I have a 99 Cummins N14 Celect Plus. I’m not sure what it came out of but it’s in an 01 Freightliner Century now. I recently had the exhaust manifold gasket that goes into the back side of the turbo replaced. It made the truck run quieter but now I can hear a chirping sound that sounds like it’s coming from the passenger side of the motor. It’s almost like a belt chirping but I only hear it when I’m in the high side of the gears and about half throttle or more. I’m a new OO and this is my first truck just looking for a little advice if anyone can help thank you.
Turbo chirping
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I am not a certified mechanic, but my experience with engines is that when you hear chirping, it's usually friction of some kind, usually metal on metal. You may need a turbo build.
Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
I appreciate it that’s what I was thinking but hoping I was wrong.
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Check your air to air clamps & boots first before you go to putting a turbo on.
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Exhaust leak. My 3406A made chirping noises because the first 2 cylinders had no studs in them.
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Wait...Wait...Waitttt.
If you’re hearing chirping/squeeking under acceleration/boost it could be a head bolt.
After a while, when one breaks, the head gasket will errode.
Old Cummins were known for this.
N-14 Celect, I’m assuming it’s a 460spsauerland, Crude Truckin', Rideandrepair and 3 others Thank this. -
Good news, it’s 3 separate heads, not one.
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In the late 80’s most trucks were cabovers. If you heard a bird chirping in the bunk you most likely had a broken head bolt as this was fairly common back then. Yes it really did sound like a bird in the bunk.
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