Cat C13 Twin Turbo Problems

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.

Cat c13 twin turbo problems. Cat twin turbo big loss of power problem help discussion in kenworth forum started by delta xpress jun 3 2013. I ve spent most of my career working on cat engines. I found a caterpillar c15 twin turbo that will never breakdown or blow a turbo. And if ran it right and kept it around that 67 i could get over 6mpg.

Heavy duty diesel truck engine 2006 peterbilt mod 379 cat engine mod c13 engine sn kcb35406. Caterpillar c 15 acert with dpf twin to single turbo conversion kit 2008 2010 kenworth peterbuilt with sdp code 7 495. By scott waggoner monday october 25 2010 1 54 pm. Identifying components of a diesel engine.

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. Pre dpf i installed area diesel service s single turbo conversion kit. Delta xpress bobtail member. I have a c13 twin turbo it has a problem with the 1 valve actuator.

Soon after mine came out they changed to a different design and named it different. The guy in knoxville said it mine is the first model of the first year. See the picture for details. It s the c 15 twin turbo.

This is the first year of the acert. Hey call pdi out in st george utah. Thats the best example of a acert i ve ever seen. 07 379 pete c15 625hp 18 speed 8 stacks with rod pickett y pipe super 40 rears 3 58 s.

He said it s a bnx or bmx. 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. I have a 2007 379 pete with the c13 acert. Are there any tips or tricks to these or a good replacement option or just stay away all together.

Jun 3 2013 ole miss 0. They are top of the line and they well make your twin turbo cat run and get fuel milage to. You wont find a c15 with a lower maintenance cost either. 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.

Mine is definatly an acert. On march 28 2013 i asked a question about a problem we have with this engine.