AUS-EC3-L3.1

The marine diesel — the cycle, and what actually breaks

AUS-EC3-M3 · The Plant · AUS-EC3-M3-A Diesels, electrics and auxiliaries at 3000 kW

This lesson explains how the four-stroke compression-ignition cycle works, how to read black, blue and white exhaust smoke as fault indicators, and why most diesel failures originate in the fuel, cooling, lubrication and air systems rather than the engine itself.