Diesel Engines Archives

Cummins C Series Diesel Engine Injection Pump Removal

The Cummins C inline 6 diesel engine is still running around the country and a very popular model. It’s an 8.3 Liter and similar to the 5.9L. The main reason for it’s popularity is the 100% mechanical features in it’s design. There is an air fuel ratio control but no emission controls that started with the 2007… Continue reading Cummins C Series Diesel Engine Injection Pump Removal

Setting Valves On A Diesel Engine Without A Manual

Inline Six Diesel Engine Valve Adjustment There is a way without having a manual to adjust the engine valves on any inline diesel engine because of the universal design that makes it easy to carry out this procedure. This procedure is called the rocker method that uses the intake and exhaust valve position as a… Continue reading Setting Valves On A Diesel Engine Without A Manual

Diesel Engine Animation

One of my favourite videos to watch on YouTube are the animated engine assembly and operation videos. If you’ve never seen one before the video below shows a Perkins diesel engine being assembled. It’s very detailed and every single part is included. This would be an excellent video to watch if you actually had to… Continue reading Diesel Engine Animation

Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Parked Regen

A Parked Regen is a common term now since emissions went to the next reduction level mandated by the environmental protection agency in 2007. The emission controlled diesel engine is consuming used exhaust gases back into the intake that’s re-used for combustion. The gases are separated and redirected into the intake via the EGR (exhaust… Continue reading Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Parked Regen

Cummins Diesel Engine Codes

The Cummins ISC diesel engine in this case a 1999 model quit suddenly on the main street just outside our shop. The driver was from out of town and we had to hold his bus for repairs. It had to be towed in and found the problem to be two engine codes. They were engine… Continue reading Cummins Diesel Engine Codes

Mercedes Diesel Engine Turbo Code Repair

Turbo Boost Performance Code Mercedes Diesel Engine The “turbo boost performance” code is the fussiest one of all with Mercedes MBE 900 diesel engines. It involves several different checks on the sensors, EGR, intake throttle among other basic checks. When I see an engine with this code I know it’s going to cost us a… Continue reading Mercedes Diesel Engine Turbo Code Repair

Mercedes Diesel Engine Wiring Problem Part 2

This is part 2 of a previous video I posted here that showed me wiggling the harness to make the engine quit. It didn’t work but the engine did cut out a couple of times. This video shows you the actual wire that is at fault. It’s a grey14 gauge wire that runs power to… Continue reading Mercedes Diesel Engine Wiring Problem Part 2

Mercedes Diesel Engine Wiring Problem

The diesel engine in the video is a 2007 Mercedes MBE 900 and it was shutting down on the road unexpectedly. The operator would be driving under several different conditions when it happened. We found the harness where the fault wire was located. Of course the engine did not die for us but you can… Continue reading Mercedes Diesel Engine Wiring Problem

The Diesel Engine Water Fuel Separator

Water In Fuel Engine Code In the video I explained the engine code was a water in fuel problem. This isn’t really common since our regular maintenance should avoid that but if there is water getting into the fuel tank of the bus or even the bulk tank that has to be checked out. The… Continue reading The Diesel Engine Water Fuel Separator

Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Oil Cooler

The coolant leak on the oil cooler was noticed during a service with the bus on the hoist. That’s what it’s all about when it comes to preventive maintenance. Finding problems before they get worse is our daily goal in the shop. Every 5,000 kilometres our buses go up on the hoist and gets a… Continue reading Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Oil Cooler