
  • Shut raw water intake seacock
  • Circulate antifreeze through raw water system

Shopping List, fuel filter and oil changes:

  • Oil: 4qts SAE30 or similar
  • Primary and secondary Fuel Filters (see below)
  • Oil Filter (see below)
  • Diapers (oil absorbing pads)
  • Ziplock bags (pref. used)
  • Orange clean
  • Raw Water Impeller and gasket (see below)

Part Numbers

Primary fuel filter:

  • 5-, 10- and 20- micron RACOR

Final (”Secondary”) fuel

  • Perkins #26561117
  • Fram #1191A
  • WIX #33166
  • Sierra #18-7858 ???
  • NAPA #3195

Oil

  • Perkins #2654403
  • AC/DELCO #PF2 (or 5575840)
  • Baldwin #BT-216
  • Fram #PH 2821A
  • Napa #1806
  • WIX #51515
  • Sierra # 18-7886

Perkins raw-water pump (Not what I have on Bahia)

  • Impeller #NA 900010
  • Gasket #39980000

Sherwood G65 raw-water pump (What I have Bahia)

  • Impeller #9959K (K=Kit)
  • (Jabsco Jabsco 18838-0001 )
  • Globe 620
(which of these come with proper gasket?)