2016 Freightliner with Cummins motor

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  1. Mar 1, 2019 #1
    Skii18

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    im looking to purchase a 2016 Freightliner with Cummins motor with 250,000 miles on it. Some people told me to stay away from Cummins motor in frightliners & some said its good. Any advice ??
     
    Skii18, Mar 1, 2019
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  3. Mar 1, 2019 #2
    tnevin225

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    Not sure why some one told you that, Cummins is as good as any. I wouldn't shy away from one but the DD series is also a good choice, especially for fuel economy.
     
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  4. Mar 2, 2019 #3
    Brettj3876

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    Don't know much about them other than the fuel pump issues. Ceramic plungers can come apart and wipe out the entire engine. I guess on the updated X series they fixed that along with a few other things. If you get it have the pump replaced for piece of mind. Get a ecm read out and dyno before you commit to anything

    Edit: carbon packing was another issue
     
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  5. Mar 3, 2019 #4
    little cat 500

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    with some work on the egr the carbon packing should not be a problem
     
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