Engine rebuilds on TH-cam are some of the most precious videos on TH-cam!!! I can't stress this enough!!! Wish I had this growing up in the 90's would be doing damage in the garage if I had all this content avalible. Thank you so much for the precious vids. These videos will be watched by future mechanics and hobbie mechanics and help keep wrenching alive. Please keep vids coming and never stop wrenching till you die!!!!!!!
+Tahoe Tom I'm going to try and not die for many years, but I enjoy making the videos and with TH-cam and the donations from the people that send them I'm going to keep making them.
Ok I'm ready. My 05 c13 lost an oil pump and scarred the crank up. Doing an in frame with a used crank. I feel properly qualified now. Thanks for the clever 60 degree trick with a marker.
Nice to see a true professional making videos . God knows there's enough amateurs on you tube making videos about things they know nothing about . Thumbs up !
I also just recently came across your videos and you are a Saint. I've spent countless hours now watching your vids. I've been around trucking my whole life and been doing it for a living for 7 years. I just bought a truck and know these vids will come in handy. Keep it up! Congrats on your kid, I hope everything is well!
Awesome video Adept Ape! I have been a generator tech for 4 years now and I have my 1st large engine I have to install new liners, pistons, and rings on. It is a 14.2L running on natural gas. I have disassemble and reassemble many automotive engines but never anything with liners. I was a little uneasy about it at first but this video just made me a lot more confident. Thanks a million!
I have not watched all the video's was the head bolt holes tapped out? The roll lock cleaning pad removes a lot of material. Cat likes for the mill marks on the block to remain. Roll locks can remove them. I use a air sander with sand paper and remove the debris on top. Keeping the mill marks intact. Any part, head, spacer plate or block. Roll lock pads are a no no. Not saying he is bad, but watching me rebuild one would be a long video. As TheOtherWhiteBread0 a lot of good mechanics out there and a ton of week in warriors. Who I redo M-F.
Hello Adept Ape could you make a video of how to check the camshaft for cams wear. My cat with-12 2ks ... this Pit 387 and he still purrs and he has a big run of 2.550.000km. How to determine the condition of my camshaft. Or I can not worry. Thanks
Congrats on your new delivery! You are going to be an amazing dad. Your son is lucky to have a patient and good teaching figure for a father, he is definitely in good hands. Thanks for all of your well versed videos and take care. Don't forget to sneak in as many naps in between so you don't lose it. Lol!
+rob peters He sleeps pretty well. My wife has been watching him at night and I'll try to watch him in the afternoon and mornings on the weekends. I hope I'm a good Dad, I have a daughter already so I know what I'm doing a little bit.
Adept Ape mine is 18 months. Love your channel man, I'm actually waiting for the HR department of my local Cat dealer to call me back with an interview time. 15 years in automotive, and I didn't know Caterpillar would train me lol. Taking the plunge, probably going into the heavy equipment or maybe truck side.
Awesome topic on this series. I've learned a lot on the techniques that you used to rebuild this engine. Keep up the awesome work and Congratulations on the addition to your family.
Congratulations on your baby! That's very exciting to hear about. Thank you for this video, I enjoyed it very much! These videos have kept me intrigued about diesel mechanics and becoming a CAT technician especially. Thank you!
+Maxx Edwards Thanks Maxx, glad to hear you're still watching the videos. I've got a few video ideas coming up, but just much less free time with the new baby.
Nice video! Rebuilding engines is one of my favorite jobs. Additional tip: use a 7K-1977 under the liner retaining bolt washer. It avoids possible damage to the top of the liner. PS - I torque turn with an impact :)
+Derek Anheliger Is that the liner protrusion washer part number? I only put the bolts in finger tight, just there so the liner doesn't moved up while rotating the crankshaft.
I've never heard of using an impact on critical inside engine components. I was taught in diesel mechanic school always use a torque wrench and go in small increments building up to the final torque required.
Love your videos as we are currently trying to learn more and more about these cat engines. Have you ever seen a split tip/cracked injector on a 2006 c7? When you turn the truck on, it fuel knocks and surges at all rpms like no tomorrow and will plume HUGE clouds of raw diesel at all rpms as well. Can't cut injectors out with cat program because it runs to bad to perform any test. No engine lights at all either. Basically the motor acts like it's dumping raw fuel either through a faulty injector or cracked tip.
Detriot 14liter is the same way from what I see. Drop sleeve and piston in all at once. Then button the bottom up. You have to check the liners in a detriot with a sled gage and you have to use a different tool to push the liners in. But same concept. I got a few videos on my channel if you wanna get a good laugh of a driver attempting to be a tech.
Congrats on the baby! Hey Josh I finished my C-13 2 weeks ago 6k miles so far so good 👍 Running Really good. had a couple of scares in the first few hundred miles , but its breaking in smoothly. Keep up the videos man 👍
+Big Foot You beat me on the rebuild time, although I had the delay. I'm sure the engine will be fine. Just make sure and put a load on that engine to seat the rings.
Adept Ape yes sir......ive put several heavy ones ....i do containers so im heavy most of the time.so far so good. i got a buddy of mine who wants me to rebuild his c15 but I dont know too much about those. Im just an owner operator on survival mode thats all. hopefully ill learn more someday on c15
+Big Foot I would say stay away from the C15 unless you know them well. The Cam backlash can be a pain, but they have the liner protrusion and counterbore cutting that is a big problem that needs a lot of tooling.
Hello Josh. Appreciate the info that you share..very helpful. I'm trying to fix an oil leak on my c13 between the block and timing cover. But I couldn't find your videos on the rest of c13 rebuild. Can u help me?
congrats on the little one. Loosing much sleep? Thanks for another great video. I just told another mechanic about using an impact for the turn. He'd already done the rods and 2 of the mains on a loader. I don't think there's a much worse place to do it. I thought he was going to hit me for not telling him sooner.😊
+Adept Ape yea I know but the last time I looked past the torque specs in the book it at least implied it should be done by hand. And people not in a dealer shop don't always get exposed to the better ideas
+Adept Ape I first got exposed to torque turn as an apprentice in 1970 checking the rod bearings on 13 651b's, the engines came with pal nuts but the new spec was torque turn and it was a long time before I was exposed to using an impact wrench. And if you're talking about a bolt that would be torqued over 400lbs, that saves a lot of work. Especially on heavy equipment.
How can we get access to the literature needed to put the engine back together. We need to know how to torque each bold and which need to be replaced. Where do we find all that information?
hey, adept ape. i got something that looks like an oil leak comming from head gasket(never heard about oil leaking from headgasket but...). i havent checked it closly yet so it could be comming from manifold. it started after after i fastened the exhaust really tight. this is a toyota diesel engine. and it is not coolant comming out. and it is not just soot, its kind og wet.
+anthony alvarez I'm glad you like it, I wish I would have done more takes and editing on this video, but I was just trying to get it out there since it was a month since the last one.
Congratulations on your new baby! If I may, I would like to ask a question. I have a 1979 truck with a NTC 350 big cam II Cummins that I would like to do an in chassis on. Do you think this is a job I can do myself? I have pretty good mechanical skills, Thanks!
Hey man I recently stumbled across your videos and as a tinker head/trucker I really appreciate them. I was wondering about the differences in turbos (stages/variable turbos) and their applications.
hello i have blow by on my mini excavator 304 cr it has a S4Q2 Mitsubishi every thing looks good like rings cyinder liners rings .... but still lots of pressure in pan .. where it just lifts dip stick .just had this engine rebuilt less then two years ago ... 4600 bucks !!!!!! this all started when i fired it up -21 c weather !! dont know what to do thanks !
Surprised you didnt check the deck for flatness. With how bad it over heated you think there could be some warpage? I love those scotch brite pads too, though I dont use them on aluminum parts as they can take out a decent amount of material.
+Taran Coman I do check the deck for flatness and I even made a clip for this video, but when I went to edit it I couldn't find it. I'll have to make it on the next engine rebuild video. I've never seen one warped though from an overheat, usually just the head is cracked. Thanks for the comment.
Hi adapt ape. We have cat 3512C and the coolant temperature goes high as much as 88-94°C. Any idea what's going on? Checked the turbo, temperature sensor, radiator, coolant level. All ok. Please suggest what else needs to be checked?
+Nicholas Winbigler I've got 3 videos that cover that, they should hopefully answer most of the questions. You can make good money and have fun, but it really depends on the shop you end up in.
+Paul C On the C15 with the liner protrusion this is a good idea. Although Carry requires pretty much all C15 and 3406 engines have the counterbores cut, so the liner protrusion should be good after that.
I really learn a lot from your videos. how can i contact you personally I need some personal advice from you with your level of expertise. your response will help me alot and in the future I can some how help you thank you for your time and congrats on the new baby.
I have an acquaintance that had his C-15 rebuilt by Cat, within 38000 miles of having it put back in he had to be in the shop about 4 times with many problems including having the engine blow on him again. From what I understand Cat won't repair the engine anymore, even tho he did buy the Plat warranty from what I understand. Basically he didn't have a truck to run with so his business lost the battle and bank took it back, not wanting to fund his truck anymore. It was a 5EK BTW, why would Cat do this to him and what should he do do you think??? Thanks for the video's and again, best wishes to you and your new born child!!!!!!
+Gary ClarkII Without having all the facts it is hard to say. The Platinum kit should cover that engine depending on what warranty he got, usually four years, from the date of the rebuild. Did he do anything to hot rod the engine or mess with the ECM? I've never seen Cat not cover a valid warranty, is this an actual Cat dealer or like a Kenworth dealership?
+Gary ClarkII The hyperlink doesn't work on my phone, what is the guy's channel name, or just video description. If you want to communicate better please send me an email at AdeptApe@yahoo.com, the comments section gets buried easy and I miss stuff.
Authorized dealer you can get a OPT, with WARRANTY up to four years. If you think a expensive shop/mechanic cost to much. Hire a cheap shop/mechanic and see how much it cost on the second repair. Because the first one was worthless. We have one right now that a mom and pop shop built two years ago and now has a spun rod bearing. A OPT would have covered this repair parts and labor with a min. charge. Now this guy has the entire bill to look at. I don't care what you say Fram said it all. Pay ME now or pay ME later.
greatly appreciate your videos sir. I was wondering if you had any advice for a diesel tech. grad that is looking for a ground level position at a CAT dealer only catch is that I only have the experience from tech school and I've graduated back in 2012.
+MrLa55cr Well being an operator isn't going to get much exposure to wrenching, depending on the job of course. So the hiring company will pretty much look at you as an apprentice, but if you have a good reference from the last company you worked for that should give you an edge over someone with no previous experience.
Adept Ape thank you sir I'm going take a chance and apply for a few different positions at a lower level and try to get a foot in the door then move up
hey man. I know your busy but I had a quick question. I've been a forklift mechanic for 6 years now. (big and little ones, diesal lp and gas) and I'm about to go work at a cat heavy equipment shop. and tips for me?
Hello sir I have a question I am getting my c15 twin turbo rebuilt I bought 6 piston packs from cat but the rods are different I have two different ones it's that common
+Carlos Arana I've actually been getting this question a lot. In person and on the internet. I need to see if there is a service letter for it, but I was in the class half the week so I didn't have access to my computer.
I no this is a old series but I sure wish you could of finished it out . I'm working on the same engine right now. What do the head bolts torque to and what sequence do you torque them in . If you have time to answer I'd it would be much appreciated!
I know this is an old video but I am about to rebuild a C13 and I found this serries verry helpful. Thank you Josh!
Engine rebuilds on TH-cam are some of the most precious videos on TH-cam!!! I can't stress this enough!!! Wish I had this growing up in the 90's would be doing damage in the garage if I had all this content avalible. Thank you so much for the precious vids. These videos will be watched by future mechanics and hobbie mechanics and help keep wrenching alive. Please keep vids coming and never stop wrenching till you die!!!!!!!
+Tahoe Tom I'm going to try and not die for many years, but I enjoy making the videos and with TH-cam and the donations from the people that send them I'm going to keep making them.
Well I feel like I've been to CAT engine rebuilding school now. Thanks for your efforts Adept Ape.
Ok I'm ready. My 05 c13 lost an oil pump and scarred the crank up. Doing an in frame with a used crank. I feel properly qualified now.
Thanks for the clever 60 degree trick with a marker.
Nice to see a true professional making videos . God knows there's enough amateurs on you tube making videos about things they know nothing about . Thumbs up !
+Jason Brubacher Thank you.
I also just recently came across your videos and you are a Saint. I've spent countless hours now watching your vids. I've been around trucking my whole life and been doing it for a living for 7 years. I just bought a truck and know these vids will come in handy. Keep it up! Congrats on your kid, I hope everything is well!
God Bless you and your family Josh..THANK YOU for sharing your Knowledge
Awesome video Adept Ape! I have been a generator tech for 4 years now and I have my 1st large engine I have to install new liners, pistons, and rings on. It is a 14.2L running on natural gas. I have disassemble and reassemble many automotive engines but never anything with liners. I was a little uneasy about it at first but this video just made me a lot more confident. Thanks a million!
Congratulations on your new baby , your videos are great , Cat engines were the best I ever drove in 34 yr's. of driving !
+John Fry Thank you.
This is the guy I want rebuilding my engine,he is a true mechanic,not just another fake with a toolbox
I have not watched all the video's was the head bolt holes tapped out? The roll lock cleaning pad removes a lot of material. Cat likes for the mill marks on the block to remain. Roll locks can remove them. I use a air sander with sand paper and remove the debris on top. Keeping the mill marks intact. Any part, head, spacer plate or block. Roll lock pads are a no no. Not saying he is bad, but
watching me rebuild one would be a long video. As TheOtherWhiteBread0 a lot of good mechanics out there and a ton of week in
warriors.
Who I redo M-F.
congratulations on your new baby
+armando rodriguez Hey thanks
Hello Adept Ape could you make a video of how to check the camshaft for cams wear. My cat with-12 2ks ... this Pit 387 and he still purrs and he has a big run of 2.550.000km. How to determine the condition of my camshaft. Or I can not worry. Thanks
Congratulations on the baby
Congrats on your new delivery! You are going to be an amazing dad. Your son is lucky to have a patient and good teaching figure for a father, he is definitely in good hands. Thanks for all of your well versed videos and take care. Don't forget to sneak in as many naps in between so you don't lose it. Lol!
+rob peters He sleeps pretty well. My wife has been watching him at night and I'll try to watch him in the afternoon and mornings on the weekends. I hope I'm a good Dad, I have a daughter already so I know what I'm doing a little bit.
Thanks for the videos!! I'm an apprentice Diesel Mechanic and I really enjoy these videos!
Me too man, how are things going for you now?
Congrats on the birth of your child. Best wishes to you and yours.
+Robert Cole Thank you.
Congratulations on the birth of your son!
Hey thanks, it has been over a year now.
Adept Ape mine is 18 months. Love your channel man, I'm actually waiting for the HR department of my local Cat dealer to call me back with an interview time.
15 years in automotive, and I didn't know Caterpillar would train me lol. Taking the plunge, probably going into the heavy equipment or maybe truck side.
So. 4 years later and still no top end video for this?
Mate I like the way you do things, organised and concise. Good job from Australia 🇦🇺
congratulations on the baby! we appreciate you making these videos man!
+Jeff B Thank you, I'm going to try and get back to at least one every week or two.
Awesome topic on this series. I've learned a lot on the techniques that you used to rebuild this engine. Keep up the awesome work and Congratulations on the addition to your family.
+Joel Lagpacan Thank you and thank you for watching.
Congratulations on your baby! That's very exciting to hear about. Thank you for this video, I enjoyed it very much! These videos have kept me intrigued about diesel mechanics and becoming a CAT technician especially. Thank you!
+Maxx Edwards Thanks Maxx, glad to hear you're still watching the videos. I've got a few video ideas coming up, but just much less free time with the new baby.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family!
+Chad Jessup Thank you.
Nice video! Rebuilding engines is one of my favorite jobs.
Additional tip: use a 7K-1977 under the liner retaining bolt washer. It avoids possible damage to the top of the liner.
PS - I torque turn with an impact :)
+Derek Anheliger Is that the liner protrusion washer part number? I only put the bolts in finger tight, just there so the liner doesn't moved up while rotating the crankshaft.
Adept Ape Yes sir, same ones!
Congrats on the new baby, best wishes and hope the best for you and your family!!!!
congrats on the baby. I've enjoyed your videos for a while now and I start my Truck and Coach apprenticeship tomorrow! cheers
+Danger Ranger Congrats on the apprenticeship. It's exciting to start a new job, even though I haven't started a new one on a long time.
Congratulations on the birth of your son.
+tpcoachfix Thank you.
Congrats on the baby.
+maximo oropeza Thank you.
I've never heard of using an impact on critical inside engine components. I was taught in diesel mechanic school always use a torque wrench and go in small increments building up to the final torque required.
Love your videos as we are currently trying to learn more and more about these cat engines. Have you ever seen a split tip/cracked injector on a 2006 c7? When you turn the truck on, it fuel knocks and surges at all rpms like no tomorrow and will plume HUGE clouds of raw diesel at all rpms as well. Can't cut injectors out with cat program because it runs to bad to perform any test. No engine lights at all either. Basically the motor acts like it's dumping raw fuel either through a faulty injector or cracked tip.
Congrats on the baby!
+Brian 629 Thank you.
Congratulations on the new baby. Love the videos.
+Kyle Lee Thank you.
Congrats on your son! Love the channel.
+Zack Crall Thank you.
I, love this cat,s vídeos of,your,s
Congrats for the new kid
+RVW III Thank you.
Detriot 14liter is the same way from what I see.
Drop sleeve and piston in all at once.
Then button the bottom up.
You have to check the liners in a detriot with a sled gage and you have to use a different tool to push the liners in. But same concept. I got a few videos on my channel if you wanna get a good laugh of a driver attempting to be a tech.
Congrats on your baby
+farmerjoe338 Thank you.
Congrats on the baby! Hey Josh I finished my C-13 2 weeks ago 6k miles so far so good 👍 Running Really good. had a couple of scares in the first few hundred miles , but its breaking in smoothly. Keep up the videos man 👍
+Big Foot You beat me on the rebuild time, although I had the delay. I'm sure the engine will be fine. Just make sure and put a load on that engine to seat the rings.
Adept Ape yes sir......ive put several heavy ones ....i do containers so im heavy most of the time.so far so good. i got a buddy of mine who wants me to rebuild his c15 but I dont know too much about those. Im just an owner operator on survival mode thats all. hopefully ill learn more someday on c15
+Big Foot I would say stay away from the C15 unless you know them well. The Cam backlash can be a pain, but they have the liner protrusion and counterbore cutting that is a big problem that needs a lot of tooling.
Adept Ape I hear ya. someday i will though. For now My c13 does the same job as any other engine. ✌️
Wish you could’ve shown us the cylinder head assembly but thanks dude
Hello Josh. Appreciate the info that you share..very helpful. I'm trying to fix an oil leak on my c13 between the block and timing cover. But I couldn't find your videos on the rest of c13 rebuild. Can u help me?
congratulations on the baby boy
enjoy been a dad
+Craig Nicholson I was already a Dad actually, now I've just got 2 of them, ahhhhhhhh.
Adept Ape dude am a father to 4 fatherhood is amazing after u pick up your eyeballs every morning lol
I do see a really good guy in u tho
+Craig Nicholson 4 huh, my wife wants 4 I think, I'm not against having that many and my wife works so we can definitely do it.
Adept Ape been a father is the best job in the world mate keep enjoying it mate
Have my 2nd interview with my local cat dealer for the highway field tech position. Wish me luck!
Jeff Smith gonna wish you luck man thats a fucking golden job
Thanks! I got the job
Jeff Smith no problem how much experience or schooling did you have I graduat soon I wanna work for them
MrBlaz2 Went to Tech School at WyoTech for diesel and been in the field for 3 years now.
Congrats on your new son.
congrats on the little one. Loosing much sleep? Thanks for another great video. I just told another mechanic about using an impact for the turn. He'd already done the rods and 2 of the mains on a loader.
I don't think there's a much worse place to do it. I thought he was going to hit me for not telling him sooner.😊
+Cbmech I know some places say not to use them, but I've seriously never seen any mechanic at work turn them by hand.
+Adept Ape
yea I know but the last time I looked past the torque specs in the book it at least implied it should be done by hand. And people not in a dealer shop don't always get exposed to the better ideas
+Adept Ape
I first got exposed to torque turn as an apprentice in 1970 checking the rod bearings on 13 651b's, the engines came with pal nuts but the new spec was torque turn and it was a long time before I was exposed to using an impact wrench. And if you're talking about a bolt that would be torqued over 400lbs,
that saves a lot of work. Especially on heavy equipment.
congrats on the little one
+james tucker Thank you.
How can we get access to the literature needed to put the engine back together. We need to know how to torque each bold and which need to be replaced. Where do we find all that information?
hey, adept ape.
i got something that looks like an oil leak comming from head gasket(never heard about oil leaking from headgasket but...). i havent checked it closly yet so it could be comming from manifold. it started after after i fastened the exhaust really tight. this is a toyota diesel engine. and it is not coolant comming out. and it is not just soot, its kind og wet.
When inserting the liner, should I check the liner protrusion or just insert them?
CONGRATS BROTHER!!!
Congrats on Son!
+Victor Paliy Thank you.
Thanks for the video man you rock!!
+anthony alvarez I'm glad you like it, I wish I would have done more takes and editing on this video, but I was just trying to get it out there since it was a month since the last one.
it's good enough man I really learn a lot just by watching your videos.
Congratulations on your new baby! If I may, I would like to ask a question. I have a 1979 truck with a NTC 350 big cam II Cummins that I would like to do an in chassis on. Do you think this is a job I can do myself? I have pretty good mechanical skills, Thanks!
Hey man I recently stumbled across your videos and as a tinker head/trucker I really appreciate them. I was wondering about the differences in turbos (stages/variable turbos) and their applications.
+Ryan Shierling I have a couple videos discussing boost or turbos, but nothing that really disassembles them and shows the exact differences.
Adept Ape ok cool I'll have to check them out 👌🏻
I was taught never to use a dye grinder on a deck , Brillo pad max and carbine scraper
Great work happy days new baby well done
+Kerry Gleeson Thank you.
congrats on your son.
+MJK RIGGING Thanks
hello i have blow by on my mini excavator 304 cr it has a S4Q2 Mitsubishi every thing looks good like rings cyinder liners rings .... but still lots of pressure in pan .. where it just lifts dip stick .just had this engine rebuilt less then two years ago ... 4600 bucks !!!!!! this all started when i fired it up -21 c weather !! dont know what to do thanks !
I have a platinum kit kcb do I need to remove the piston from the liner install liner with out seal ring secure it and check liner hight ?
Surprised you didnt check the deck for flatness. With how bad it over heated you think there could be some warpage?
I love those scotch brite pads too, though I dont use them on aluminum parts as they can take out a decent amount of material.
+Taran Coman I do check the deck for flatness and I even made a clip for this video, but when I went to edit it I couldn't find it. I'll have to make it on the next engine rebuild video. I've never seen one warped though from an overheat, usually just the head is cracked. Thanks for the comment.
Congratulations!!!
Screw the vids bro,congratulations
Congratulation buddy!
+Ricky Gonzalez.O Thanks.
Congratulations 👍🏼
Hi adapt ape. We have cat 3512C and the coolant temperature goes high as much as 88-94°C. Any idea what's going on? Checked the turbo, temperature sensor, radiator, coolant level. All ok. Please suggest what else needs to be checked?
How long does an inframe on a c13 take to finish
Congratulations on your son's birth.
+Gary Bennett Thank you.
On the Detroit 60 series do the bearing notch face the oil cooler
It has been 3 years where's the rest of the videos?
really good video thanks
Why you dont rebore the cylinder for new cross hatches ?
Anybody noticed this video has no dislikes? Nice audience.
stilkus you had to mention that only a Ass would dislike any of his videos especially the one that mentions the new birth of a child
Hey, what kind of engine you rebuilding on the video?
hey so i am thinking about becoming a diesel mechanic. what are the pros and cons from your perspective? love your videos!
+Nicholas Winbigler I've got 3 videos that cover that, they should hopefully answer most of the questions. You can make good money and have fun, but it really depends on the shop you end up in.
congratulations
+dale intimidator Thank you.
used to call them piston/liner, sets.
Congrats on the son
+Lee Hill Thank you.
Im requesting for valve clearance specs for Volvo F10
How long (roughly) should a c15 inframe take? 1 week? 2 weeks?
should you remove pistons from liners and liner seals then first fit liners to make sure you have to correct liner protrusions
+Paul C On the C15 with the liner protrusion this is a good idea. Although Carry requires pretty much all C15 and 3406 engines have the counterbores cut, so the liner protrusion should be good after that.
Cheers congrats on been a dad too great videos
Where is the rest of this?
Are all rod bearing installed with no oil or grease on back im rebuilding a humvee with a 6.2 liter diesel?
I really learn a lot from your videos. how can i contact you personally I need some personal advice from you with your level of expertise. your response will help me alot and in the future I can some how help you thank you for your time and congrats on the new baby.
+mark hiraman Email me at AdeptApe@yahoo.com
I have an acquaintance that had his C-15 rebuilt by Cat, within 38000 miles of having it put back in he had to be in the shop about 4 times with many problems including having the engine blow on him again. From what I understand Cat won't repair the engine anymore, even tho he did buy the Plat warranty from what I understand. Basically he didn't have a truck to run with so his business lost the battle and bank took it back, not wanting to fund his truck anymore. It was a 5EK BTW, why would Cat do this to him and what should he do do you think??? Thanks for the video's and again, best wishes to you and your new born child!!!!!!
+Gary ClarkII Without having all the facts it is hard to say. The Platinum kit should cover that engine depending on what warranty he got, usually four years, from the date of the rebuild. Did he do anything to hot rod the engine or mess with the ECM? I've never seen Cat not cover a valid warranty, is this an actual Cat dealer or like a Kenworth dealership?
A Cat dealer in Montana
Let me find the video talking about this so you can watch and judge for yourself
+Gary ClarkII The hyperlink doesn't work on my phone, what is the guy's channel name, or just video description. If you want to communicate better please send me an email at AdeptApe@yahoo.com, the comments section gets buried easy and I miss stuff.
Gary Clark II did you find the video?
I got c15, 05, mxs in. 379 peterbilt. 1.3 mill on motor and start leaking, should i rebuild my motor from caterpillar or any regular mechanic?
Authorized dealer you can get a OPT, with WARRANTY up to four years. If you think a expensive shop/mechanic cost to much. Hire a cheap shop/mechanic and see how much it cost on the second repair. Because the first one was worthless.
We have one right now that a mom and pop shop built two years ago and now has a spun rod bearing. A OPT would have covered
this repair parts and labor with a min. charge. Now this guy has the entire bill to look at. I don't care what you say Fram said it all.
Pay ME now or pay ME later.
greatly appreciate your videos sir. I was wondering if you had any advice for a diesel tech. grad that is looking for a ground level position at a CAT dealer only catch is that I only have the experience from tech school and I've graduated back in 2012.
+MrLa55cr What were you doing since 2012?
I've been been a extrusion line operator. I also went back to a PM refresher course last year.
+MrLa55cr Well being an operator isn't going to get much exposure to wrenching, depending on the job of course. So the hiring company will pretty much look at you as an apprentice, but if you have a good reference from the last company you worked for that should give you an edge over someone with no previous experience.
Adept Ape thank you sir I'm going take a chance and apply for a few different positions at a lower level and try to get a foot in the door then move up
I have to make that leap of faith. again your greatly appreciated sir
Are those pistons aluminum?
Congrats on your son... Welcome to sleepless nights!
hey man. I know your busy but I had a quick question. I've been a forklift mechanic for 6 years now. (big and little ones, diesal lp and gas) and I'm about to go work at a cat heavy equipment shop. and tips for me?
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+Jamie Spading Get good with ET and SIS many mechanics are not and it helps out tremendously. You will learn everything else as you go.
thanks man. I appreciate your input and time.
as of now I'm great at electronic diagnostics so hopefully I'll be able to pick up on it quick at cat.
Is the c12 the same as c13
How long does this rebuild take?
Hello sir I have a question I am getting my c15 twin turbo rebuilt I bought 6 piston packs from cat but the rods are different I have two different ones it's that common
+Carlos Arana I've actually been getting this question a lot. In person and on the internet. I need to see if there is a service letter for it, but I was in the class half the week so I didn't have access to my computer.
Thanks
Where you guys are located??? I'll want to rebuild my C-15... Thank you
I no this is a old series but I sure wish you could of finished it out . I'm working on the same engine right now. What do the head bolts torque to and what sequence do you torque them in . If you have time to answer I'd it would be much appreciated!
Congrats on the birth of your Son. Is that your first? I would say it's more important then Y-Tube {:>)
+wysetech2000 Got a daughter already so that is 2. I like having the little kids though, and my wife wants a bunch.
Why do people say it’s hard to rebuild dd15
How long does an inframe on a c13 take to finish
really good video thanks
hello. can i use engine oil instead of grease on rod bearings?
He said cat reccomends engine oil but he uses grease because oil will drip down when trying to instal the bearings
Shut up stupid......