Research of the Corrosive Effect of Coolant on the Internal Combustion Engines of Gas-Diesel Mining Dump Trucks

The results of the study of the effect of low concentration of anti-corrosion additives in the coolant on corrosion, scaling and pitting of cooling jackets of the cylinder block of the internal combustion engines of the gas-diesel mining dump trucks are presented. The negative influence of the presence of coolant in the engine oil system has been studied. It is argued that even an insignificant concentration of coolant in the engine oil leads to cavitation with the concomitant occurrence of caverns or significant and deep pits—pockmarks—on especially stressed parts of the engine (crank-connecting rod liners, camshaft bushings). The conducted studies allow concluding that the coolant, in the presence of an insufficient concentration of anti-corrosion additives in it, as well as when it penetrates the oil system, has a sufficiently significant effect on the wear and destruction of the surface layer of the internal combustion engine parts.