Service Letter SL2022-729/AGC

Action code: AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY

Dear Sir or Madam Preventive grinding of exhaust

valve seats
Exhaust valve spindles with a bottom burn-off rate resulting in a
spindle life exceeding 16,000 hrs. or 24,000 hrs., depending on SL2022-729/AGC
whether the engine bore size is smaller or larger than 60-cm bore, September 2022
will need preventive spindle seat grinding to mitigate the risk of dent
mark formation, eventually resulting in seat blow-by. Concerns
Owners and operators of MAN B&W
Spindle seat overhaul requirement two-stroke marine combustion engines.
Piston bore < 60: 16,000 hours ± 2,000 hours Type: All 30-98 bore engines with
Piston bore ≥ 60: 24,000 hours ± 3,000 hours exhaust valve seats of the wide seat
type.
– G rind the spindle seat until the size of the dent mark is smaller
than 2 mm in diameter.
– Connecting dent marks must be treated as one mark. Summary
– Grind as little as possible in order to obtain the max. dent mark Preventive grinding of the exhaust valve
size of Ø2 mm. spindle seat and bottom piece seat is
– Start by grinding in steps of up to 0.2 mm in accordance with the introduced as a requirement. To allow
grinding machine manual and continue if necessary. for the planning of the overhaul work,
– Preventive grinding should not exceed 0.5 mm depth. If a dent this takes effect from the date of this
mark exceeds Ø2 mm after 0.5 mm grinding, evaluate according service letter plus six months.
to the guideline attached.
– Maximum seat grinding according to the maintenance manual References
(today maximum 2 mm seat grinding is allowed on all MAN B&W SL2019-682/JAG:
30-98 bore engines. New recommendation for grinding
angle of exhaust valve spindle.
Preventive grinding on wide-seat exhaust valve bottom piece Grinding angle for spindle seat = 30.2°
Simultaneous with the spindle seat overhaul, light grinding (depth 0.1 +0.05°/-0°.
mm) must be performed on the bottom piece seat. Bottom piece
seat grinding angle = 30.0° +0°/- 0.05°.

For questions or a quote on the grinding machine, please contact

PrimeServ at: Primeserv-cph@man-es.com
You are welcome to contact your local PrimeServ Service Centre if
you prefer MAN Energy Solutions to perform the preventive grinding.

Failure to comply with this guideline may affect the expected valve
spindle service life.

Yours faithfully

Mikael C Jensen Stig B Jakobsen

Vice president Engineering Senior manager

Head office (& po. address)
MAN Energy Solutions
Teglholmsgade 41
2450 Copenhagen SV
Denmark
Phone: +45 33 85 11 00
Fax: +45 33 85 10 30
info-cph@man-es.com
www.man-es.com
PrimeServ Production Forwarding & Receiving MAN Energy Solutions
Teglholmsgade 41 Teglholmsgade 35 Teglholmsgade 35 Branch of MAN Energy Solutions
2450 Copenhagen SV 2450 Copenhagen SV 2450 Copenhagen SV SE, Germany
Denmark Denmark Denmark CVR No.: 31611792
Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Head office: Teglholmsgade 41
Fax: +45 33 85 10 49 Fax: +45 33 85 10 17 Fax: +45 33 85 10 16 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
PrimeServ-cph@man-es.com manufacturing-dk@man-es.com shipping-cph@man-es.com German Reg.No.: HRB 22056
Amtsgericht Augsburg
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Service Letter SL2022-729/AGC

In the event of dent marks exceeding Ø2 mm after Exhaust

0.5 mm spindle seat grinding, evaluate
valve spindle

In according
the event oftodentmarks
the sketch below. Ø2mm after 0.5mm spindle seat grinding, evaluate according to below sketch
exceeding
Wide-seat Spindle seat seen from top
Wide-seat
Bottom piece Bottom piece
*) Seat contact area: Spindle seat >< bottom piece seat.

In the event of dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm after 0.5mm spindle Outerto

seat areaSpindle oute
*) seat grinding, evaluate according below sketch
Dentmarks ex
Inner seat area dentmark mu
Wide-seat Spindle seat seen from top Spindle inne
Bottom piece
*) Seat contact area: Spindle seat >< bottom piece seat. Dentmarks ex
Exhaust valve spindle
Inner seat boundary that particular
Exhaust valve spindle 1. Minimum
2. No visible
3. Dentmark

Wide-seat Outer seat area

Bottom piece *) *) Outer
Inner seat
seat area
area
Spindle seat
r 0.5mm spindle seatseen from top.
grinding, evaluate according to below sketch: Inner seat area
*) Seat contact area: spindle seat >< bottom piece seat.
Spindle seat seen from top Inner seat boundary
*) Seat contact area: Spindle seat >< bottom piece seat.
Exhaust valve spindle
Inner seat boundary
Spindle outer seat area:
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed, but the size must not exceed 8mm size in any direction, and
dentmark must not affect the inner seat area.

Wide-seat Spindle inner seat area:

Bottom piece
*) Outer seat area
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can not be allowed on “Inner Seat Area”, except if the following conditions ar
Exhaust valve spindle Outer seat area that particular dentmark:
*) Inner seat area
Inner seat area
1. Minimum distance from dentmark to inner seat boundary is above 4mm.
2. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant skin” in connection to the dentmark.
3. Dentmark largest dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.

Inner seat boundary

Inner seat boundary
Spindle outer seat area:
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed, but the size must not exceed 8mm size in any direction, and
dentmark must not affect the inner seat area.

Spindle inner seat area:

Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can not be allowed on “Inner Seat Area”, except if the following conditions ar
Exhaust valve spindle that particular dentmark:
*) outer seat area Outer seat area1. Minimum distance from dentmark to inner seat boundary is above 4mm.
Spindle Inner seat area 2. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant skin” in connection to the dentmark.
3. Dentmark largest dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.
Dent marks exceeding Ø2 mm can be allowed, but the size
must not exceed 8 mm size in any direction, and the dent
mark must not affect the innerInner seat boundary
seat area.
Spindle outer seat area:
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed, but the size must not exceed 8mm size in any direction, and the
dentmarkSpindle inner
must not affect the seat area
inner seat area.
Dent marks exceeding Ø2 mm cannot be allowed on the
Spindle inner seat area:
Dentmarks inner seat Ø2mm
exceeding area,can
except
not be if the following
allowed conditions
on “Inner Seat Area”, exceptare
if the following conditions are fulfilled for
that particular dentmark:
1. Minimumfulfilled forfrom
distance thatdentmark
particular
to innerdent
seat mark:
boundary is above 4mm.
2. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant skin” in connection to the dentmark.
3. Dentmark largest dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.
1. Minimum distance from dent mark to inner seat
boundary is above 4 mm.

2. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant

skin” in connection to the dent mark.

3. Largest dimension of dent mark may not exceed 4 mm

in any direction.

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Where (2·a) = Se

Service Letter SL2022-729/AGC

Quantity

Defects necessitating rejection or repair. Exhaust valve spindle

Thenecessitating
Defects sketchesrejection
beloworare valid for spindle seats.
repair Spindle seat seen from top
The sketches below are valid for spindle seats. *) Seat contact area: Spindle seat >< bo�om piece seat.
Wide-seat All below examples to be rejected for further use.
Wide-seat
Bo�om piece Bo�om piece Size of loca

Outer seat area

Inner seat area
Circumferential hot corrosion width > 0.15 · (2·a) Seat blow-by with V-shaped hot corrosion formed
Where (2·a) = Seat contact area imprint form bottom piece. the blow-by. A single incident is sufficient caus

Hot corrosi

Quantity of local hot corrosions > 2. Cracks; Regardless of their position and
Exhaust valve spindle crack is sufficient cause for reje
Exhaust valve spindle

Circumferen

Wide-seat
Spindle seat seen from top.
Bo�om piece Size of local hot corrosion > halt seat length = “a” “Aligned pin-point porosity” which resembles c
A single indication of this type is sufficient
*) Seat contact area: spindle seat >< bottom piece seat.
Spindle seat seen from top
All below examples to be rejected for further use.
*) Seat contact area: Spindle seat >< bo�om piece seat. 1)
2)

All below examples to be rejected for further use.

Hot corrosion inner seat area, size > 4mm. Dentmark on inner seat
1) Size > 2mm in any direction.
2) Distance from inner seat boundary less t
3) Connected small dentmarks considered a

Outer seat area

Exhaust valve spindle Inner seat area
Circumferential hot corrosion width > 0.15 · (2·a) Seat blow-by with V-shaped hot corrosion formed in connection to
Where (2·a) = Seat contact area imprint form bottom piece. the blow-by.
Circumferential A single
hot corrosion incident
on inner is sufficient
cause for rejection
seat edge.

Quantity of local hot corrosions > 2. Cracks; Regardless of their position and extent. A single
crack is sufficient cause for rejection.

Size of local hot corrosion > halt seat length = “a” “Aligned pin-point porosity” which resembles crack like defects.
A single indication of this type is sufficient for rejection.

1)
2)
3)

Hot corrosion inner seat area, size > 4mm. Dentmark on inner seat area
1) Size > 2mm in any direction.
2) Distance from inner seat boundary less than 4mm.
3) Connected small dentmarks considered as one > 4mm in size.

Circumferential hot corrosion on inner seat edge.

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 Service Letter SL2022-729/AGC *)

Exhaust valve spindle

Service
Bottom acceptance
piece criteria
seat service for bottom
acceptance piece seat.
criteria:
Wide-seat Bottom pieceWide-seat
seat seen from below
Bottom piece Bottom piece
Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm

Local hot corrosion

Bottom piece
• Hot corrosio
Bottom piece seat service acceptance criteria: • Local hot co
Outer seat area maximum si
Wide-seat Bottom piece seat seen from below Inner seat area•• ADentmarks
maximum
Bottom piece e
Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm
*) *) Bottom piece
Local hot corrosion Dentmarks exc
Exhaust valve spindle Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm that particular d
Exhaust valve spindle 1. Minimum d
Local hot corrosion 2. Dentmark l
3. No visible s
Outer seat area
Wide-seat Inner seat area
Bottom piece seat Bottom
seenpiece
from below. Outer seat area
Bottom piece seat *)
seen from below Inner seat area
Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm
Exhaust valve spindle Bottom piece outer seat area:
Local hot corrosion
Local hot corrosion • Hot corrosion at the outer boundary of the bottom piece seat area must not exceed 2mm width.
• Local hot corrosion on bottom piece outer seat area only affecting the outer seat area can be accepted pr
maximum size in any direction do not exceed half the seat length. Half seat length indicated with “b” in ab
• A maximum of one local hot corrosion spot of size half seat length can be accepted.
Wide-seat • Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed on “Outer Seat Area” provided that the inner seat area is un
Bottom piece Outer seat areaBottom piece inner seat area: Outer seat area
*) Inner
Inner seat areaDentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can not be allowed on “Inner Seat Area”, seat
except if thearea
following conditions are
Exhaust valve spindle that particular dentmark:
1. Minimum distance from dentmark to inner seat boundary is above 4mm.
Bottom piece outer
2. Dentmark seat
largest area:
dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.
Circumferential hot corrosion < 2mm • Hot
3. corrosion
No visible at theofouter
sign boundary
V-shaped of the bottom
hot corrosion piece seat
or “elephant skin”area must not exceed
in connection 2mm width.
to the dentmark.
• Local hot corrosion on bottom piece outer seat area only affecting the outer seat area can be accepted pr
Bottom piece outer seat area Local hot corrosion maximum size in any direction do not exceed half the seat length. Half seat length indicated with “b” in ab
• A maximum of one local hot corrosion spot of size half seat length can be accepted.
– Hot corrosion at the outer boundary of the bottom piece • Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed on “Outer Seat Area” provided that the inner seat area is un
seat area must not exceed 2 mm width.
– Local hot corrosion *) on the bottom piece outer seat Bottom piece inner seat area:
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can not be allowed on “Inner Seat Area”, except if the following conditions are
area,
Exhaust valve and only affecting the outer seat area,
spindle Outercanseat
be areathat particular dentmark:
Inner seat area 1. Minimum distance from dentmark to inner seat boundary is above 4mm.
accepted if the maximum size in any direction does not2. Dentmark largest dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.
3. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant skin” in connection to the dentmark.
exceed half the seat length. Half seat length indicated
Bottom piece outer seat area:
with
• Hot corrosion “b”
at the in boundary
outer the sketchof theabove. Maximum
bottom piece one not
seat area must local hot2mm width.
exceed
• Local hot corrosion on bottom piece outer seat area only affecting the outer seat area can be accepted provided the
corrosion spot of half seat length size can be accepted.
maximum size in any direction do not exceed half the seat length. Half seat length indicated with “b” in above sketches.
– Dofent
• A maximum onemarks
local hotexceeding
corrosion spot Ø2 mm
of size halfcan be allowed
seat length on the
can be accepted.
• Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can be allowed on “Outer Seat Area” provided that the inner seat area is unaffected.
outer seat area provided that the inner seat area is
Bottom pieceunaffected.
inner seat area:
Dentmarks exceeding Ø2mm can not be allowed on “Inner Seat Area”, except if the following conditions are fulfilled for
that particular dentmark:
1. Minimum distance from dentmark to inner seat boundary is above 4mm.
Bottom piece inner seat area
2. Dentmark largest dimension may not exceed 4mm in any direction.
Dent
3. No visible signmarks exceeding
of V-shaped Ø2ormm
hot corrosion cannot
“elephant skin” be allowedtoon
in connection the the
dentmark.

inner seat area, except if the following conditions are

fulfilled for that particular dent mark:

1. Minimum distance from dent mark to inner seat

boundary is above 4 mm.

2. Largest dimension of dent mark may not exceed 4 mm

in any direction.

3. No visible sign of V-shaped hot corrosion or “elephant

skin” in connection to the dent mark.

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Service Letter SL2022-729/AGC

*)
Quantity

Defects necessitating rejection or repair. Exhaust valve spindle

Thenecessitating
Defects sketchesrejection
beloworare valid for bottom piece seats.
repair
The sketches below are valid for bottom piece seats. Bo�om piece seat seen from below
Wide-seat All below examples to be rejected for further use.
Wide-seat
Bo�om piece Bo�om piece Size of local

Outer seat area

*)
Inner seat area
Circumferential hot corrosion width > 2mm.

Hot corrosio

*) *)
Quantity of local hot corrosions > 2. Cracks; Regardless of their position and ex
Exhaust valve spindle crack is sufficient cause for rejecti
Exhaust valve spindle

Circumferen

Wide-seat
Bottom piece seat Bo�om
seenpiece
from below. Size of local hot corrosion > half seat length = “b” “Aligned pin-point porosity” which resembles cra
Bo�om piece seat seen from below
All below examples to be rejected for further use.
A single indication of this type is sufficient fo

All below examples to be rejected for further use.

Hot corrosion inner seat area, size > 4mm. Dentmark on inner seat
Outer seat area 1) Size > 2mm in any direction.

*) 2) Distance from inner seat boundary less t

Inner seat area

3) Connected small dentmarks considered

*)corrosion width > 2mm.

Circumferential hot
Exhaust valve spindle

Circumferential hot corrosion on inner seat edge.

Quantity of local hot corrosions > 2. Cracks; Regardless of their position and extent. A single
crack is sufficient cause for rejection.

Size of local hot corrosion > half seat length = “b” “Aligned pin-point porosity” which resembles crack like defects.
A single indication of this type is sufficient for rejection.

Hot corrosion inner seat area, size > 4mm. Dentmark on inner seat area
1) Size > 2mm in any direction.
2) Distance from inner seat boundary less than 4mm.
3) Connected small dentmarks considered as one > 4mm in size.

Circumferential hot corrosion on inner seat edge.

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