OTHER ENGINES

[Waterloo]

We had some Ryder Freightliner rental day cabs in North Dakota with the 13L Detroits, they all used DEF fluid and the years varied. They too rarely ran, most spent their time broke down in the corner of the lot as no one up there knew how to fix them. From what I recall, they were like the ISX, check engine lights on all the time, the wiring harnesses and sensors were replaced numerous times which temporarily fixed the issues but the troubles soon returned. All of these trucks were in the 200,000 to 400,000 mileage range. They did not like the cold weather, the DEF tended to freeze along with the other issues mentioned above. Moisture in the electrical connections perhaps? I really don't know, when I left I think they had one running out of the five they brought over from Fargo.

Funny too, because I drove an old Freightliner up there, a 1997, Old Fred is what I called her. Series 60 with over 1,000,000 miles... I drove that truck for nearly two years in the oil fields of ND and Montana. I had a pinion shaft seal fail on the rear end and had it fixed the same day, that was it... She started everyday and ran like a swiss watch. She was a mess, but very reliable, never left me stranded like this new stuff... I bought this ProStar to put to work up there doing the same thing I was doing with Old Fred, that truck would not have lasted two hours up there.

I would look for an older clean truck, with a Series 60 or N-14, the guys in my company that run them have little if any issues with these motors, while I am broke down at least once a week with this ISX, and everything is new, other than the brake system and CAC... On my second turbo since the in frame... I am seriously thinking of selling her, and finding an old something, year 2000 or older.