By scott waggoner monday october 25 2010 1 54 pm.
Cat c13 twin turbo problems.
This is the first year of the acert.
Are there any tips or tricks to these or a good replacement option or just stay away all together.
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I found a caterpillar c15 twin turbo that will never breakdown or blow a turbo.
Hey call pdi out in st george utah.
I used to have 06 pete 550hp diidnt run worth a crap was getting 4 to 4 5 mpg i took it to one of there shops.
On march 28 2013 i asked a question about a problem we have with this engine.
Jun 3 2013 ole miss 0.
Identifying components of a diesel engine.
The guy in knoxville said it mine is the first model of the first year.
Thats the best example of a acert i ve ever seen.
Heavy duty diesel truck engine 2006 peterbilt mod 379 cat engine mod c13 engine sn kcb35406.
He said it s a bnx or bmx.
See the picture for details.
They are top of the line and they well make your twin turbo cat run and get fuel milage to.
I ve spent most of my career working on cat engines.
If i do the conversion i was planning on using the acert 625 injectors modified by far call 70 pin ecm haney tune 1000hp marine cam industrial cylinder pack s and keeping the twin turbo set up.
I forget the lettering but still it s an acert as well.
Mine is definatly an acert.
Pre dpf i installed area diesel service s single turbo conversion kit.
It s the c 15 twin turbo.
Soon after mine came out they changed to a different design and named it different.
You wont find a c15 with a lower maintenance cost either.
Ran across a 2006 pete with c13 twin turbo 428 hp serial kcb 410 000 miles are they really that bad smokes white and has a water leak at radiator every one i talked to said dual turbos are bad.
Delta xpress bobtail member.
I have a 2007 379 pete with the c13 acert.
It was answered by cat.
The ecm was left stock and the kit included a box from agricultural diesel solutions to modify the timing fuel and boost to work with the single turbo.
And if ran it right and kept it around that 67 i could get over 6mpg.
Caterpillar c 15 acert with dpf twin to single turbo conversion kit 2008 2010 kenworth peterbuilt with sdp code 7 495.
