Engine Repair With Belzona

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Engines and Casings (ENC)

Customer Location:

Limestone producer, Troy, MO

Application Date:

July 2007

Application Situation:

Komatsu 900 loader.

Problem:

Erosion/corrosion on the cylinder block behind the cylinder liners allowed engine coolant to leak into the lubricating oil causing an engine failure.

Products:

Substrate:

Cast Iron

Application Method:

Application carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet ENC-6. Particular attention paid to removing entrained antifreeze before preparing surface and applying Belzona.

Belzona Facts:

A new engine block would cost $127,000.00. The repair used less than $100.00 of Belzona product and was done in 4 hours.

Photographs Description

1. Komatsu 900 loader
2. Typical damage
3. Completed surface preparation
4. Finished repair to 1 of the 11 damaged areas