Overhauling
An overhaul gives your marine diesel engine a second life
An overhaul extends the lifespan of your marine diesel engine by decades, which saves both time and money in the long run. It is also always a rewarding job, because an overhauled engine looks like new again and runs like it too.
What happens during an overhaul
During an overhaul the engine is opened up completely and all units come out, so that we can inspect, measure and assess every critical component: the crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, cylinder liners and cylinder heads. Whatever no longer meets specification, we recondition or replace with original or equivalent components, so that your engine meets factory specifications again afterwards, with its power, reliability and efficiency retained.
A major advantage of overhauling over replacing is that the engine foundation stays untouched. It retains sufficient strength and rigidity after the overhaul, so the engine can go straight back in without any modifications to your vessel.
Your engine's running hours determine the moment
An overhaul is driven by running hours, and afterwards the counter starts again until the next service interval. Depending on the engine type and the fuel you run on, the next overhaul follows somewhere between twelve and twenty-four thousand running hours. Ignoring those hours is above all a financial risk: if your engine runs one hundred and thirty thousand hours when a service was due at one hundred thousand, you are thirty thousand hours past your maintenance interval, and talking to your insurer and classification society becomes difficult.
Overhaul of all marine diesel engines
An overhaul starts well before the first spanner is picked up. Report to us in advance and, based on your hour count and your maintenance manual, we work out which components are needed. Once you approve, we order everything up front, so that no day is lost during the job waiting for parts.
In that same planning we lock in our specialists, because liners are sent out for honing, and the governor and injection pump go to specialist companies. We keep an eye on those dates, so everything is back at the moment we need it.
Measuring before we replace
We work in our own workshop in IJmuiden or simply on board with you, with our own team of specialised mechanics, and we measure everything against the manufacturer's specifications. Parts that need replacing are never replaced without your approval.
Nothing without your approval
We never buy parts without your approval, and our workshop is open to you, because they are, after all, your parts.
Our possibilities
From crankshaft to piston
We take on rotating parts: crankshaft, main bearings, connecting rods, pistons and cylinder liners are measured to factory specification and replaced only where needed. Cylinder heads, valve gear, injectors, injection pump and lube and cooling systems come with it.
Any brand, any application
Wärtsilä, MaK, MAN or Deutz: for an overhaul the brand makes no difference to us, and we are happy to overhaul other brands too. Our experience ranges from fishing vessels and tugboats to dredgers and container ships, so we know what each job requires of an engine.
Per cylinder or the complete engine
We don't offer fixed packages, because no two engines are in the same condition. What gets done, we decide jointly based on your hour count and the actual condition of the engine. If your vessel shouldn't have to go out of its way, we simply work on board with you.
Download our brochure
Get to know LBR. In our brochure you can read who we are, how we work and why customers keep coming back.
The results
- Decades of extra lifespan for your engine
- Your engine meets factory specifications again: power, reliability and efficiency
- The engine foundation does not need to be modified, so the engine can go straight back in
- You stay within the requirements of your insurer and classification society
- Lower fuel and oil consumption from an engine that runs to specification again
- Costs clear up front, because the scope is determined in advance
- No unnecessary replacement: what can be reused, we reuse
- No surprises on the invoice, because rejected parts are always discussed first
- Short downtime, because all parts and specialists are scheduled in advance
Why choose Louis Baes Repairs?
24/7 on standby, on location worldwide
We are reachable day and night and come to the port where you are berthed, wherever in the world that may be. You don't get a call centre, but someone who knows your engines. If time is tight, we run a day and a night shift, so your vessel is back under way sooner.
Two workshops of our own on deep water
IJmuiden and Harlingen both lie directly on the quay at deep water, with all machinery and measuring equipment within reach. What has to be done ashore is done with us, without middlemen, and you are welcome to walk through the workshop and see your parts yourself.
Specialist in all major brands
Wärtsilä, MaK, MAN and Deutz are part of our daily work, and we handle other brands too. Through LBR Parts we supply new and reconditioned parts from our own stock, so you don't have to wait for a factory delivery and your downtime stays short.
Everything agreed with you
With us you always know where you stand. If we come across something on your engine during the work, you hear about it straight away, with pictures and readings. Rejected parts we set aside so you can inspect them yourself, and nothing leaves without your approval.
