Are Freightliner trucks reliable?
For more than 55 years, Truck Country has had a large focus on vocational trucks, and one of their most popular trucks today is the durable Freightliner 114SD. “The Freightliner 114SD is a favorite among customers because of the reliability and durability it offers,” said Chris Bertagnoli of Truck Country.
How many miles can a DD13 last?
The DD13 can go up to 50,000 miles between oil drain, oil filter and fuel filter changes. That’s the longest scheduled maintenance interval in its class.
What is the most reliable semi-truck?
Peterbilt is specifically focused on medium-duty and heavy-duty models. Known for being rugged and one of the most reliable semi trucks, Peterbilt is another very popular semi truck brand in the U.S. The Peterbilt brand is owned by PACCAR and offers the most alternative fuel options on the market.
Is the Check Engine light on on a DD13?
We had a customer bring in a 2012 Freightliner with a DD13 in today with a check engine light on. These are the codes that came up: The customer complained that the last time he performed a parked regen the truck blew a lot of white smoke and for a little bit it blew black smoke.
What are the common problems on DD engines?
There is a 2012 Cascadia with DD engine 650k miles for sale with coolant in the oil that I’m considering buying. What are the common problems on DD engines? If I buy this truck I expect best case scenario to do a valve job/head gasket, replace all 6 injectors + injector harnesses, fuel quantity valve and whatever else I might find.
Are there any aftertreatment problems on my DD13?
Visually they look ok. While running the regen the inlet was showing about 400 ppm and the outlet was showing about 460 ppm. As soon as the engine idled back down the inlet was showing about 150 ppm and the outlet was showing about 10-15 ppm. I’m currently downloading dddl8.0 which will let me do the procedure to check them.
What should the Temps be on a DD13?
Here’s the “normal” values for all of the Aftertreatment Parameters during a Parked Regen. *Note* On a DD13, there are 3 important parameters that will have higher values than the DD15 or DD16. I didn’t save the log file when I ran the regeneration but I believe the temps were around 900F.