jwmcgregor

Well..

I’m in need of a doner engine for a 2010 chu613 with MP8 415C. DPF not SCR.  Can anyone tell me if this 2011is a compatable donor? It is DPF and SCR

family ABPTH12.8SOI

Serial 938209

Thanks 

11 hours ago, Mackpro said:

One of our customers has a 2008 CHU MP8 485hp that they use for moving heavy equipment. They got a new loader or some new super heavy piece of equipment that was to much for the 485 HP so they bought a 605 Titian. One day the Titian was busy so they hooked the 485 HP up to this 100,000 pound piece of equipment. It didn't make it far and broke the crank. Truck had under 150,000 miles on it. We put a Mack reman engine in it. That was the only crank failure we have seen in the MP8. One of our other shops have seen a couple MP7 broken cranks but unknown of details. 

MacPro...is dealer level support required to put a new/used/different power plant into service on the truck?  

11 hours ago, Hayseed said:

What are their reasons/justification for this...???

 

And  twisting & squeezing, I reckon...

 

I can see where they're coming from if truck was under Warranty.

But on an 8-9 Yr old Truck ??? This is straight out Gouging In My Opinion..

They say “it’s never worked out.  There’s always something wrong wit a sensor or something on the salvage engine”.  Rediculous..I have three other matching units with 450k miles...if a 250k mile take out is not worth putting in a truck does that mean that my other three units are due for rebuild?  I should hope not..

Any idea on the dealer level support needed in putting in a new short block or complete power plant?  Do all the new/used sensors need calibrating to communicate with my control modules or is it “plug and play” stuff?  

I’m concerned about the support I’ll get if I load it up and take it out of there shop in order to install a used power plant as they will only install the Mack ReMan engine which is 4x the price of the 200k mile MP8 complete engines that I am finding available.  

I'm new here and new to Mack trucks.  I purchased some CHU's out of a fleet.  They have MP8 415's.  DPF  2009-2010 trucks.  I like them as they are spec'd out perfect for what we do.  However...right now one of them is at my local mack dealer with a broken crankshaft.  It took the block out with it so the whole lower end is toast.   Is this an issue with MP8?  The trucks had rev limits at 2250 when they where delivered.  I set them to 1950 shortly after they went into service.  My dealer is telling me they will not install anything but a Genuine Mack rebuild engine.  Is this a common practice?  I can buy a low mile MP8 that's been taken out of a truck for one reason or another from multiple sources for about 25% the price of the "Genuine mack rebuilt".  Does putting in a short block or another MP8 in that truck require flashing and programming at the dealer level? 

How tight a grip do they have on my nuts here?

Thanks!