Where's Kevin the radio host?

What's kind of funny though, Bruce talks about building engines and all the technical things that accompany it. Goes around touting knowledge and expertise but yet builds a disaster. Of all trucks, why do that on the one that will be under the microscope?

 

If u read the manual those balancers should be replaced every 500 or 600k or like 7-8 years.

 

I see it as one of those things that you either do by a book or by "if it ain't broken, I ain't fixing."
I've never done rod nor main bearings either, yet I hear they should have been replaced 600 000 miles ago.
I feel that I am backed by Kevin on this one though, I am sure I heard him more than once talking about metallurgy advancements and that those bearing can last way more than what they used to...
Seriously, if I do the harmonic balancer or the bearings, that's only going to happen at the time of inframe. I am not touching it unless I have some immediate reason.

 

I've changed 2 of mine on the isx takes like maybe 2 hours. I've also never broken a crank or have had cam issues. Bearings I don't see you would replace them at 600k. Now the fuel pump on the isx I say do that ever 300k to prevent it from failing and taking the engine with it but that's not in the service manual. I don't believe that statement don't fix it if not broken. Normally by the time it breaks its at the worst times or it causes more damage.

 

Sometimes fixing what's not broken can break it for real. My bearings are 1400 000 miles and I hope they will bear for a little more..1500 000 is as far as I am willing to go. As long as the oil pressure stays healthy of course.

 

Yes, now that you mention it. As I heard it, it was a factory Detroit reman/crate. Then, PP was to pull the pan off and install the MicroBlue bearings before installing the engine. I think after Bruce lying about it for months, the owners took it to a reputable place in Iowa? who basically did the job over again from the ground up and revealed all the dirty secrets. When it left there it was right.

I don't recall there being liner protrusion or counterbore issues mentioned, but may have missed that post given the volume of fail in the whole story. Or maybe done as part of a warranty visit later? Bruce finally came clean about the MB bearings, well came a little less dirty, and admitted his shop opened it up to do the bearings and either got the wrong parts or got up on a deadline and didn't have them, so put it together with the oem parts. Seems like he offered to refund the difference in the cost of the parts he didn't install, and acted all magnanimous about it. Then got blameless and belligerent when anything about labor, downtime, towing, etc etc etc was brought up.

 

Hey I was doing my own research. I came across this amazing video. Unfortunately, I never did get the details of why the turbo 3000 doesn't work on newer trucks. Can you give some info on that please? Thanks

 

Guarantee 10% increase in fuel economy!!! You’re just waiting money without one. I installed 10 of them and now my truck doesn’t burn any fuel.

 

I'm told it doesn't work on newer trucks. Should I sell my 19 and go back to a 1999? Hell if I can run an older truck and burn no fuel, why wouldn't i?