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STEP ONE  - Get the manuals for your equipment

Owner, Workshop and Parts Manuals are important documents that should be part of every vessel's library. They contain the detailed information necessary for safe operation, maintenance and correct servicing.  

The manuals on this page are provided for public information and education and can be downloaded for free.  All copyrights belong to copyright holders stated in the documents.

congratulations - by downloading these free manuals you are taking an important step towards making your engine more reliable and robust.


 

STEP TWO - regular maintenance

Simple, regular maintenance is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to avoid problems and accelerated engine wear. Most expensive repairs start from a lack of basic maintenance or ignoring small warnings. The work is not difficult - it just needs to be done.

The purpose is so that we can enjoy our boat for all the reasons we bought her. Trust yourself. Do the work regularly and be methodical.

 

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Marine Diesel Basics 1 – Maintenance front covers of English editions

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Marine Diesel Basics 1
Maintain, Winterize and Recommission

•  explains all parts of the marine diesel system - fuel,
lubrication, breathing, electrics, stern gland, propeller etc.
•  140+ tasks, 300+ drawings, 222 pages
•  tasks are fully explained with clear drawings and minimal text
•  all tools & supplies needed are illustrated for each task
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STEP THREE - keep a Maintenance Logbook

Keep a detailed and accurate record:

  1. all the work done on your diesel system - what, when  & by who
  2. inventory of serial numbers, component descriptions
  3. early warning of potential problems
  4. time and details of any changes in performance

Use a notebook or use your iPad, tablet or desktop and record the information in an editable PDF directly as you work.

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If you've every struggled to keep a logbook, this editable eLogbook may be exactly the help you need.

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JDeere Product Catalog

Product Catalog

Marine Applications

 

12 pages
publ. - no date given

 

free download

4 MB file

JDeere Marine Engine Ratings

Engine Ratings

Marine Applications

 

17 pages
publ. - no date given

 

1 MB file

John Deere diesel engine Series 220 Component Technical Manual

Component Technical Manual

Series 220

 

718 pages
publ. August 1993

 

free download

11 MB file

John Deere diesel engine Series 300 3029 Operation manual

Operations Manual

Series 300

3029       4039
4045       6039
6068

 

128 pages
publ. March 1993

free download

44 MB file

 

 

John Deere 6059T diesel engine Technical Manual

Technical Manual

6059T 6 cyl. 5.9L

 

271 pages
publ. September 1993

free download

2 MB file

John Deere diesel engine 4045 Operation manual

Operation and Maintenance Manual

4045       6068

PowerTech 4.5 and 6.8 Litre

132 pages
May 1996

 

free download

1 MB file

John Deere 6068TF151 diesel egnine Technical Manual

Technical Manual

6068TF151
6.8 Litre

 

356 pages
publ. November 2000

 

free download

4 MB file 

John Deere PowerTech 9.0 L OEM Component Technical Manual

Component Technical Manual

PowerTechTM 9.0 L OEM Base Engine Repair

 

370 pages
publ. August 2011

free download

18 MB file

Deere 3029T diesel engine

Brochure for 3029T Diesel Engine

 

2 pages

publ. 2012

free download

 

<1 MB file

JDeere 4045AFM85 marine diesel Brochure

Specifications

4045AFM85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 4045DFM85 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

4045DFM85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

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<1 MB file

John Deere 4045SFM50 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

4045 SFM 50

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

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<1 MB file

John Deere 4045TFM50 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

4045 TFM 50

 

2 pages

publ. 2017

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 4045TFM75 diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

4045 TFM 75

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 4045TFM85 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

4045 TFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 6068TFM50 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6068 TFM 50

 

2 pages

publ. 2017

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 6068TFM75 diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6068 TFM 75

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 6068AFM85 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6068 AFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2017

 

free download

<1 MB file

John Deere 6068SFM85 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6068 SFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

<1 MB file

JDeere 6090AFM85 diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6090 AFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

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<1 MB file

JDeere 6090SFM85 diesel engine specifications

Specifications

6090 SFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

JDeere 6135AFM85 diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6135 AFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

free download

<1 MB file

JDeere 6135SFM85 marine diesel engine Specifications

Specifications

6135 SFM 85

 

2 pages

publ. 2019

 

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<1 MB file

John Deere TF270 diesel engine Parts Catalogue

Parts Catalogue

3029TFS70 (TF270)
4045DF270 & TFS70(TF270)
4045HFS72 (HF275)
4045HFS73 (HF279)
4045TF275 & HF475
6068HFS72 (HF275)
6068HFS73 (HF279)
6068HFS76 & 77 (HF475)

906 pages
publ. May 2007

free download

11 MB file

John Deere 4.5 L diesel engine Operator Manual

Operator's manual

4.5L
6.8L
marine diesels

 

234 pages
publ. April 2018

free download

7 MB file

John Deere 4.5L diesel engine Technical Manual

Technical Manual

PowerTech Plus

4.5L
6.8L
Level 14 Electronic Fuel System With Denso HPCR

1520 pages
publ. June 2008

free download

16 MB file




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