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A buddy of mine has an '04 Freightliner M2 with a CAT C7. Approx 350k miles. He was finished for the day and was cruising home unloaded when poof, it's blowing light colored smoke and it's down on power and misfiring. He limped it back home. We started dicking around with injectors. Replaced...

This dimension is undefined. Not in the book. I'm interested to know why you want this measurement.

Define cylinder head clearance. I'm not sure what you mean. Rod bolts: 51lb/ft +1/4 turn+1/8 turn Cylinder head 43 lb/ft+1/4+1/4 Injector clamp bolt 18 lb/ft Rocker support 35lb/ft cam bearing cap 23lb/ft Valve lash Intake 0.30mm Exhaust 0.45mm

I'm very sorry to hear that, and I know exactly what you mean. I have literally run around the shop yelling "Righteous Indignation! " when I see someone half-assing something, especially in regards to engine cleanliness and air conditioning. I've mentioned before that Hino dealers are almost...

It sounds like the truck is fairly new. Sometimes we see a newer truck come in with the same recurring fault a few times, like it's having some teething issues. In particular, there have been a couple that have had EGR outlet temp sensors that have skewed values. After replacing that sensor...

Sorry to hear that it finally gave up. I'm impressed with the number of miles you've put on it. Most of the ones I see are driven by people that don't care nearly as much as you do.

Not really, but they do leak occasionally. It's mostly apparent when an injector is removed. You can see corrosion down in it. How actively is it blowing out coolant? Is it a small stream of bubbles going into the overflow? Sometimes we see atmospheric air getting pulled into the cooling...

Well, if the power is ok and oil consumption low, then I'd consider just doing main and rod bearings, which someone could accomplish before lunch. The last inframe I did included a turbo, injectors, a connecting rod, a CAC, every moving part of the cylinder head, and a camshaft (they ran it...

I'm not sure which emissions devices Australian trucks have, but over here they have a particulate filter and an SCR catalyst for NOx reduction. When you select system check and it says No Fault, hold the up/down toggle in the UP position for ten seconds or so. It'll start displaying...

Ok, time out. 2007 Hinos don't have a DPF so they don't do regens. Perhaps you have a 2008MY truck built in late 2007. In any case, sounds like you're having the frequent regen blues. The other CAC hose, the one going from the CAC to the intake manifold, if you remove that hose and look into...

I am going to assume that it's the upper half of the rod bearings. At some point they changed the upper half of the rod bearings for increased fatigue resistance. I'm assuming the 07s had the original style. Is that mileage accurate? 1.3M? It's probably due a set of rod bearings.

I have a mini 3/8" drive impacting air ratchet that works well on these glow plugs. I just turn it down all the way and give it a few quick blasts. Hot engine, of course. The torque this thing makes is a fraction of what one could do by hand, but the vibration quickly loosens the plugs...

Is the hose an OEM Hino hose? I know they are super expensive, but they work well. The Hino clamps are also thicker metal with beveled edges, compared to off the shelf hose clamps. The newest trucks are coming with two clamps on each end. Tightening with a screwdriver isn't enough. I use a 7mm...

Is the hose an OEM Hino hose? I know they are super expensive, but they work well. The Hino clamps are also thicker metal with beveled edges, compared to off the shelf hose clamps. The newest trucks are coming with two clamps on each end. Tightening with a screwdriver isn't enough. I use a...

If you pop the lower portion of the dash off, you'll come across a bundle of unconnected pigtails. One of these provides battery voltage all the time. Also in this bundle is connections for pto (if you want the ecu to control the pto, for example), and for cargo power sources (like lights...

Did they tell you anything new?

No. And yes. A Matco code reader, a Snap-On Modis, and J-Pro Fleet all failed to pull engine codes. But 08-14 trucks will tell you engine codes. 08-10 trucks will show active faults. There is also an inactive fault menu. Use the mode button and up-down toggle. Hit mode until you see...

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What a mess. Ok, lots of things going on here. Just to make sure everything is straight, you're experiencing the following: Regens are too frequent. Low power during a driving regen Hesitation and bogging When there is a problem with regens being too frequent or not completing (on trucks...

It's pretty easy. You have to take the right steps and heat shield off, and a bracket at the rear of the cab. The sensor body is a 7/8" hex, but they seem to want to round off. I usually give them a twist with a small pipe wrench. Never had one stick. The electronic part is just 4 10mm...