How much did your last in-frame cost?
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Krooser, Sep 28, 2010.
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Cat just quoted me $17,800 for a 3406E. That's for the top of the line Platinum overhaul. Also includes dyno and ressetting of injector pressure, then channged to 550 hp thru ecm plus $600. included for upgrade from 3 yr., 300,000 to 4 yr., 400,000 100% parts and labor.
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did I see someone say they go 100,000 miles between oil changes?
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What we think is happening, I say think because we can't point a conclusive finger, idle times on EGR engines play a part in condensation through the exhaust.
On the ISX it may be related to idle times and how cold the turbo is during this time. That turbo is watercooled and MAY see some weeping happening in the center cartridge.
Acidity will eat bearings and so will glycol. What I did with my own trucks and recommend is running a premium oil, pick your favorite brand, and change that oil according to your and the engines needs. The better your fuel mileage the longer the change interval can be. I found with oil analysis that over 6mpg I could comfortably squeeze 30,000 miles per change on a Mack E-7 with a spinner. But an N-14 without a spinner and only 5.7~5.8 wanted the oil changed at 20,000.
Do I think synthetic oil is bad? No just horribly overpriced, and badly mis-represented about what it MIGHT be able to do. And totally unrealistic about its limits. In short like many things it has a place, that place just wasn't in my truck.FoolsErrand, highwayMike, H2oburymatt and 1 other person Thank this.
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