Running with JCT, Part Deux

Anytime you get a PM service done BEFORE the proper schedule, you're throwing away money. So long as you follow the manufacturer's schedule, your warranty is intact.

Example: Based on 120k year. PM at approx $350 each
@28k is 4.2 PMs. Say 4 PMs comes to $1400.
Follow the schedule and you do 2 in one year for a total of $700.

You're wasting $700 in the 1st 12 months

If you carry that out to a 5 year length it's 21 PMs vs 12, or $3150.

 

Imagine that. LOL. Comfort Pro....The name sez it all

 

I don't think a starter...keep things started...generally they just start things and then that's it.

I'd have them check the fuel pickups, I thought I read in this thread earlier that some are being installed with the pickups bent at a 90 degree angle and its choking off he fuel flow in some units. That or the pickup and return is too close together in the tank

Yep, from June.

 

That's kind of why I want to get the oil sample done, to see if the oil can handle the 50K or if its protection has worn down too much and I need shorter intervals. Like I said, in my case, I'm wanting to own this truck at end of lease so keeping it in good health now will prevent problems down the road. In the DD15/Cascadia warranty manual, its has the minimum tolerances for the used oil sample. We also run ALOT more Biodiesel than this truck is meant to have. The book straight up says its allowed for B5 but higher concentrations and you SHOULD cut the service intervals in half at least for the fuel filters if running over B5 more than 50% of the time. Since we have a frame filter (Davco) the interval is 100K miles for fuel filters. So taking the biodiesel advice, 50K interval, which I think the shop already does anyways. And seeing as the majors run up to B20 in a lot of places...that's probably a good thing.

 

I doubt that is the case. My APU has 7200 hours on it. During that time, it worked fine.

 

Ugh, not sure which is making me feel worse.....hearing all the Comfort Pro issues you guys are having or this summer cold I have.

 

How many days off you guys take it in a year? Because whenever my calendar it so far this year I'm taking 41 I think I figured out why I'm always wanting to go home

 

For the last 15 or so years j have averaged around 302 days on the road per year. But, that's just me.

 

The issue with mine an enternal bolt came loose and dropped on top of the starter terminals and was shorting the starter (the reason why it was sparking). The alternator had gone bad which is why it wouldn't stay started. They were both replaced. What took so long to figure out was that after putting in brand new parts was why is the problem persisting.

After going through all the wires and checking and testing everything; it turned out to be the alternator again. What was suppose to be new part was in fact a bad part from a new unit that another tech replaced, put back in the box, and then shelved it with the new parts.

It's back up and running again, but the alternator lasting for over 7200 hours is pretty good. If it wasn't for the bolt, the starter would still be good.

Also found out for sure that we have an 8000 hour warranty on the APU's.

 

I would imagine that counts up really fast as they don't cycle on and off. The new TK Evolutions have a 10,000 hour warranty