Cat c15 questions

Just because the compressor is leaking oil and they didn't paint the head doesn't mean it was a cheap or half butt rebuild. Trucks leak oil. You can have cat rebuild your truck and next day something not involved in the rebuild can start leaking

 

hey lester,no bad blood. i understand that. Im only speaking of what i have saw through the years. Motor only had 30k on rebuild when it was sold. The motor went south and they couldn't offload it in its condition. So it neded a rebuild. Happens all the time. ITs an old truck and a genuine cat rebuild with cat warranty cost more than the truck is worth. Only way to sell it and get any money from it is to have a budget rebuild done. Run it or a few miles to break it in and make sure it is solid and then sell it. Dont take it the wrong way. When i say budget rebuild, i mean a shop thats willing to do it for half the cost or less. When doing that, you do take a risk. However, thats going into a whole new bag. Like i said, i have a friend that a bought a truck in same scenario. Its been running good with 150k on the clock aftr rebuild. Just leaks all over the place and the block looks like crap with no fresh paint. I feel ike paint goes a long way. You cant spot the leaks as they develop. Im running on 350k miles on my cat rebuild and it is so clean you can eat off it. Having it painted and oil free works with you on finding new leaks a the end of the day

 

25k?? That guy got ripped a new one, even if it was a platinum i wouldnt pay no more than 20 for one. Especially for one with no warranty.

 

Obviously it's had a new head at some point but who knows if it was just the head or a full overhaul. You would assume with a new head they would have done a complete in frame and hopefully cut the counter bores. But if the numbers don't match who knows.

If you like the truck see if you can get it bought cheap since the paperwork doesn't add up.

 

Dont walk, run away.

 

Yeah i got the turbo in with a cat platinum and 4 year /400k warranty for 23k so rebuild at that price seems steep

 

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