Deleting a paccar

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  1. Soonerman51

    Soonerman51 Bobtail Member

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    I have 2018 paccar motor . Has deleting it helped or hurt ? Tired of the codes related to DEF issues coming on and off. And shop time
     
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  3. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    What are your codes?
    There are guys here who really can help.
     
  4. Soonerman51

    Soonerman51 Bobtail Member

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    3130.. it’s for the def temp sensor . It comes on and it goes off. Can cycle the key and it will go away and come back .
     
  5. Deere hunter

    Deere hunter Road Train Member

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    @longfld just posted about a wire harness problem
     
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  6. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    Thats what came to my mind as well.

    @Long FLD
     
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  7. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Probably not going to get any info about deletes. The owner does not want it discussed on their website.
     
  8. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Unplug the main harness from the ecm and then cut all the ties that keep the wires inside the driver side frame rail. You should have 6ft of wire to stretch out in front of your firewall once everything is loose. Then start inspecting wires. Chances are they kinked one or one rubbed a bare spot.

    I bought the truck I have now with 244k on it. The previous owner chased phantom codes like you describe until they pulled the main harness and inspected each wire. Peterbilt in Garden City told me they’ve seen this issue on quite a few MX powered trucks. It seems they bundle the wire up too tight inside the frame rail and causes some pinching and kinking. Happy hunting.
     
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  9. Soonerman51

    Soonerman51 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you !
     
  10. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    You bet. Hope that cures it. I’ve put 223k on mine since I’ve had it (has 467k total) and knock on wood I haven’t had any issues. I know the previous owner and they would just clear the code and he’d keep trucking. It ran fine, it would just have the light on.
     
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  11. Atlanta trucker

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    I deleted all of my Cummins ... what a huge difference !!! 2-3 gallons per mile increase in fuel mileage , more power , smoother idle , cleaner oil everything was better. We did a lot of other improvements also so that helped a lot to. But these newer more modern engines I don’t know to much about.
     
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