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(07-31-2016 )axe Wrote:  ... and has a Freightliner with 15 litre Detroit....

I'm going to guess you are talking about a Cascadia. The company I work for has a bunch of these with both the ISX and Detroits under the hood. I'm not trying to flame on anyone on here that owns a Cascadia. This is just my experience with them.

The last good year of the Cascadia was 2012. We had 2011's and 2012's that would run and run. Only issue they normally would have was radiators would fail at 300,000 miles. The 2013's were just a bag of #$@!. Clutches, check engine lights, electrical, check engine lights, engine leaks, check engine lights, windshield leaks, check engine lights. Out of our fleet of 40 or so Cascadias, probably 39 would have check engine lights on. The 2013 and newer trucks seem to be the new early 2000 Volvo's. Electrical problems everywhere. I think a big problem with the Cascadia was that all of the big companies loved them when they first came out. So, the big companies started ordering a crap load. Because of this, the quality of the Cascadia really took a hit.

I know that really isn't what you are looking for because all I really talked about was the truck itself. The company I work for gets rid of trucks every 4 years. So, it's just before the (*&^(@& hits the fan. From what I have heard, the Detroits have the same issues as the ISX as far as soot and emissions go. However, it is easier to replace the camshaft. It comes out the top, not the front like the ISX. I have driven one before. It was a 2015 Cascadia. Engine was smooth and quiet. However, power was weak. It supposedly had the same power rating as my ISX, but it did not feel that way. I've always been told, as far as stock engines go, if you want fuel economy? Get the Detroit. You want power? Get the Cat. You want both? Get the ISX.