Multiple sales guys claiming their 12-14 CARB engines won't need rebuild until >600k

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• According to Caterpillar, "laboratory tests and engine disassembly analyses indicate the Cat C15 engines are expected to have a B50 life of one million miles with Cat's recommended maintenance.

• Remember the B50 life of one million miles. 50% of the engines should go over one million miles before overhaul, seems 600,000 miles has gone backwards

• I had a 1988 4MG B model Cat. It went 1 million before the overhaul, Caterpillar gave me a very cool "million mile club" coat and hat. Some of the old hands will remember cats million mile club.

 

Don't forget the c15 was such a good engine CAT stopped making them

 

Not to mention, I'm not sure I like those B50 stats, as the International maxxforces have a B50 of 1.2 million, and those motors have an almost zero resale value.

 

They still make them. They'd still be in highway trucks if the do good feel good crowd wasn't on a mission to save the world.

 

Cat still makes the 3406C mechanical for export only

 

What's a real rebuild cost in a mx anyone know.....?


P.S. My old 3406E 5ek just got a platinum kit a couple of weeks ago.... 1.3 million . Wish I still owned it..

 

Nobody knows, all them hit 400k and they magically disappear, sometimes with the drivers still inside of them. I myself have seen a profail with the maxx rollover 400k on two seperate occasions. A pair of angels come and whisk the truck into the heavens...or something along those lines, I dunno- they were pretty powerful explosions.

 

the reason for the Mack E7 recons is with the new REMACK program those motors will have the same warrnty a brand new MP8 does all back by Mack. which is better than a single shop glider kit shop in my books. MP8 would be at the top of my list if I was going 08 or newer just make sure it had updated injector cups

 

2 months ago I wasn't fond of emisson motors but a few weeks ago I went to Havana Cuba on vacation 90 % of cars and trucks are 40 to 50 years old converted to older diesels .. Less than 2 hours riding in a 50's dodge convertible and I had a splitting headache from all the fumes .. We forgot how bad older vehicles were least I did .. I'm glad my grandchildren will never have to breathe the crap air I did as a youngster

 

We have a bunch of MXs running around with just over 500,000 on them and I have not had to do anything more inside the engine than replace a injector here and there. However everything bolted to the 2010-13 models is a issue let alone the poor wiring harnesses and routing on Petes and KWs. Cummins ISX was given a brand new block, head and internals in 2010 and had many many issues. It was basically a new engine. They seem to have these issues fixed as our Cummins work is slowing down. As far as Volvo goes the pistons liners and head almost always go way over a million miles however the injectors and cups are lucky to make 250,000... I would go with a Volvo with either a Cummins or Volvo engine as the chassis has so many fewer issues than the others I deal with. These days the wiring and aftertreatment cost more to diagnose and repair than a engine overhaul.