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<p>[QUOTE="leftlanetruckin, post: 2485002, member: 27120"]Freightliner have gone to the DD13 and DD15 motors. If you have a look at one, you will find they are pretty much MBE motors mate<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies-vb/roundies/yes2557.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":yes2557:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Have a look over one, and compare that to a series 60 and a MBE. The similarities will be blatantly obvious to one, and nothing to do with the other.</p><p>I can just speak of personal experience over the past 753k miles is all, as well as the other 2 O/O's that bought them too that I know personally.</p><p>If a rebuilt motor goes bad soon after, then I would be looking at the shop that did it myself. I am pretty picky about who wrenches on my truck, and if I am on the road, there is a good chance I will fix it myself due to not knowing the "mechanics" that would be working on it.</p><p>Not saying they are perfect motors, as non of them are. Just that they aren't as bad as some make out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leftlanetruckin, post: 2485002, member: 27120"]Freightliner have gone to the DD13 and DD15 motors. If you have a look at one, you will find they are pretty much MBE motors mate:yes2557: Have a look over one, and compare that to a series 60 and a MBE. The similarities will be blatantly obvious to one, and nothing to do with the other. I can just speak of personal experience over the past 753k miles is all, as well as the other 2 O/O's that bought them too that I know personally. If a rebuilt motor goes bad soon after, then I would be looking at the shop that did it myself. I am pretty picky about who wrenches on my truck, and if I am on the road, there is a good chance I will fix it myself due to not knowing the "mechanics" that would be working on it. Not saying they are perfect motors, as non of them are. Just that they aren't as bad as some make out. Martin[/QUOTE]
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