MBE 4000 ENGINE...looking for reviews

Its pretty much the same as a Detroit 60 but with a little different electronic technology from what I understand. We had a few in our fleet at my previous jobs. Did the job running local stuff but from what I remember they seemed a bit week. Could of just been the setting our shop had them at considering the sheer number of drivers we had and everybody pretty much slip seated and there was no telling who was driving it.

 

Man I've owned one and at 550k miles the engine block cracked. To change air compressor you've got to take motor mount out. No one says they want them. They are a throwaway motor at best and won't last much past 700k in my opinion. When it did run it was weak, but ran cool. I changed oil every 10k miles and fuel filters the same.

 

Drove a 2007 Columbia bought new with the MBE 4000 with 430 hp. We had nothing but EGR problems with it and even though we did 7000 highway miles a month , It wouldn't do any kind of regen . It spent more time at the garage than our 20.

 

i have never really heard any good reviews about the MB engines. of course, the factory will say they are the best since sliced bread.

 

I friend of mine just parked his with 900k on the clock still running great ...he had some head gasket and egr issues with it a while back , never was a powerhouse but was trusty.

 

Well I'm not sure who told you it's pretty much the same as a 60 series, but that's like saying 6-71 is bout the same as a 3406B

Not even close. Before putting wrong info on here, prolly should do some homework.

A MBE4000 has 6 individual heads, doesn't use a common rail fuel Injection like 60 series, doesn't have over head cam, MBE4000 had I believe 2 platforms, vs. 60 series that had a ddec1 clear up to a ddec5

A 60 series is far superior to a junk MBE4000 all the way around.

 

It was a bad engine. I don't think you can even get one any more in a truck. You don't want to buy a truck with that engine.

 

Not even Close..
Was built in Brazil as a Bus Motor by Benz..
Was fitted for a few years after CAT stopped selling C12/13s for Trucks, & prior to the release of the DD13/15 Platform..