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Old 06-15-2007 | 02:34 AM
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oh. what filter and how much? does it reduce your HP bigtime?
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 02:40 AM
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dpf cost about $1500 (in the otr world) these engines are built to have one. They won't run without them. Only need to worry about it if you buy the 6.7l
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 10:39 AM
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melt a piston? I dunno if a single injector dumping would be enough to raise egt's to melt that piston. but what do i know. I'm just thinking if a single injector failure can ruin a piston then these engines aint too tuff.
ask triton
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 02:15 PM
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they say on of the rings came off and it was blocking the fuel inlet.
Didn't we have this happen to someone else a couple of months ago and I questioned him about the "rings"comming off? What was the final outcome of that discussion ... I can't remember.
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 04:40 PM
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i'll take that as a yes it could melt the piston or "nuke a hole" right drew.
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 05:18 PM
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yup. . .if you had an injector to hang open you would be dumping raw fuel into the cylinder. when the heat builds up on the top of those pistons to a point the spray becomes a blow torch.
 
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Old 06-15-2007 | 09:24 PM
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Piston then expands from heat faster than the cylinder walls the the piston starts to hang up causing major scoring or even worse, a thrown rod.
 
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Old 06-16-2007 | 12:20 AM
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I see now. I was just thinking that one leaky injector woudln't be that huge of an issue but nowthat you explain it I see. thanx for the knowledge guys.
 



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