Your head gasket creates the seal between the engine block and the cylinder head, allowing for combustion. It’s vital to the overall performance of your engine, and without it, your engine couldn’t run properly.
Continue reading Head Gasket Failure In Your Caterpillar C15 Acert Engine
Like most diesel engines, the fuel injectors on Caterpillar engines aren’t immune to failure.
Continue reading Poor Injector Seating
If you have an overhead cam engine—a Detroit Diesel Series 60, a Cummins ISX, a Caterpillar 3406E or C15, for example—you might have some questions about rocker levers.
Continue reading Rocker Lever Issues In Your Overhead Cam Engine
The internal combustion engine is a true marvel of modern engineering. Diesel engines are found in almost all heavy-duty machinery, trucks, construction equipment, etc. But what happens when they fail? We are going to dive deeper into piston crown failure, why it happens, and what can be done to possibly prevent future issues. If you find yourself with damaged pistons crowns, count on Highway and Heavy Parts to help get you back up and running with as little downtime as possible. Here are the most common causes of piston crown failure.
Have you ever thought much about your oil pump?
Continue reading Problems with Caterpillar C15 Oil Pumps
If your Cummins diesel engine just isn’t performing like it should, you might have problems with your fuel system.
Continue reading Common Problems With Cummins ISC/ISB Fuel Injectors
You’re having trouble with your diesel engine, and all signs seem to point to your VGT.
Continue reading Common Problems With Diesel VGT Turbos & ActuatorsDiesel engines are made up of thousands of moving parts, and keeping them lubricated comes down to having a correctly working oil pump. If the oil pump on your Cat C15 ACERT Diesel engine is not working properly, failure and damage is the only possible outcome.
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When you replace your fuel injectors, you want your Caterpillar engine to perform at its best.
Continue reading Issues with Newly Installed Caterpillar Fuel InjectorsThe Caterpillar C15 ACERT diesel engine is no doubt one of the most popular heavy-duty machinery engines. Unfortunately, it has been documented as being a little problematic, to say the least, especially when it comes to their cylinder heads.
Continue reading Experiencing Cylinder Head Problems On A Caterpillar C15 ACERT
Maybe you’ve noticed lower power or boost in your CAT C15. Or maybe the overall performance just isn’t where it should be.
Continue reading Is Your Caterpillar C15 Turbo Working Right? Symptoms of Failure and CausesCaterpillar has been a renowned manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engines since its inception nearly 100 years ago. The C15 has been an integral part of helping keep the Caterpillar name at the top of everyone’s list. Have a look at our Cat C15 engine spotlight here!
Continue reading 7 Common Caterpillar C15 Cylinder Head Problems
