OPERATING

INSTRUCTION
Services, Wrtsil Finland Oy
Engine section
10 Engine block

Engine type

See below

Ref.
WFIS

Date
31-Aug-2012

Issue
04

Document No.
3210Q011

Page
1(2)

Cylinder liner maintenance

Engine type

This bulletin concerns WRTSIL Vasa 14, 22ABC, 22MD, 22HF, 22/26,
24TS, 32, 32LN, WRTSIL 20, 20DF, 32, 32LNGD, 32GD, 32DF, 34SG,
W34SG and 34DF engines.

General

Whenever new piston rings are mounted, the cylinder liner must be honed.
Normally a light honing is sufficient. If the honing is done when the cylinder
liner is in its place in the engine block, the crankshaft under the cylinder liner
being honed must be protected by a plastic sheet. Honing debris must be
prevented from entering the crankshaft or bearings and falling into the
oil sump of the engine.

Instructions

For the honing process, the following instructions are prescribed:

The honing is carried out by means of Plateau honing.
Only ceramic honing stones with a coarseness of 80 and 400 grit
should be used.
Note! The use of any other type of honing stones is not allowed.
The 80 grit honing stones should be used for about 20 strokes or until
the polished areas in the cylinder liner are removed. After that, the 400
grit honing stones should be used for about 30 strokes to give the
correct surface finish.
The pitch angle of the honing lines in the cross hatch pattern should be
about 30 , see Figure 1, which is achieved by combining for example
40 strokes/min with a rotational speed of 100 RPM.

Fig. 1 Cylinder liner honing.

Wrtsil Finland Oy
Services, Vaasa

P.O. Box 252 (Tarhaajantie 2)

FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland

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Tel. +358 10 709 0000

Wrtsil Finland Oy
Services, Turku

P.O. Box 50 (Stlarminkatu 45)

FIN-20811 Turku, Finland

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Telecop. +358 10 709 3410

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Registered Office: Vaasa

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Operating Instruction
Issue
04

Document No.
3210Q011

Page
2(2)

Use honing oil as coolant. A light fuel oil of 2-15 cSt could also be used.
After honing is completed, the liner bore must be carefully cleaned by
using a suitable brush, water (preferably hot) and soap or cleaning fluid.
Alternatively, light fuel oil can be used. Then dry with a cloth and
lubricate with engine oil for corrosion protection.
Table 1. Surface parameters according to EN-ISO-13565-2:1997
Definition

Symbol

Value

Reduced peak height

Rpk [ m]

0,7 max

Core roughness depth

Rk [ m]

1,0-2,5

Reduced valley depth

Rvk [ m]

2,0-4,2

Peak material ratio

Mr 1 [%]

10 max

Valley material ratio

Mr 2 [%]

70-90

If the roughness measuring gauge cannot measure above mentioned units,

the surface parameters in Table 2 may be used.
Table 2. Alternative surface parameters.
Ry = 6-12 m
Rz = 4-9 m
Ra = 0,7-1,2 m
Tp = 60-85% at 2 m level. Tp reference line at 2% or Ry.
Ordering

The honing equipment is delivered with the engine. For older sets of honing
equipment, make sure that the ceramic honing stones are of coarseness 80
respectively 400 grit.
Contact your closest Wrtsil Services Network. When ordering, please
specify the engine serial number and part number.
Table 3. Parts.
Part No

Description

Grit

842 025

Honing stones 2525250, including holder

80

842 026

Honing stones 2525250, including holder

400

Letter distribution

Wrtsil Services Network and operators/owners of engines concerned.

Letter validity

Until further notice. Replacing issue 03, dated 20-Jun-2012.

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