Narrowboat Diesel Engine Maintenance – Basic Toolkit
Essential
Spanners Metric – 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 4, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 mm
Imperial – ¼, 3/8, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, ½, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, ¾ “
Socket set ½” drive Socket sizes as for spanners
Torque wrench To fit sockets above
Adjustable spanner(s)
Ball peen hammer
Brass and wooden drifts
Screwdrivers Assorted sizes, flat blade and Phillips
Pliers Blunt and needle nosed + mole grips
Allen keys
Feeler gauges Metric and imperial
WD40 Can be used as easy-start
Wire brush
Emery paper For cleaning electrical contacts
Electric test meter For checking battery voltage and continuity of circuits
Torch or clip-on lamp
Hacksaw
Gloves, hand cleaner and rags (oil absorbent pads are also useful to prevent bilge
contamination)
Oil and spare filter
Manual Ebay, steam fairs, enthusiast publications
Optional
Suction cup and handle For lapping valves (grinding paste also required)
Spare fan belt(s)
water pump impeller
Wire strippers