My cats let me down !

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  1. Nov 16, 2009 #1
    thev8man

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    Sad day today, crankshaft broke in half in my c-12. only done 120,000 miles. never had a cat let me down before, ever.Don't know what to say, just needed to tell someone:biggrin_25513:
     
    thev8man, Nov 16, 2009
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  3. Nov 16, 2009 #2
    Big Duker

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    Sorry to hear that. Should be in warranty though. Hope they bet you back on the road soon.
     
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  4. Nov 16, 2009 #3
    SpeedRacer

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    That sucks, sorry to hear that! I guess it could be worse though, it could be a couple months out of warranty. I guess they all can break from time to time.
     
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  5. Nov 17, 2009 #4
    thev8man

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    Warranty ? i wish. 3.5 years old , paccar stopped making foden trucks 3 years ago, cat dont want to know either. i'll tear it down today see if it's damaged the block. got another engine lined up if needs be.
     
    thev8man, Nov 17, 2009
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  7. Nov 17, 2009 #5
    Jas

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    Whats your serial number bud?
    If its the crankshaft that caused the failure Cat will at least cover the parts under the standard extended warranty which goes for 5 years, 500000 miles or 10000hrs (assuming its a truck engine).
     
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  8. Nov 17, 2009 #6
    SpeedRacer

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    That 120,000 must not be the truck mileage then? That does suck, maybe you'll get lucky and no other damage.
     
    SpeedRacer, Nov 17, 2009
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  9. Nov 17, 2009 #7
    thev8man

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    Engine serial number cpd02834 . Its a truck engine in a 32000kg 4 axle mixer,hence the low mileage.Got the engine out today, got to strip the pto off of it to get crank out so i may just put it back on an other engine..... but i havent decided yet. need to be back out earning but dont want to be having different trouble next week/month, u all know the score.... How much bigger physicaly is a c15 ?. just a thought.
     
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  10. Nov 17, 2009 #8
    C16KIWI

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    The C-15 will never fit under that cab:biggrin_25512:

    We run a lot of C-12 engines over here on stop/start trucks and never heard of a crank breaking,push a bit harder on CAT to get it done under warranty.
     
    C16KIWI, Nov 17, 2009
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  11. Nov 18, 2009 #9
    Jas

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    With that serial number, as long as you are the first owner and the engine has less than 10000hrs it is covered by cats standard extened warranty, so long as the crank was the cause of the failure of course. They will cover all the parts costs, you pay the labour.
     
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  12. Nov 21, 2009 #10
    DDS

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    C12 crank failure?, never seen it, maybe driver error, bumpimg a loading dock can shock a crankshaft resulting in a later failure?
     
    DDS, Nov 21, 2009
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