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DD15 ventilated block

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Inland-Pilot, Sep 17, 2019.

  1. Sep 17, 2019 #1
    Inland-Pilot

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    2019 DD15 slung a rod through the block today. 120k miles. I’m the only driver since new so, I know it hasn’t been abused. Anyone else have or heard of low mileage major engine failures on a DD15? What happened to yours?
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2019 #2
    uncleal13

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    Were you going up / down a hill, accelerating/ decelerating at the time?
     
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  4. Sep 17, 2019 #3
    Inland-Pilot

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    Going down hill with the engine brake activated. It wasn’t an engine overspeed, if that was the next question.
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2019 #4
    swaan

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    Prob just a freak thing . It happens. Good thing for warrenty in your case.
     
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  7. Sep 17, 2019 #5
    uncleal13

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    Yup, that was the question.
    I saw one on the Detroit forums, it blew around 2,600 rpm.
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2019 #6
    Inland-Pilot

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    Yeah 2600 will get em every time.
     
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  9. Sep 18, 2019 #7
    Inland-Pilot

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    Well I went back to the dealership today with my rental car to get all my stuff out of the truck. Mechanic had just dropped the pan and apparently a rod bolt fell out and the rod beat and banged around and broke in half, it was laying in the pan also. No overspeed or any other faults logged , just a mechanical failure.
     
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  10. Sep 18, 2019 #8
    uncleal13

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    Good they admitted to a manufacturer defect
    Hope you're not down for too long.
    I had a new Series 60 go back in 1998. Thrust washer failed at 36,000 miles.
    They dropped in a whole new engine. But it took 11 days total.
     
    uncleal13, Sep 18, 2019
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  11. Sep 18, 2019 #9
    Inland-Pilot

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    Company driver so I won’t be down at all. Got a brand new truck today. 2020 Cascadia. Sitting at Freightliner now getting the new truck prep and alignment done. Be back on the road tomorrow.
     
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  12. Sep 20, 2019 #10
    baha

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    I Guess just ck to be sure it was not built on a mon. or fri. like the last truck you drove?
     
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