When to Use Chinese Tractor Engine Diesel Parts？

With the cold temperatures finally settling in upon us, we wanted to take a moment to talk about starting your diesel engine tractor in this cold winter weather. Unlike gasoline engines, diesel engines don’t use spark plugs to ignite their fuel; they rely instead on the proper fuel and air ratios to cause combustion. This makes it more difficult to start diesel engines in colder temperatures, and it’s the reason your tractor employs glow plugs and a cylinder decompression system. Veteran diesel owners everywhere know of the old “minute of silence” rule that refers to the time between heating the glow plugs and starting your engine.

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If you have had difficulties starting your Chinese tractor during the summer months, it’s very important that you identify and resolve that problem before the winter season. The cold weather will compound these issues and make once-routine starts difficult and sometimes impossible. Make sure to have any replacement parts you may need. For more cold-weather tips, check out more about preparing your Jinma Tractor for winter.

Now that you are aware of why your equipment is struggling to start on cold days, here are some tips to get your engine up and running again. During the cold months, it’s a good idea to keep your diesel tank full of fuel. Not only does this minimize moisture accumulation, but it will also help push the fuel through the lines when it comes time to crank. A weak battery should be replaced with a battery of the same or higher grade than the one that came with the tractor.

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If the tractor is stored in a barn or covered area, it won’t take as long for the glow plugs to heat the combustion chamber. You can likely crank it up after about 30-45 seconds of heat time, sometimes also using the decompression lever on the underside of the dash. The lever decompresses your cylinders, making it easier for the engine to turn over and start. 

The colder it is, the longer it takes for the glow plugs to heat the combustion chamber. It will generally take around 2-3 minutes for 3 fully functioning plugs. It’s a simple procedure: heat the plugs and decompress your cylinders before starting up. If your tractor doesn’t start up on the first try remember that sometimes the motor simply needs a bit more heat to fire off first.

That’s all there is to starting up your diesel Chinese tractor on a cold winter day. It’s important to remember that this simple process depends on a properly functioning battery, working glow plugs, and proper pre-season maintenance. The preparation for each season is equally important as any in-season maintenance; they are both essential parts to keeping your tractor running for the long haul. Learn more about maintaining your Jinma Tractor in the off-season now. 

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Generators especially, and many other products made in China (cars, trucks, machinery) use Chinese manufactured engines under licence. As previously mentioned, they usually have the older model engines, but not always. In gensets they use Cummins, Perkins, Kubota and others under licence, and when they are advertised "sometimes" it's difficult to tell if it's an OEM or a Chinese version. In the following the OEM is easy, but the non OEM is easily missed, if the advertisement is on it's own.
As in this listing, I think the Perkins engine will be Chinese built

Perkins series
*UK brand, International famous options *High emission standard-EU II-IIIA, EPA Tier 2-4 * Wide Power capacity range-9KVA-KVA***; covers all ordinary power requirements from home use to power generation station.

And in this listing the engine is OEM

Deutz series
Swedish brand, whole engine all origin from Europe. *Emission standard-EU II, EUIII both standard series for different market. *Range 65KVA-550KVA, perfect performance on power continuous output, emission control, fuel consumption cost, vibration etc. Strong load capability for surge power, good for equipment like Crane tower etc.

In the Chinese engine genset, the specs just state it's a Kubota, but the tags on the engine do not say made in Japan.

On other gensets sent from the same factory, but different model designations and brand name, for the engine they state "Japanese brand, whole engine all origin from Japan." So they sell different machines which are very similar, but some have OEM engines, some have Chinese made engines under licence. The same sort of thing goes for the alternators. I just went through all this research looking for a back-up generator for my well. Virtually all of the larger capacity generators sold in the US have Chinese engines and most have Chinese alternators. The good news is, many US companies are specifying the quality level of the internal components.

I ended up choosing a Westinghouse. I would never have considered an off-brand but my wife found these were top-rated for and in their class. Before I ordered, I called the head tech guy at Westinghouse and asked about their engine sourcing and quality. They specify forged crank and other critical parts. Because of this pickiness on specifying high quality parts, these motors not only operate reliably but for many years, unlike the earlier motors that would detonate after a few hours of operation.

My generator has run reliably over the year I have owned it. It has a three year warranty and I have been unable to find one incident online where somebody's motor suffered some kind of structural failure. The fit and finish is exceptional.

Perhaps the Chinese are where the Japanese were in the late 70's or early 80's.

Ray