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Service Letters

This is a collection of service letters published by MAN Energy Solutions, Copenhagen/Holeby, Denmark, covering both MAN B&W two-stroke and MAN four-stroke combustion engines.

Our service letters provide information on new engine developments and trends, service experience, important aspects of engine management and maintenance, and emissions requirements compliance and development, etc. 

Note that some service letters have documents attached (e.g. work cards, instructions, guidelines, specifications, etc.) that may subsequently have been updated after the release of the service letter. It is therefore recommended to check for the latest edition of such attachments.

Table of content

  • Service Letters, Two-stroke – Table of Content
    pdf, 301 KB
  • Service Letters, Four-stroke - Table of content
    pdf, 856 KB
  • Service Bulletin, Four-stroke Pielstick (available via mail request to primeserv.technical-france@man-es.com) – Table of content
    pdf, 532 KB

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  • SL2020-694
    pdf, 503 KB
    Cylinder and system oils
  • SL2020-693
    pdf, 627 KB
    Cybersecurity - MAN EngineVault
  • SL2020-692
    pdf, 683 KB
    LDCL cooling system update - for operation on very-low-sulphur fuels
  • SL2020-691
    pdf, 1263 KB
    Fretting marks on piston crown and skirt assembly surfaces
  • SL2020-690
    pdf, 1186 KB
    Fees for technical assistance and advisory work - MAN PrimeServ, Copenhagen
  • SL2019-689
    pdf, 621 KB
    Extended guiding overhaul intervals – for ME-GI and ME-GIE engines Appendix to SL2019-681/SRJ
  • SL2019-688
    pdf, 550 KB
    MAN SCR NOx sensors
  • SL2019-687
    pdf, 1557 KB
    Liner jacket cooling water system update - for operation on low-sulphur fuels
  • SL2019-686
    pdf, 517 KB
    Cylinder and system oils
  • SL2019-685
    pdf, 1131 KB
    Condition-based overhaul Cermet-coated piston rings
  • SL2019-684
    pdf, 910 KB
    Piston cleaning ring Update of the instruction for piston cleaning ring replacement
  • SL2019-683
    pdf, 707 KB
    New release of spare part plate for engine safety filter
  • SL2019-682
    pdf, 608 KB
    New recommendation for grinding angle of exhaust valve spindle
  • SL2019-681
    pdf, 1024 KB
    Guiding overhaul intervals - replaces SL2017-650/SRJ
  • SL2019-680
    pdf, 249 KB
    Hydraulic tightening pressure for connecting rod
  • SL2019-679
    pdf, 807 KB
    Propeller Maintenance Concept
  • SL2019-678
    pdf, 412 KB
    Check of wiring for actuator
  • SL2019-677
    pdf, 1866 KB
    Sulphur corrosion package
  • SL2019-676
    pdf, 1542 KB
    Preparation for 2020 fuels
  • SL2019-675
    pdf, 614 KB
    Insulation of indicator cock
  • SL2019-674
    pdf, 671 KB
    Fuel tank cleaning - Supplement to SL2019-670
  • SL2019-673
    pdf, 820 KB
    Accumulators ‒ all makes, brands and types in the hydraulic system (replaced by SL2024-754)
  • SL2019-672
    pdf, 716 KB
    PMI sensor calibration requirements
  • SL2019-671
    pdf, 1592 KB
    Cylinder lubrication update for 0 to 0.50% sulphur fuels
  • SL2019-670
    pdf, 893 KB
    Operation on fuels with maximum 0.50% sulphur
  • SL2019-669
    pdf, 927 KB
    Fees for technical assistance and advisory work
  • sl2018-668
    pdf, 2740 KB
    Starting Air System - Main engine
  • sl2018-667
    pdf, 564 KB
    Ridge Wear at Crankpin Journals
  • sl2018-666
    pdf, 1134 KB
    Elongation Measurements of Hydraulically Tightened Bolts
  • sl2018-665
    pdf, 1456 KB
    SOx scrubber retrofit on two-stroke engines in service

All data provided on this site is for information purposes only, explicitly non-binding and subject to changes without further notice.

Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and any other rights in the contents of the Service Letters available through our website, including any images and text, are owned by MAN Energy Solutions.

For the avoidance of doubt, you must not adapt, edit, change, transform, publish, republish, distribute, redistribute or show in public the Service Letters (in any form or media) without the prior written consent of MAN Energy Solutions.

Permission is granted to:

1) download, display or print material for personal use or use within an individual organisation and for a non- commercial purpose;

2) create links to these pages;

3) reproduce short extracts provided the source is stated. 

 

Requests for further authorisation regarding proposed usage of the information provided should be addressed to: 

MAN Energy Solutions
Teglholmsgade 41
2450 Copenhagen SV
or by email to jacob.bonelli@man-es.com

Requests of the S.E.M.T. Pielstick Service Bulletin should be addressed to: 

 

MAN Energy Solutions France
Attention: Technical Assistance MAN PrimeServ
Avenue de Chatonay , Porte 7
BP 427
44615 Saint-Nazaire Cedex
France
or by email to primeserv.technical-france@man-es.com

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