2014 Cummins ISX in a Freightliner whistle at idle and raising RPMs about 100-200?

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  1. truckin24

    truckin24 Bobtail Member

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    New to me Freightliner with Cummins ISX. Today when driving I noticed it when coming down to an idle at a stop or letting off the throttle all the way I would hear a whistle coming from the turbo(I assume) that I hadn't heard before. And when you put it in neutral and have the parking brake on the RPMs go up about 100-200 and you hear the whistle. Shut it down and started it back up and it idled and sounded normal for maybe 10-15 seconds and then it bumped the RPMs and the whistle came back.

    Any ideas? Thanks!!
     
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  3. Goodysnap

    Goodysnap Road Train Member

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    Cracked exhaust manifold to head gaskets are common. They are bimetal and whistle like a blade of grass when they leak. Changes in EBP will make the whistle come an go at different RPM.

    Look for the black soot streaks at the head. #2 and #5 seem to be common. Broken bolts are not unheard of either.
     
  4. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Yea i second the exhaust leak at manifold theory.
     
  5. truckin24

    truckin24 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the reply I will check. Any reason the RPMs would go up at idle when it does that? RPMs at idle are usually 600 and it doesn't do it then. But now it idles at 700-800 and makes the whistle.

    But on startup the truck idles where it is set at 600 and then quickly it jumps up 700-800 and makes the whistle.
     
  6. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    Sounds like it could be trying to regen, the idle will increase like that and the turbo will close off building boost which makes it whistle.
     
  7. truckin24

    truckin24 Bobtail Member

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    That was also a thought but no regen lights or anything came on. Had a 2012 Freightliner with the DD15 before this and if it did a regen parking break had to be set and the RPMs went higher. But this is a different motor and different year.
     
  8. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    Both my 2013 ISX15 and 2018 X15 regen’d like you’re describing and the only light that would come on is the high exh temp light if you where moving under 4mph when it was regening and the exh out the stack was over 800 degrees. These where both in peterbilts.
     
    Goodysnap Thanks this.
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