keb
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In our experience, reinforced by the advice of a major engine manufacturer, the current common-rail electronically-controlled engines in this size range are not prone to "carboning up" from uncombusted fuel because the fuel is metered so precisely to meet the power demand -- the concerns associated with operating a mechanically-controlled diesel at low demand are not applicable to the current generation.
Scott Helker
Helmsman Trawlers
I didn't want to hijack another thread regarding someones beautiful new boat delivery .... just a question. For those of us who are not diesel experts, when did the common rail electronically controlled engine become the standard for marine application? If one was looking in the used market, AND wanted to search only for boats that had this newer generation, what year would you start at? Or is there an easier way to identify these engines through model numbers commonly referenced on yachtworld?