MTU 16V2000M91 - Raw Water Pump with Connections

8.18 Raw Water Pump with Connections
8.18.1 Raw water pump – Priming
Preconditions
☑ Engine is stopped and starting disabled.
Special tools, Material, Spare parts
Designation / Use Part No. Qty.
Sealing ring
(→ Spare Parts Catalog)
Raw water pump – Priming
Note: To prevent the raw water pump from running
dry and being damaged and to ensure proper
intake performance, the pump must be filled
with 3 to 4 liters of water in the following cas-
es:
• Before initial operation.
• Following repair /maintenance work or
pump exchange
• After extended out-of-service period (to
compensate for evaporation loss or water
drained off from the system during winter
lay-up periods).
1. Remove plug screw (1) on raw water elbow
(3).
2. Fill 3 to 4 liters of water into the system
through the opening.
3. Install plug screw (1) with new sealing ring (2)
and tighten.
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