engine locked up

You misunderstood me. I'm not talking about cranking it to prime it. I'm talking about cranking it to oil the engine for the first time after a rebuild. It's easier on the engine to start oiling at starter speed instead of idle speed, and especially easier on the turbo.

 

I don't think I misunderstood you.

I'm saying that after a rebuild you can put a pump to the engine and oil Prime the engine before it ever turns over so there is no need to turn the engine over till it's time to actually start it.

Some people may do exactly what you're saying. I don't because there is a time lag between when the pump actually picks the oil up and how long it takes to circulate that oil through the whole engine and get it to the top of the engine. In the meantime it is a dry engine cranking.

Plus the only time I want my starter to engage is just to give it a quick Spin and start my engine. That's it.

If the engine is oil primed beforehand the whole engine from the crankshaft through the oil galleys and the oil cooler to camshaft and the very top of the engine everything is completely oiled so there is no need to do anything except start it.

Then you can fuel prime it and when you hit the starter button it will start just like you start your truck in the morning.

You may do it differently or know people that do it differently but that's how I do it.

 

Tbh it sounds like they kept trying to start it without oil in engine and shutdown safety kept shutting it off . Only later they realized it had no oil so they added some to try and cover tracks .. get a ecm download to see what occurred.

 

That sounds right. Makes sense. Should be low oil shutdown code stored. Flash code on dash would probably show it as a stored code.

 

From what you have said the description below sounds to me like what happened.

I agree with the other people that said take it to an authorized Detroit Diesel Repair Center and they will get into your engine and tell you exactly what you need and what the damage is.

You are definitely going to have to find a lawyer and you're going to have to figure out which shop did what because they owe you an engine or at least serious repair.

With the information given I don't know that there's any more of an answer to give.

 

TAKE IT TO A FREAKING DETROIT DEALER!!! JESUS MAN. Quit playing games and take it to a professional. TTR can help you no more.

Better yet sell all your equipment and go back to doing whatever you did before trucking. You have NO clue.

 

I get the oil prime, that’s suggested, and I’m sure it’s best, so is a break in dyno. I’m not disagreeing. We just hit mine with some ether, Gives it a good break in, right off the bat!! Then run the hell out of it, preferably a little hot!! Lol. Seriously I doubt it hurts anything. The assembly lube protects the bearings. Rings are put on with an oil bath. Oil poured onto rockers helps the top end. Cylinders need to wear into the rings, anyways. Except for the ether, not much different than a normal start, after an oil change, with oil filters primed or after sitting a while, especially in winter time. I start mine cold, never plug it in. I don’t like doing it, but don’t have much choice. Always takes a few seconds to get oil pressure.