Happened to me as well. One of the wire from the battery going to the ECU was corroded and broke! Luckily I was able to salvage it and avoid the two.
Ok a bit of an update- I did the first oil change at around 3500 miles. I used Mobil 5w30 pure synthetic. After that, I took the truck a good 48k...
In 2010, I put Bridgestone M726EL. These tires lasted me up until last week, 2 went at the same time. I went to to my local tire guy and put on 8...
I recently overhauled an 04 columbia series 60. I was given the truck back with synthetic oil in the engine and was advised to changed it after...
Those days are gone! Build quality is almost the same on all these trucks! Reliability should be the foundation of truck searching.
Guys like yourself are a blessing to this forum! Can you shed some light isx15-cm2250 motor in 2012 KW T660- most common problems and such. I'm...
Among the good ones, campbell freightliner out of NJ. My truck went in, rebuilt and back on the road in 4 days. Quoted price was cut down by 1200.00
I got 1.2 million miles from mine before it started to drink coolant! Sounds like your motor is healthy as day one! Drop the oil pan and check the...
I had the same problem but with a detroit series 60. The coolant tank blew, so I put on a new one. Brand new tank was covered in oil in about 1.5...
Its legal to do so. Quite a few companies out there do this. I have explored this option for my 2004 Freightshaker! A retrofit costs about 19k. I...
Just an update: Today all of my coolant leaked out by egr cooler. I just added two gallons and dropped it off at the dealer. They will run a...
I would opt for a pre def truck when buying a cascadia! I was at the dealer today with my friends 2011 cascadia with DPF+DEF. Truck has 500200...
I have had an officer do a lvl 1 on me under a different MC#. Might just be an error on the DOT's behalf!
I replaced my EGR cooler at about 780kish! It sure has alot of pressure built in it. Im afraid to open the cap even after over night parking!
Im being forced to upgrade at the end of the year. DONOT BUY- 08-09 prostar DONOT buy 2011- Cascadia ( first year with DEF) DONOT buy 2008-...
The coolant is not going into the oil ( already checked ) and smoke is black as it can be! I changed the coolant tank and also changed the cap...
2004 Freightliner columbia. 1.18 million miles- all original. 13 speed-2.93 rear end ratio. 22.5 low pro tires. Average speed 72 mph Loads...
Hello guys! I have a 04 Freightshaker Columbia with 1.18 million miles. Recently my truck was running hot so I changed the oil cooler,...
Anything to back this up? If true, I have no problem spending 150k for 10 mpg, payment will be the fuel savings!
I think hes just being sarcastic! As far as I know, no trucks are grandfathered in. Only extension available is till 2017 by showing financial...
