I run a 2007 379 short hood with a C15 625 twin. Last night I parked at a Flying J and let it idle all night, usually I don't cause I have a bunk heater but I didn't want my fuel to gel overnight. When I did my pre-trip in the AM I noticed about a 3 inch diameter puddle of oil underneath of the blowby tube which I've never noticed before. Could this mean big problems? If it's idling for a longer period of time I always bump it up to about 800 rpms, I idled 900 all night. The truck has 888,342 miles and the engine was overhauled around 310k according to the sticker. It was ran pretty hard that day grossing 79.5 across 200 miles of 9% grades but I rarely run it over 1,650 rpms so it's not like I beat the #### out of it
2007 C15 blowby concern
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Dave1837, Dec 18, 2019.
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My guess is that you have had some blow by for a while - but have not sat still long enough in the same spot with engine running to see any noticeable accumulation on the ground. How much oil do you typically use? Any change in oil consumption since that night?
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It probably wouldn’t take much more than a teaspoon full of oil to make a 3” circle over a ten hour break.
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I kinda think 900 is a little low for running an extended period in the cold. Could just be slobber. Personally I like to see an engine run at 1,000-1,200 RPM.
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You won't hurt anything running it at 1,200. The inherent issue with diesel engines is they just don't produce enough heat at low RPMs in cold temperatures. Then you end up with incomplete combustion and if its bad enough, diesel will start to wash the cylinder walls. Eventually that excess diesel ends up past the rings and into the oil. When you bump up the idle speed, the cylinders are firing more often, which makes more heat and allows better fuel combustion.
One thing you don't want to do with an engine that has ran with no load overnight is to load it up right away. If there's any fuel slobber from the injectors, the rapid increase in combustion heat can coke up the tips. Best to take it easy on the throttle the first 5 minutes or so to let that little bit of excess burn off first.Last edited: Dec 18, 2019
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