Regular servicing is the best way of ensuring your engine lasts as long as possible.
Missing service intervals can lead to reduction in performance, often a drop of 20 percent in performance can happen before the operator notices. It can even lead to a vital part failing, which is costly to repair and results in expensive downtime.
Each engine we supply comes with a detailed list of checks for you to carry out at set intervals. The performance checks required will vary by engine type and operating conditions, so it is wise to ensure the checks and frequency are right for your engine.
Rolason offers a complete range of maintenance and repair products. This category covers two main areas – cooling systems and electrics – all of which may need replacement as part of your servicing and repair regime. In common with all branded genuine parts, they come complete with a comprehensive 12 month warranty.
Rolason service and maintenance products fall broadly into three categories:
- Cooling systems
- Electrics
Cooling systems
Cooling systems protect your engine from damage caused by overheating. They are usually a water cooled system with a combination of the radiator and the water pump working in harmony to remove the very high levels of heat generated as part of the combustion process.
Radiators are designed to disperse heat. Their design incorporates as large a surface area as possible and the tubes within them are arranged in long loops to add to the area available. Water that has travelled through the engine flows into these tubes where the heat is lost, often with the aid of a fan to help the cooling process.
Cooling systems and electrics form the service and maintenance range
The water pump circulates this water in a continuous loop, feeding cold water into the engine and removing heated water on its way out. Additionally the oil lubrication system can assist in dissipating the heat that is produced when the engine runs.
Engines that run too hot are in danger of not only overheating but consequences such as underperformance and increased fuel consumption can occur.
Electrics
The electrical range comprises:
- Starter motors
- Alternators
Every engine needs a properly functioning, reliable electrical system to make it start and provide power to other parts of the machine. The starter motor provides the power to turn the engine over to begin the compression sequence in the diesel engine. It has to be highly dependable –and we test each one to be capable of starting at least 36,000 times, the equivalent of twice a day, every day for nearly 50 years.
The alternator continually recharges the battery while the engine is running, ensuring that it never loses charger. It also regulates the power going back into the battery so that it doesn’t become overcharged.
All the parts you need are available with our local distributor or online at the Rolason shop.