I see one 2007 Freghtliner in good condition but on 1.200.000 miles. I can get it for a good price: $15 000. The truck runs good and no major issues. I am thinking to swap a reman Detroit engine in there for about $27 000 installed. The manger at Detroit Diesel, told me that I can put any engine, like maybe pre-emission 12.7 ser 60. This is cool, but is it legal to put 2001 engine on 2007 truck?
I am shoping for a truck....
Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by Verdel, Feb 22, 2015.
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Pretty sure you can put just about anything in there. Might be some issues if you're in California though. But it would make more sense to me to put the $15k with the $27k and get a nicer/lower mileage truck to start with. A 1.2 million mile truck, if not meticulously maintained, is gonna have other issues soon. Just my 2 cents.
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The company I'm with just had an inframe done an a 500 Detroit for right little over 5k, was smoking like a freighttrain and used a gallon of oil to pretty much start the engine, just did a basic inframe, used our shop and had an mechanic come by and do it on the weekend. Reason we did that though is we know the truck, have had it in service for a couple of years and reason it needed an engine was not due to the truck but the driver.
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You have to put an engine in that meets the emissions requirements that the truck was originally registered for. So, you would not be able to put a pre-emission based engine in an '07 unless it was originally registered as a glider.
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