Cat 08 emissions

I have heard that story allot. He isn't alone

Wait untill his fuel mileage drops to about 3.8. that seems to come soon after.

 

Then of course there's this offering From Paccar:

 

I am guessing that is the 13 litter engine that paccar has from DAF which they own? The smaller units are just rebadged cummins. I am interested in just how well that 13 liter engine works.

 

I feel your pain...

My work just bought a 2009 T800 with a 475 cat and I only put 2500 miles on her and she has been to the KW dealer twice since then.

The first time was at 1400 miles for an emissions recall and the second time was for a check engine light at 1700 miles that the dealer said they found something wrong with a wire, not sure if it was loose or what.

I'M only getting about 4.6 miles per gallon and the BURN light comes on every 100 miles. So far the DPF light has come on at 1400 miles and again at 2100 miles and both times I had to do a parked regen.

Boy and I glad I get paid by the hour...

 

The cat08 motors stink once again i sit at the cat dealer in lincoln this time there saying its an exhaust system sensor keeping the system from regenerating what a bunch of garbage this stuff is I would say just about every trip I have issues with it. If it werent for the regen stuff the motor would be great. They supposedly have another recall too do o it after I get back to chicago that will fix it all but will see.

 

hate to hear your having problems but i have a 09 kw with a 08 cat motort in it with 98000 miles on it and have only had one problem with the motor since february when i got it.

 

The 2008 cat engines are much more reliable than the 2007 models were. If you own an 07 built engine, Cat is getting ready for a major assult to fix their field problems. Rumor is it will be an 8-10 hour update to remove the 07 hardware and install the new parts that are standard on the 2008 products ( and doing a good job). Keep the faith guys, Cat has too much at stake to just walk away from their loyal base of customers, especially the ones who play in the dirt! After all, isn't that their stated future customer profile ?

 

That's the beauty of the Detroit Diesels we're buying today. They still have the independent DDC Distributor network to support the engines...but also the Freightliner dealers that can support it as well. The Detroit Diesel situation is a whole lot different than Volvo, Mack, Navistar, and the upcoming Paccar heavy engine platform.