Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance and Repair Manual
Reference Technology & Engineering Transportation Marine Engineering Diesel Engine Maintenance DIY & Repair Manuals Nautical & Sailing
Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance and Repair Manual by Jean-Luc Pallas is the gold-standard workshop guide that cruisers, charter skippers, marine-mechanic students and live-aboard sailors keep within arm’s reach of the engine box. First released in 2008, this hefty 238-page, large-format paperback (30 cm tall) delivers step-by-step photo sequences and crystal-clear diagrams that walk you through everything from winterizing a Yanmar to re-seating exhaust valves on a Volvo Penta. Owners love that every procedure is written for the tools you actually carry on board—no need for a machine-shop lathe or thousand-dollar gauges.
What sets Pallas apart is his “explain-it-like-I’m-on-a-boat-at-midnight” clarity: each chapter opens with a quick symptom chart (“engine hunts at idle, black smoke under load”) that points you to the exact pages for diagnosis, then shows color photos of every wrench size, seal part number and torque spec you’ll need. The manual covers classic marine diesels up to 2008—Volvo, Yanmar, Perkins, Kubota, Bukh—so whether you’re rebuilding a 1970s 2GM or troubleshooting a common-rail 2004 injection pump, the data is there. A full 30 pages are devoted to electrics: starter-motor solenoid rebuilds, alternator diode testing and smart-regulator wiring that saves you a $400 yard bill.
Collectors and professionals prize clean copies like this one: crisp, unmarked pages with only faint yellowing on the first two leaves—no grease fingerprints, no dog-eared corners, no previous owner’s scribbles in the margins. At 894 g it’s built to live in the nav station or engine compartment without falling apart. ISBN 9781574092363 is frequently back-ordered; grabbing a gently-used, ready-to-ship copy now keeps your cruising season interruption-free.
Refer to our eBay listing for a full condition report and many more high-quality pictures of this item.
Buy Now