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Caterpillar MaK
Cat 3508B
MAK/Caterpillar Marine M-series 4-stroke medium-speed engines. Used as both propulsion and auxiliary in various vessel types.
560.0 kW
Power
Engine Specifications
8
Cylinders
170 mm
Bore
190 mm
Stroke
560 kW
MCR Power
1800.0 rpm
MCR RPM
4-stroke
Stroke Type
Family: Caterpillar/MAK M20C/M25C/M32C/M43C
· Tier: IMO Tier II
· Fuel: HFO, MDO, MGO
Other Cylinder Configurations 35
4L20
4 cyl
· 800 kW
6L M20C
6 cyl
· 1,110 kW
6L M25C
6 cyl
· 2,040 kW
6L M32C
6 cyl
· 3,360 kW
6L20
6 cyl
· 1,200 kW
6L32
6 cyl
· 3,480 kW
6M M43C
6 cyl
· 6,060 kW
6M M46DF
6 cyl
· 6,600 kW
Cat C280-6
6 cyl
· 2,100 kW
8L M20C
8 cyl
· 1,480 kW
8L M25C
8 cyl
· 2,720 kW
8L M32C
8 cyl
· 4,480 kW
8L20
8 cyl
· 1,600 kW
8L32
8 cyl
· 4,640 kW
8M M43C
8 cyl
· 8,080 kW
8M M46DF
8 cyl
· 8,800 kW
Cat C280-8
8 cyl
· 2,800 kW
9L M20C
9 cyl
· 1,665 kW
9L M25C
9 cyl
· 3,060 kW
9L M32C
9 cyl
· 5,040 kW
9L20
9 cyl
· 1,800 kW
9L32
9 cyl
· 5,220 kW
9M M43C
9 cyl
· 9,090 kW
9M M46DF
9 cyl
· 9,900 kW
12V M43C
12 cyl
· 12,120 kW
12V M46DF
12 cyl
· 13,200 kW
12V32
12 cyl
· 6,960 kW
Cat 3512B
12 cyl
· 840 kW
Cat 3512C
12 cyl
· 895 kW
Cat C280-12
12 cyl
· 4,200 kW
16V32
16 cyl
· 9,280 kW
Cat 3516B
16 cyl
· 1,120 kW
Cat 3516C
16 cyl
· 1,200 kW
Cat 3516E
16 cyl
· 1,305 kW
Cat C280-16
16 cyl
· 5,600 kW
Components & Design
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Maritime Network →Manuals
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operating
MaK M43C Operating Manual
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maintenance
MaK M43C Maintenance Manual
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spare_parts
MaK M43C Spare Parts Catalogue
Equipment Model #38062
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