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Service Letter

Date : 27 June, 2019

Ref. No.: HGS-HSM-SL-19-002

Subject: LUBRICATING OIL GUIDANCE FOR HiMSEN DF ENGINES

Type: All HiMSEN DF ENGINES

To whom it may concern.

Please be informed that proper use of lubricating oil is very important for safe operation of

HiMSEN DF Engine, therefore the customers are recommended to select proper lubricating oil
through the service letters.

Recently, HHI-EMD issues TEC2019-K2D0-006-OP-R0 to inform customer what kind of lube oil

should be selected on the basis of fuel and expected problem of each case, hence please refer to

the attachment for safe operation of HiMSEN DF Engine.

We hope this information would be helpful to you.

Enclosure :

- TEC2019-K2D0-006-OP-R0 , Lubricating oil guidance for HiMSEN DF engines

Yours sincerely,
G. Y. Oh, General Manager

Head of Machinery Service Dep’t

Technical Division

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SUBJECT: LUBRICATING OIL GUIDANCE FOR HiMSEN DF ENGINES

TYPE: All HiMSEN DF ENGINES

DOC No.: TEC2019-K2D0-006-OP-R0

DISTRIBUTION

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Date TEC No. Write Checked Approved Change R

190626 TEC2019-K2D0-006-OP-R0 SJS NHM KHS First issue. 0

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[BACKGROUND]
Alkalinity in lubricating oil is necessary to neutralize the acidic combustion products coming from
the sulfur in fuel. Therefore, lubricating oil with suitable BN (Base Number, Alkalinity) should be
selected carefully to maintain proper balance between alkalinity in lubricating oil and the sulfur
level in fuel. Improper selection may cause the following problems.

1) High sulfur fuel + Low BN lubricating oil

→ Excessive corrosive wear on combustion chamber components

2) Low sulfur fuel + High BN lubricating oil

→ Excessive deposit formation on combustion chamber component surfaces,
turbocharger contamination, lacquering formation on cylinder liner surface and the risk of
knocking in gas mode

DF engines can be operated using natural gas, distillate / residual fuel depending on the needs of
the customer, and these fuels have different sulfur level. Therefore, the optimum BN level should
be selected based on sulfur content of each fuel being used, operating periods on each fuel as well
as on lubricating oil consumption.

[PROBLEMS]
It has been occasionally reported that DF engines using lubricating oil with too high BN and
running mainly on natural gas and/or low sulfur distillate fuel had excessive (white) deposit
formation on combustion chamber component surfaces and turbocharger. This is because the
higher the lubricating oil BN is, the more it also contains ash constituents (mainly calcium). These
ash constituents stick to component surfaces under several conditions (their composition,
temperature, etc.). These phenomena may cause higher turbocharger speed, exhaust gas
temperature in diesel mode and knocking in gas mode.
Figure 1 is of turbine blades, sealing bush for shaft, nozzle ring of engine using BN40 lubricating
oil and running mostly on natural gas.
Figure 2 is of piston, cylinder head, exhaust valve spindle of engine using BN14 lubricating oil and
running mostly on natural gas.

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Figure 1. White deposit on turbocharger components

Figure 2. White deposit on combustion chamber components

[GUIDANCE]
1. Lubricating oil selection
For reliable engine operation, it is recommended to follow the instructions below. BN basically
should be selected on the basis of what kind of fuel will be dominantly used. If engine is operated
in turn on two or three fuels including residual fuel and only one lubricating oil is available,
lubricating oil should be selected based on residual fuel operation requirement.
Fuel S content
Engines operation Recommended BN Allowed Max. operating hours
(% mm)
Continuous Natural Gas
- N/A
(Gas mode operation ≥ 95%) BN 3-7

(Sulphated Ash : Distillate Fuel : 15% of total monthly

Alternate Natural Gas <0.20 4)
accumulated operating hours
Max. 0.6 % m/m)
1) Distillate Fuel : 10% of total monthly
and Distillate Fuel 0.20-0.50 4)
accumulated operating hours
Continuous Distillate Fuel or Natural Gas : 15% of total monthly
<0.40 BN 10-15
accumulated operating hours
Alternate Distillate Fuel and Natural
Natural Gas : 10% of total monthly
0.40-1.50 BN 15-20
Gas accumulated operating hours
3) Residual Fuel : 15% of total monthly
2) <1.00 5)
Continuous Residual Fuel or accumulated operating hours
BN 20
3) Residual Fuel : 5% of total monthly
Alternate Residual Fuel, Distillate 1.00-2.50 5)
accumulated operating hours
Fuel, Natural Gas 3) Natural Gas : 10% of total monthly
≤3.50 BN 30-50
accumulated operating hours
Table 1. Recommended oil BN for operation cases

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1)
Distillate Fuel : ISO 8217 2017(E) ISO-F-DMX,DMA,DMZ,DMB
2)
Residual Fuel : ISO 8217 2017(E) ISO-F-RMA10-RMK700
3)
Sulfur content of Residual Fuel
4)
When operating beyond the specified maximum operating hours, lubricating oil with BN 10-15 or
BN 15-20 should be selected depending on the fuel sulfur content.
5)
When operating beyond the specified maximum operating hours, lubricating oil with BN 20 or
BN 30-50 should be selected depending on the fuel sulfur content.

2. Turbocharger turbine side washing interval

For more reliable engine operation, it is recommended to adjust turbine side washing interval
based on lubricating oil BN.

Recommendation
Maker’s general based on lubricating oil BN
T/C Maker Remark
recommendation
BN ≤ 20 BN 30-50
50-200h Washing interval depends on the fuel
ABB 50-200h Max.100h
(same as maker’s) quality and the operating condition,
25-600h 25-600h therefore may have to be adjusted
KBB Max.150h
(normal 300h) (same as maker’s) based on experience with engine operation

Table 2. Turbocharger turbine side washing interval

[The end]

Yours sincerely,

_________________________________
H.S.KIM / Senior Engineer
Head of HiMSEN Engine Engineering Dep’t

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