Alco Lube Oil System - 0

LUBE OIL SYSTEM
OF ALCO LOCO
OBJECTIVE
. INTRODUCTION
. Purposes
• Function
• System components
• Block diagram of system
• Failure of loco due to short of lube oil
• Corrective Action
• Reducing the lube oil consumption
INTRODUCTION
• The lubricating system in a diesel engine is of vital

importance.
• The lubricating oil provides a film of soft slippery oil

in between two frictional surfaces to reduce friction
and wear.
Purposes
It serves the following purposes.
• Cooling of bearing, pistons etc.
• Protection of metal surfaces from

corrosion, rust, surface damages and wear.
• Keep the components clean and free from
carbon deposits and prevent
damage due to carbon deposits.
.
• FUNCTION OF LUBE OIL SYSTEM
• The primarily function of the lube oil system is to

circulate the lube oil in the system
- At the correct quality

- At the correct quantity and
- At the correct pressure
to various location of diesel engine.
.
• The system essentially consists of the following components.
1 Gear type lube oil pump driven by the engine crankshaft.

2. Spring loaded relief valve, adjusted to 7.5 kg/cm2.
3. Lube oil filter tank accommodating eight nos. of filter elements.
4. Differential bypass valve set at 1.4 kg/cm2 differential pressure
across the filter tank.
5. Lube oil cooler, which has a bunch of element tubes through
which cooling water circulates and circulation of lube oil takes place
around the tubes.
6. Regulating valve, which is a spring loaded valve adjusted to
5.5kg/cm2.
7. Lube oil strainer, which is a wire mesh type filter reusable after
cleaning.
8. Oil pressure switch (OPS), which is meant to automatically shut
down the engine in case of a drop in lube oil pressure below 1.3
kg/cm2.
9. Oil pressure gauge, which indicates the main oil header
pressure.
10. Oil sump having capacity 1260 lt. RR606 multigrade
oil.
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External Leakage resulting in failure

of loco due to short of lube oil.
The point of external leakage are as

under:
• Tappet cover.
• Crank case cover
• Crank case explosion cover
• Push rod grommets
• Extension shaft oil seal
• Face joint of lube oil relief, regulating
and By-pass valves
.
• From armoured, dressor or metallic joint

• Lube oil filter housing cover
• Lube oil filter housing drain cock and strainer
drain cock
• Turbo oil filter housing due to working out of
centre bolt
• Bursting of flexible pipes
• Lube oil gauge pipes and pipe to woodward
governor
• Lube oil pump face joint or flange joint
.
2. Leakage from Lube oil cooler tubes, resulting in

mixing of lube oil in water.
3. Defect lube oil pump
4. Excessive oil through from CCE motor exhaust

pipe
5. Improper setting of relief, regulating or By-
pass valve
6. Chocking of filter elements
7. Improper setting of oil pressure switch
.
Corrective Action
• Following corrective action is required during

maintenance to avoid failures on lube oil system account:-
• External Leakage
• Following attention should be paid to avoid leakage from
armoured and dressor couplings:-
– There should be no misalignment of pipes
– Minimum gap between the two pipes should be
ascertained. In case of excessive gap, suitable length
of the pipe be welded to one of the pipes.
– Ensure proper clamping at adequate distance.
.
3. Lube oil filter housing:
• It must be ensured in every schedule that all fly nuts

are intact.
• Tighten fly nuts cross wise at the time of replacement
of lube oil filter housing ‘O’ ring.
• In case of pre mature failure of lube oil filter housing ‘O’
ring, check warpage in housing cover on surface plate.
• Check crack in the housing visually in every trip.
• Test filter housing at 10 kg/cm2 during yearly schedule.
• Replaced defective drain cock.

.
• Following additional points will help in

reducing the lube oil consumption of the
locomotive.
• Heavy leakage of lube oil is also noticed from OST.
• It is essential that drain pipe of OST housing to sump is
cleaned, so that oil can go back in to the sump freely
without any obstruction.
• In case of excess oil through from the engine exhaust
due to weak power pack, attend locos on programmed
basis.
• Ensure maintaining adequate clearances on turbine and
lowered end seals of ALCO TSC.
.
• Ensure fitment of piston rings at 180 degree to

each other avoiding the gudgeon pin side.
• Cylinder liners having internal dia more than 228.70

mm should not be reused.
• Check valve guide internal bore dia during overhauling

of cylinder heads.
.
• Check engine sump vacuum on load box on at 8th

notch. It should be minimum 0.9” of water.
• Positive pressure or less vacuum will increased
LOC.
• Avoid water leakage in lube oil by providing proper
quality ‘O’ rings on the liners .
• Check pitting/corrosion of the mating surfaces of
the liner or the block.
• If water contamination is more than 0.25%, it will
required lube oil change.
• Every filter change would amount to loss of some
lube oil. It the filter life is less either due to poor
filter material or due to poor engine condition, it
will have adverse affect on lube oil consumption.
•
.
• No loco should leave the shed without X-head

dowel.
• Check lube oil cooler for leakages from welded
joints/rivets in every trip. If lube oil is mixed in
water, change the cooler.
• Ensure hydraulic testing of lube oil cooler during
yearly schedule.
• Check crack in turbo lube oil filter housing in
every schedule.
• Replace all flexible pipes as per schedule.
• Pay adequate attention to lube oil gauge pipes and
pipe to woodward governor.
.
• Ensure proper setting of OPS in specified

schedules.
• Test relief, regulating and By-pass valves during

HY schedules.
• Ensure quality of lube oil through spectrographic

analysis.
• Checks its viscosity, PH valve and contamination

regularly.
.
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LUBE OIL SYSTEM

• The lubricating system in a diesel engine is of vital

• The lubricating oil provides a film of soft slippery oil

• Cooling of bearing, pistons etc.

• Protection of metal surfaces from

• FUNCTION OF LUBE OIL SYSTEM

• The primarily function of the lube oil system is to

- At the correct quality

1 Gear type lube oil pump driven by the engine crankshaft.

External Leakage resulting in failure

The point of external leakage are as

• From armoured, dressor or metallic joint

2. Leakage from Lube oil cooler tubes, resulting in

3. Defect lube oil pump

4. Excessive oil through from CCE motor exhaust

• Following corrective action is required during

3. Lube oil filter housing:

• It must be ensured in every schedule that all fly nuts

• Check crack in the housing visually in every trip.

• Test filter housing at 10 kg/cm2 during yearly schedule.

• Replaced defective drain cock.

• Following additional points will help in

• Ensure fitment of piston rings at 180 degree to

• Cylinder liners having internal dia more than 228.70

• Check valve guide internal bore dia during overhauling

• Check engine sump vacuum on load box on at 8th

• No loco should leave the shed without X-head

• Ensure proper setting of OPS in specified

• Test relief, regulating and By-pass valves during

• Ensure quality of lube oil through spectrographic

• Checks its viscosity, PH valve and contamination

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