Engine color

[JIM KELLER]

Series 60. Blue or green, and where do I get it ?

[Pete]

Jim, you can get the "Green" at O'reilly (sp?) auto parts. Just bought some this week. Found it is almost a perfect match for engine paint on 50 Merc.
It is listed on the spray can "Detroit Green" Engine Enamel.

[JIM KELLER]

Thanks Pete, but is that the color it is supposed to be ? Some of mine looks green and some looks blue. I'm thinking green was for the 8V's and the series 60 was blue.

[AmeriStar]

You can purchase that exact color at your local detroit diesel dealer. The part number is # SD1-5237 / detriot diesel blue / 12 oz spray can.
Many of the paints are close but not exact.

[GDeen]

Jim, it is supposed to be blue. The clear coat Prevost applies turns it green.

[Pete]

Clear coat on a Diesel engine? Don't know how mine got to be green, but it is. The paint I mentioned in the above post matches the color of my engine. Did Detroit change the color in later year model?

[JIM KELLER]

Thanks everyone. I'm thinking Pete's engine is blue also and he was trying to trick me into painting mine green.

[Loc]

Mine is black - a Millennium option. It makes the oil leaks less obvious.

[merle&louise]

I painted mine black also. When I cleaned the engine some of the original paint turned a different color, so painting it black made everything one color. It came out really nice!

[GDeen]

DD Series 60 paint is blue - similar to the color bands on the thread dividers on this page. Prevost applies a varnish to the entire engine bay prior to delivery which after it weathers, tints the other colors yellowish (thus the blue looks green).

As suggested above, I bought some cans of Series 60 paint at a local DD dealer and have started a slow process to repaint the engine. It is expensive by the way, ~ $20/can.

[JIM KELLER]

That explains why the gray color in the engine compartment doesn't match the gray in the storage compartments, steering bay, etc.

[Gary Carmichael]

I have never seen a Liberty with a black engine maybe because they don't leak? Hmmm? I better hush up or I will get something started.

[GDeen]

That explains why the gray color in the engine compartment doesn't match the gray in the storage compartments, steering bay, etc.

Exactly. If you start looking at it carefully you can see the stuff or its effects on the original colors.

[BoaterAl]

Gary,thanks for reminding me about bus drips . Actually, the water dripping from the A/C units on Marathons buses is so pure it has been rumored for use in Liberty maintenance.

[Gary Carmichael]

Touche' Mr. Al