Manuals for ZF Marine Transmissions

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3 simple steps to make your diesel system reliable and robust

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.

Download free checklists here

clear drawings making understanding easy

Marine Diesel Basics 1 – Maintenance front covers of English editions

300+ drawings

Seeing is Understanding

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
• paperback US$17.99 £10.99 €12.99
• ebook (kindle, kobo, ibooks, google, epub) US$9.99

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STEP THREE - keep a Maintenance Logbook

Keep a detailed and accurate record:

all the work done on your diesel system - what, when & by who
inventory of serial numbers, component descriptions
early warning of potential problems
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.

Marine Diesel Basics Maintenance eLogbook sample

Mantenance eLogbook Marine Diesel Basics sample screen2

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Maintenance eLogbook

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

- "fillable form" PDF
- clickable checklists
- write, edit details of all tasks completed
- 40+ drawings to help inspections
- all common measurements with live calculators
- just $7.99 196 pages

"the Perfect Logbook" - verified purchaser

download free 24-page sample

Saildrives

ZF Marine Transmissions (Gearboxes) Selection Guide

Transmissions Selection Guide

121 pages
publ. - 2012?

9 MB file

Oil Filter Breakdown Guide and Cross Reference

(ZF 4M thru ZF 30M models do NOT use filters)

12 pages
publ. July 2009

< 1 MB file

ZF Company Guide to marine transmission Models

Guide to models and the company

ZF marine transmission
(download from Everything About Boats

24 pages
publ. July 2018

< 1 MB file

Technical Guide

ZF 15 MIV

7 pages
publ. August 2008

< 1 MB file

Brochure

ZF BW 461

1 page
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Repair Manual

ZF 3 M (HBW 35)
ZF 5 M (HBW 50)
ZF 10 M (HBW 100)
ZF 12 M (HBW 125) / HBW 10
ZF 15 M (HBW 150)
ZF 15 MA (HBW 150 A)
ZF 15 MIV (HBW 150 V)
ZF 25 M (HBW 250)
ZF 25 MA
ZF 30 M