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General W38B WIT-S 22.11.06 I-W38B.0050.GB 860 00 1/11

No-Go Criteria For Engine Parts

1 Application
All 38B engines

2 Introduction:
Enclosed you will find the (revised) No-Go criteria for engine parts of the W38B engine.
To ensure a reliable performance of the engine(s), it is advised to adhere to these recommendations.
Please add this information to your Engine Manual.

3 Enclosures
Subject Enclosure
Piston and piston ring wear limits 1, (page 2)
Piston gudgeon pin (bore) wear limits 2, (page 3)
Connecting rod wear limits 3, (page 4)
Cylinder liner wear limits 4, (page 5)
Exhaust valve and seat wear limits 5, (page 6)
Inlet valve and seat wear limits 6, (page 7)
Valve drive mechanism wear limits 7, (page 8,9)
Fuel pump drive wear limits 8, (page 9)
Exhaust and inlet valve spring 9, (page 10)
Cylinder Head 10, (page 11)

4 Distribution
Wärtsilä Service Network Owners of engines concerned

5 Liability
NO LIABILITY WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, IS
ASSUMED WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. THIS PUBLICATION IS
CONFIDENTIAL AND INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

6 Validity

This general instruction is valid until further notice.

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Piston and piston ring

Design size Wear limit Two piece piston with

Description
(mm) (mm) Steel crown

Piston
Crown-skirt gap 0,14 - 0,18 0,5

Height of piston ring

groove A

A:

Groove 1 10.20 – 10.23 10.50

A

Groove 2 10.15 – 10.18 10.50 s

Note:
Measuring point (s):
Groove 3 10.06 – 10.09 10.20 approx. 3.0 mm from
outer surface.

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Piston gudgeon pin (bore)

Design size Wear limit Piston and

Description
(mm) (mm) gudgeon pin

Gudgeon pin
bore
(between circlips)

175.068
A 175.070
175.005

Gudgeon pin
Diameter

175.000
A 174.97
174.988

Checking the piston top for Hot corrosion:

Mould PAAE074847
Check the piston top for Hot corrosion with the use
of special mould!

Hot corrosion
Rejection of crown:
3 mm loss of material (measured
vertically)
(If the loss of material is 5 mm or more
the piston crown have to be replaced

Piston crown

Note: Beware of hot corrosion spots as described in I-W38B.0044.GB

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Connecting rod

Design size Wear limit

Description Connecting rod
(mm) (mm)
Small end bore
D
diameter without
bearing 195.029
D-E 195.040 E
195.000

Straightness( ) 0.03
Running
Roundness ( ) 0.02 Pattern
-Wear in the middle
Small end 175.179 is not allowed
bearing diameter -Max. wear “A” on
in mounted 175.120 each side 30% and
position equal
A A

360.000
Big end diameter
TIGHT
359.964

Big end bore 378.036 D1

diameter 378.0836 D2
(* See note:) 378.000
D3

Roundness 1 2 D4
 D3 + D 4  0.02 0.05
  − D1
 2  D5
TIGHT

Assembled 360.3373
bearing
bore 360.252

Notes: -Big-end diameters only to be measured with assembled connecting rod at 20°C
-Both, big and small end are shotpeened!

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Cylinder liner

Description Design size Wear limit Cylinder liner

(mm) (mm)
Bore 380.057 (on level I)
=380.90
380.000
(on level II)
=380.60

(on level III,

IV,V)
=380.30
Roundness 0.02
0.06 A

B
349.100 348.75
Height A
349.000
Height B

76.30
76.05
76.50

Anti polishing 10.740 10.65

ring 10.693
Wall tichness D
78.00 C
Height C 77.80

Ø400g6 D
Diameter F 399.982 F
399.946
Roundness
0.2
on F 0.5

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Exhaust valve and seat

Description Design size Wear limit Exhaust valve

(mm) (mm)
Valve stem I II III

diam
A A
A- 28.000
I= 27.979
II = 27.95
III = 27.90
Valve guide
bore.
28.161
28.30
D- 28.134

Valve disc at: 11.90 11.00

A- 12.00 C
Burning-in wear 1.00
B–
Angle C - 40°16’±3’ A B

Max. oscillation 0.03 0.06

of
Valve stem and
disc

Valve seat 133.20

Diam. D 133.00 B
Angle E 40°±3’
A

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Inlet valve and seat

Description Design size Wear limit Exhaust valve

(mm) (mm)
Valve stem I II III

diam.
A A
A– 28.000
I = 66 27.979
II = 110 27.95
III = 325 27.90
Valve guide
bore.
28.161 28.30
D-
28.134

Valve disc at:

A– 12.90 C
13.00
Burning-in wear 1.00
B– A B

Angle C - 30.0°
29.9°
Max. oscillation 0.03 0.06
of
Valve stem and
disc

Valve seat 141.00 143.00

Diam. D2 140.80

E
Angle E 30°+3’ D1

D2
B

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Valve drive mechanism

Description Design size Wear limit Valve drive mechanism

(mm) (mm)
Valve drive
mechanism
91.928
Valve tappet 1 91.85
91.893

92.035
Guide diam 2 92.10
92.000

40.020
Roller pin bore
inn tappet 4 40.005

50.041
Roller bore 5
50.025

Outside diameter 49.947

bearing bush 6 49.90
49.930

Inside diameter 40.050

bearing bush 6 40.08
40.030

Tappet pin 7 40.000

39.984
Rocker arm 85.102
Bearing sleeve 85.17
diam. in situ 9 85.050

Rocker arm shaft 85.000

diameter 10
84.978

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Bridge piece
25.041
Pin diam. 11
25.028

Pin bore in 25.098

bridge piece 12 25.20
25.065 12
11

Fuel pump
Description Design size Wear limit Valve drive mechanism
(mm) (mm)
114.928
Valve tappet 1 114.80
114.893

115.035
Guide diam 2 115.10
115.000
1-2
50.020 Max clearance valve
Roller pin bore in tappet and guide
tappet 3 50.005 0.20mm
3-4-5
50.105
Roller bore 4 Max clearance roller
bore and tappet pin
50.080 0.15 mm

50.000
Tappet pin 5
49.989

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Exhaust and inlet valve spring

Description Design size Wear limit Exhaust and inlet spring

(mm) (mm)
Outer valve spring

Length of spring (free 201.20

length) L= L
203.00

De= 113±0.6 (ext.)

De

Inner valve spring

Length of spring (free

length) L=
184.93 L

186.07

De= 76±0.5 (ext.) De

Signs of corrosion between the coils are not admitted

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Cylinder head

Design size Wear limit

Description Cylinder head
(mm) (mm)

116,000
116H7
116,035

EXHAUST. 125,000
Valve seat 125H8 125.08
bore 125,063

141,000
141H7 141.08
141,040

128,000
128H8 128.08
128,063

INLET Valve
seat bore
147,000
147H7 147.08
147,040

Note: Oversized exhaust seats of +1 and +2 mm are available

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