C15 high oil pressure

Discussion in 'Kenworth Forum' started by Hoonz, Mar 26, 2018.

  1. Hoonz

    Hoonz Bobtail Member

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    hey guys I just brought a 07 Kenworth 404 with a c15 engine. 1.1m kms with a bearing roll done less than 100,000ks ago. The oil pressure gauge wasn’t working at time of purchase. Anyway I sent it in to an auto elec three days ago to get it fixed because my check engine light and stop engine light would flash then stay on solid during first startup then disappear once warmed up.( I did a fault flash test which came back with codes for low oil pressure 46 and low coolant level 62 ) So they replaced the oil pressure sensor and coolant sensor. My oil pressure gauge then showed just a touch over 100kpa idle and 500kpa at 1500rpm and over..... then I left it sit for a couple days and started it today and it was idling at 500kpa then crept up to 600kpa after ten minutes or so, I then revved it a bit for a while at 1500rpm and after a while the pressure came down to around 300kpa at idle but sat at 600kpa at 1500rpm. So I held it at 1500rpm for about a minute to see if pressure would drop more then the check engine light and stop engine light started flashing a lot so I shut it down. Done another flash code test which came back with 46 62 12 8. This has made me really anxious. I don’t know wether it’s slectrical or something serious.....I also tried a new gauge and that read exactly the same. So oil pressure sensor and gauge are new. Haven’t done a pressure test straight to the block yet and the oil looks pretty old.
     
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  3. Hoofbeats

    Hoofbeats Road Train Member

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    600kpa is 87psi. My Paccar runs in the low 80s at 1500rpm going down the road. The coolant sensor and low oil pressure are related. I had it happen to me one time. The shop said I didn't have low oil pressure. The low coolant sensor fault was tide into the low oil pressure sensor. It made the computer think the engine had low oil pressure.
     
  4. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I can't help you much, but I find this interesting. My W900L is a Canadian truck too, and the speedometer is in km. All the temperature and pressure gauges however, are not. Oil pressure, air pressure, both in pounds. Water engine oil, trans and driver temps are all in Fahrenheit.
     
    joey8686 Thanks this.
  5. REALITY098765

    REALITY098765 Road Train Member

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    Just the placement of the numbers I believe.
     
  6. DSK333

    DSK333 Road Train Member

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    It doesn't sound too high to me considering the ambient temperatures right now. As the oil heats it thins and therefore the pressure drops.
     
  7. Hoonz

    Hoonz Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the replies guys. I spoke to a CAT mechanic who said it should be idling around 110 kpa and rev around 300kpa.... my gauge Max’s out at 600kpa so I’m assuming it shouldn’t reach that max limit also there’s the check engine and stop engine light coming on again....
     
  8. Ridgeline

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    Never ever ever buy a truck with a broken oil or temp gauge.
     
  9. DSK333

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    Your mechanic thinks the truck should be idling at 15psi?
     
  10. Wvcoalpacker

    Wvcoalpacker Bobtail Member

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    I would not take advice from him anymore. Even Cummins Idle at 20 psi. Cat should be idling at 30 to 40 psi 60 at 1500 rpm. What did ya figure out with it? My c15 just started pegging out the gauge at 100 psi at idle. No way that’s real but came on here just to check what other people said.
     
  11. Wvcoalpacker

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    Not sure about KW but with peterbilt you can change from km to miles by pressing the trip reset button 6 times quickly.
     
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