Dyno result

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by shawn_ca, Mar 9, 2013.

  1. shawn_ca

    shawn_ca Light Load Member

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    I'm thinking of buying this truck. I got dyno report yesterday and showed it to two mechanic's , both gave me two different answers so i'm little bit on the confuse side. One said the coolant temp went too high up to '217' and other said coolant temp is fine but the engine oil temp is rising.

    So the concern i have is that Is it normal for Engine Coolant Temp: 217
    Also Is it normal for the Engine Oil Temp : 223


    The truck specs are:
    2009 Pete 387 ,
    mileage : 405k
    cummins: ISX set at 400hp at this time
    3.42 rear ratio


    Below i'm attaching dyno report, please take a look at see if it's all normal .


    View attachment 44280
     
    Last edited: Mar 9, 2013
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  3. Hooda

    Hooda Light Load Member

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    Even though your oil temp is climbing, look at where it started. It looks like they started with a relatively COLD engine, so it's obvious that the oil temp is going to climb. I wouldn't call 217 high, but I'm no longer "in the loop" as far as proper engine temps. You can see that once it went up to 217, it dropped, meaning you must have a 210-ish(remember, they have a manufacturing tolerance) thermostat, or maybe evans coolant (look up the crazy specs you run with that, they don't even have the fan turn on until about 217). Point being, your coolant temp went to 217 at 1506 rpm, then dropped, meaning the radiator did it's job for the remainder of the run. As far as oil temp, back when I was wrenching in cats and trucks, an old mechanic had us REMOVE the giant luberfiner secondary oil filters on our diesel trucks for the sole reason that they kept the oil temp too low. Engine oil needs to be past the boiling point of water in order to cook off any moisture on your oil, plus, it kept good, stable pressure all the way up. If your oil temp was up in the 250-270 range, then worry..a lot. Without seeing the EGT's on this, it's only half the story, they would really clarify what's going on here, like why the boost pressure drops after 1500 rpm. If the truck were equipped with them, that's what I'd be watching in the truck on a hard pull, and call the rest of the readings fine. Big picture, oil temp at 223 and coolant at 217 are OK if it was MY money buying the truck. BTW, I only post this from the view of a guy with mechanic and dyno experience, but not OTR experience, so take it for what it's worth. Good Luck
     
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  4. shawn_ca

    shawn_ca Light Load Member

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    chalupa Road Train Member

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    Also don't forget that for every lb of psi on the cap you gain 4 deg of boiling point. I'm not a fan of temp but it's needed for emissions to get a clean burn.

    Good luck.....
     
  6. shawn_ca

    shawn_ca Light Load Member

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    I agree, I'm not fan of all the emission stuff either, there are alot of problems in newer trucks, I had old FLD truck and loved it but all the newer trucks have so much problems, i wouldn't buy a newer truck then 2004 if i didn't run california. Pre-egr trucks are the best trucks out , but laws in california are making it very hard to run older trucks.
     
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