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You are welcome, Graymist. One thing I will mention about the injectors and a rebuild. If you don't replace the injectors during a rebuild and drop a tip and mess up the engine, the warranty will likely not cover the damage, which will be rather expensive. :x
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I would go with a pre-emission 2003 or older truck, better fuel mileage, less engine heat, only one ECM computer = less headache.
2004-2007 run a little hotter, which affects the longevity of under the hood components. They have at least three ECM and multiple EGR sensors. Fuel mileage is lower than pre-emission engines. 2008 with their Diesel Particule Filters are too new to know the reliability of the engines, IMO more sensors= More headaches. IMO, If you want to keep your wallet heavy stay with a pre-emission engine. |
I have a CAT in my International with almost 900,000 miles and it seems to be doing very well. But, I have changed the oil about every 15,000 miles. I hope to get over a million on it before having to rebuild it. I have spoken to some who have gone over a million miles before having to do an in-frame.
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You change your oil every month-and-a-half to 2 months? Don't you like the synthetic oils? Seems like they would go at least twice the distance, get better fuel mileage and save you on engine wear. I once read an article where they ran a 1965 Lincoln Continental for 100,000 miles on the same oil. They tore the engine down and claim engine wear was not Noticeable, that they could have thrown the engine parts back into the assembly line and assemblers wouldn't have notice they wre USED components. -My opinion. I wouldn't hasitate to run 100% synthetics on trucking equipment. God Bless all |
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Since I've seen some recent reply's, I thought I would update everyone who is reading.....I bought an '05 387 the beginning of Dec. I love the truck and I am learning all the quirks of this model and this truck. I cannot get good CB reception for anything! I have a NEW Radio, NEW Coax, and a NEW Wilson top loaded antenna mounted out back of the sleeper. Not sure how I am getting out, problem is the static volume increases A LOT as the turbo winds up and drowns everybody out. The grounds have been checked at the motor and radio-all seem fine. A RF noise filter did nothing. Anybody have any ideas??? I talked with a guy who had the same model but an '03 and same antenna set up and he was recieving about 10 miles and no static issue! Thanks for all of your input.
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My choice as to whether to use organic or synthetic oils is based upon the difference in oil change costs and I don't think it is a good idea to make major changes in the type of oil used once you start using a certain type of oil, especially from organic to synthetic. If my engine had fewer miles on it, I might consider it. I think that when you can get at least 900,000 on an engine using organic oil, it is a good idea to keep doing what you are doing. |
What about the Mack engines (pre-Volvo), I'm a company driver and have a 2001 Mack 460 and it burns about 2 gallons of oil a week! It's the 100 year anniversary special edition, so it has a ton of upgrades..a very nice trcuk but looks like it needs a reman or in line. My company wants to sell it (to me or elsewhere), wondering what a reman/inline might cost and what the value is before said work?
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