Common questions

What should I do about my Caterpillar C7?

What should I do about my Caterpillar C7?

Cat would suggest full injector replacement and fuel pump, as well as cleaning out the fuel rail inside the head. This most often happened after they were ran out of fuel. It is imperative to be 100% clean when dealing with this fuel system. If it was just rebuilt, probably someone had no idea what they were doing when they set the valves.

Why is my cat C7 engine not starting?

C7 engines have problems with the fuel pressure regulator not maintaining enough fuel pressure especially when cranking. You may want to make sure you are not sucking air.

What should oil pressure be on Cat C7?

(10-07-2020, 08:43 AM)TopiTopi Wrote: Dudes someone knows the oil pressure for c7 during crank i put a gauge and reads 5psi, in my et reads 7psi. It depends on your position, mounted on Gauge. Actually, the vaule is accepted.

When did Caterpillar stop making the C7 warrenty?

CAT & Freightliner are known to use any excuse not to honor the C7 warrenty since they stopped making highway rated motors 3 years ago.

Why does cat not have a C7 engine?

We were told today that the reason Cat does not have any parts for the C7 is they sold that line to a manufacture in Minnesota. Now after 3 weeks of giving us the run around they have the owners of the C7 engine line sending a compatible turbo…

CAT & Freightliner are known to use any excuse not to honor the C7 warrenty since they stopped making highway rated motors 3 years ago.

When was the Caterpillar C7 diesel engine made?

The Caterpillar C7 Engine was produced from 2003 – 2009 and was originally touted to be the greatest CAT Engine ever made. However, things don’t always go according to plan. Read about the history and technical specs of this legacy engine. Looking for remanufactured diesel engine parts?

What kind of engine does a caterpillar Crecendo have?

I have a 2005 Gulfstream Crecendo with that engine, an Allison 6 speed, and a Freighliner chassis. According to the freightliner repair shop the Heiu (fuel) Pump failed and distributed metal pieces throughout the rest of the fuel delivery system, destroying all the injectors.

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