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Engine section Engine type Ref. Date Issue Document No. Page
07 Piston D540 Service 15.05.2007 01 TB540/07/203 1(2)

D540 Re-machining of pistons

Original bulletin TR 0125-203 dated 13.03.1972

Change number n/a

Re-machining of pistons DZ02000967 EA 0125-07,11 and DZ02023502 EA 0125-07 for the

installation of replacement gudgeon pins

In the future the engines R/S/BVM 540 will be equipped with gudgeon pins which differ from the
former ones in that respect that the number of the radial oil outlet openings per plain, through which
the oil is supplied to the cooling coils of the piston, bas been reduced from four to three. In order to
safeguard the piston cooling it has become necessary now to extend the circulating oil groove in the
gudgeon pin eyelet, i.e. from 113º +2 º, corresponding to a vertical chord length of 134 + 2.5 mm, to
118 º + 3 º, corresponding to a chord length of 138 + 2.5 mm (see illustration below).

Concerning the delivery of replacement gudgeon pins of the said new design we recommend that the
oil groove of all pistons with one of the captioned part numbers, which still feature the shorter oil
groove, is extended to the a fore mentioned dimension as soon as the pistons have been withdrawn
for any reason. The part number is impressed on the piston. In any case this re-machining work must
be done before installation of a gudgeon pin of this new design.

Figure 1
138+2.5

+/-1.5mm 118º+3º
Ø45

Nut 22
wide

Edges broken

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Service, Wärtsilä Nederland B.V. Technical bulletin
Issue Document No. Page
01 TB540/07/203 2(2)

Ordering parts According the standard ordering procedure as described in the engine specific
parts catalogue.

Reporting Reporting according Wärtsilä guidelines is mandatory.

Send your work report to Wärtsilä Nederland B.V.
The adress is mentioned at frontpage bottom.

Applies to All D540 engines.

Letter distribution The Wärtsilä Service Network and users/owners of D540 engines.
(No paper copies distributed).

Feedback E-mail to: service.sales.nl@wartsila.com

Letter validity Until further notice.

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